Published: April 08, 2019
Young Aboriginal players have lost their greatest supporter but his rich legacy will live on
Lloyd McDermott’s career as a Wallabies player was brief, but he has left a rich and lasting legacy. The Australian rugby, legal and Indigenous communities are in mourning following the passing of McDermott, who died of a heart attack on Saturday at the age of 79.
Australia’s first Aboriginal barrister and the second Indigenous player to represent the Wallabies, McDermott – Mullenjaiwakka – will perhaps be remembered most fondly for his wonderful work with Indigenous youth.
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