Almanac Footy: ‘Carn The Chinese!’
Fundraising for a Chinese Australian footy documentary
Angela How is the producer and director of an upcoming documentary called Carn The Chinese.
The documentary features three former footballers sharing stories of their time playing footy in the 60s to the 80s in an all-Chinese Australian team.
Angela is in the process of fundraising with Documentary Australia to bring her project to life and seeks donations from interested parties.
You can find further details about the project and make donations Here.
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The title of this article got me thinking of doing an Australian Football Team of Chinese Heritage. Some players were played out of position.
This is the Australian Football Team of Chinese Heritage:
B: Ryan Lim (Claremont captain 2022/Chinese Heritage), Jack Wunhym (Footscray 1927-29/Chinese father), George Tansing (Geelong 1908/Chinese father)
HB: Les Kew-Ming (North Melb VFA 1922-23/Chinese father), Ernie Foo (St K 1914/Chinese parents), Ron Chin (Darwin 1950s/Chinese descent)
C: Paul Ah Chee (North Adelaide1970s/80s/Chinese descent), Bailey Banfield (Frem 2018-Pres/ Chinese heritage), Joe Sarib (Nichols Medal 1949/Chinese descent)
HF: Callum Ah Chee (GC/BL 2016-pres/Chinese grandparents), Chen Shao Ling (Port A Academy/Captain Team China), Brendan Ah Chee (PA/WC 2012-2021/Chinese grandparents)
F: Ian Chinn (South M 1940, 1942/Chinese Heritage), Lin Jong (WB 2102-21/Timorese-Chinese father), Les Fong (c)(West Perth 1973-87/Chinese Heritage)
R: Dannie Seow (Coll/Melb 1986-90/Chinese father), Connor Downie (Haw 2022-22/Chinese mother), Wally Koochew (Carl 1908/Chinese father)
Interchange: Keifer Yu (Claremont 100 games/Chinese descent), Neale Fong (West Perth Colts/Reserves/Chinese descent), Richard Pang (Perth Demon’s 2nd Sandover Medal 1999/Chinese Heritage), Job Fong (South Fremantle 1907/Chinese Heritage), John ‘Bubba’ Tye (NTFL Team of the Century/Chinese Heritage)
Emergencies: Clifford Lee Fatt (NTFL Team of the Century/Chinese Heritage), Walter Lee Fatt (NTFL Team of the Century/Chinese Heritage)
This team will play a pretend exhibition match against the All Chinese-Australian team featured in this article.
Umpire: James Lepp (Ballarat/1st Umpire of Chinese-Australian descent)
Venue: Shanghai’s Jiangwan Stadium
Entertainment: Chinese drumming and Lion/Dragon dances
Let’s hope for a good game of football and ‘Carn The Chinese’!