To celebrate Indigenous culture and heritage during Sir Doug Nicholls Round and SANFL First Nations Round, Adelaide has changed its name to Kuwarna. Pronounced goo-wun-na, Kuwarna is the Kaurna translation for the word Crows.
Kuwarna is proud to unveil its 2025 First Nations guernsey designed by former player and Wirangu man Graham Johncock and Wirangu artist Aunty Christine Tschuna.
The guernsey design tells his story from growing up on the far west coast of South Australia to playing juniors at Mallee Park and SANFL at Port Magpies before being drafted by Kuwarna with Pick No.67 in the 2000 National Draft and eventually returning to Mallee Park at the end of his AFL career.
Family is at the centre of his design with key features including:
– A large Crow representing Johncock’s late mother.
– Soaring Crows representing his father and grandmother.
– Circular male and female symbols representing Johncock’s family.
– Footprints showing his journey to the Club.
– Food sources representing regions of the far west coast including Quandong and wolga (Koonibba), blue swimmer crab (Ceduna), shellfish (the whole west coast coastline), butterfish (Sheringa beach) and tuna (Port Lincoln).
– Small circles/dots representing the Kuwarna family and their communities throughout South Australia.
– Symbols representing the Club’s past and present Indigenous players.