Link To The Indigenous Community
Souths has a long history of producing talented indigenous players, including stars such as Eric Simms, Eric Robinson, Kevin Longbottom and, more recently, Nathan Merritt. Throughout its history the club has selected young Aboriginal players from both the South Sydney district and regional New South Wales. The link to the Aboriginal community of the district goes back to the formation of the Redfern All Blacks Football Club in 1930. Indigenous players in the 2012 Souths squad include Nathan Merritt, Greg Inglis, Nathan Peats & Dylan Farrell.
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