These photos from two Koori Knockouts, one held in Dubbo on 1 October 2015 and the other in Tuggerah on 1–2 October 2019, are by leading First Nations photographer Barbara McGrady. Her shots of the action on the ground, on the sidelines and in the stands capture the drama, exhilaration and hard yakka of the Knockout.
McGrady is a Gomeroi–Gamilaraay Murri woman born in Mungindi, in north-west NSW, who lives in Sydney. Her body of work forms an extraordinary chronicle of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life, particularly in the sporting arena. She will be in the Shoalhaven for the 2022 Koori Knockout, building on the huge archive of memories she has created for players, fans and families.
I see everything that I photograph through a black lens.
— Barbara McGrady
Straight outta Walgett. The Walgett Aboriginal Connection and Griffith Three Ways United teams, Koori Knockout, Dubbo{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/straight-outta-walgett-walgett-aboriginal-connection-and-griffith-three-ways-united","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975289?itok=Hd-UM7sY","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975289?itok=SA_37GTj","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975289?itok=Hd-UM7sY","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975289?itok=SA_37GTj","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975289?itok=4vJinRS7","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975289?itok=3PdxktxM","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975289?itok=dkHp_rUE"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19975289&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":"1024","height":"682"}
The Bourke Warriors under 17s team receive their pre-game team talk, Dubbo{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/bourke-warriors-under-17s-team-receive-their-pre-game-team-talk-dubbo","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975066?itok=z5iKLTu9","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975066?itok=huVflkGr","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975066?itok=z5iKLTu9","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975066?itok=huVflkGr","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975066?itok=R4jjcGls","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975066?itok=ZZNnQV4P","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975066?itok=nNPvzK8X"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19975066&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":"1024","height":"682"}
Lesha Duckett of the La Perouse Panthers, Dubbo{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/lesha-duckett-la-perouse-panthers-dubbo","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975223?itok=1SDBocjn","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975223?itok=3VxCBmli","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975223?itok=1SDBocjn","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975223?itok=3VxCBmli","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975223?itok=flO3xIeW","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975223?itok=f6j64VRK","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975223?itok=nAsGzbIX"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19975223&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":"1024","height":"682"}
The Briggs and Moran family, at the Koori Knockout, Dubbo{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/briggs-and-moran-family-koori-knockout-dubbo","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975294?itok=KcFLt2tf","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975294?itok=BZ9j2wGm","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975294?itok=KcFLt2tf","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975294?itok=BZ9j2wGm","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975294?itok=90uphxrn","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975294?itok=pNQf28L-","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975294?itok=a5bazl_E"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19975294&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":"1024","height":"682"}
The eventual winners of the 2015 Knockout, Redfern All Blacks, at their pre-match pep-talk, Dubbo{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/eventual-winners-2015-knockout-redfern-all-blacks-their-pre-match-pep-talk-dubbo","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975447?itok=1IFwTQ5z","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975447?itok=nJYUyN2x","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975447?itok=1IFwTQ5z","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975447?itok=nJYUyN2x","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975447?itok=t5ryI5LR","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975447?itok=RVjnydb4","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975447?itok=ZFzYkbdp"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19975447&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":null,"height":null}
The crowd gathered on portable chairs and under umbrellas on the grass at the Koori Knockout, Dubbo{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/crowd-gathered-portable-chairs-and-under-umbrellas-grass-koori-knockout-dubbo","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19974926?itok=tybb9DoD","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19974926?itok=BYSazfJQ","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19974926?itok=tybb9DoD","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19974926?itok=BYSazfJQ","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19974926?itok=gEOfWs88","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19974926?itok=7bjebdtW","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19974926?itok=ur_sLavX"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19974926&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":"1024","height":"682"}
Koori Knockout supporters from Moree, Dubbo, Wiradjuri Country{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/koori-knockout-supporters-moree-dubbo-wiradjuri-country","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975442?itok=m5fokssm","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975442?itok=_Gk9A_P9","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975442?itok=m5fokssm","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975442?itok=_Gk9A_P9","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975442?itok=vTEKQ6N-","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975442?itok=rVeMPGGa","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975442?itok=CUyAW-3_"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19975442&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":"1024","height":"648"}
Mahalia Murphy of the Mindaribba Sisters playing in a game her team would go on to lose against the Redfern All Blacks at the Koori Knockout in Raymond Terrace{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/mahalia-murphy-mindaribba-sisters-playing-game-her-team-would-go-lose-against","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19976050?itok=TUS18TT5","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19976050?itok=NTBR1BEq","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19976050?itok=TUS18TT5","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19976050?itok=NTBR1BEq","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19976050?itok=stqs3Ahg","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19976050?itok=W0_XZKDL","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19976050?itok=MdBfqxn7"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19976050&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":"1024","height":"682"}
Toomelah Tigers supporters at the Koori Knockout in Dubbo, cheering their team on{"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/toomelah-tigers-supporters-koori-knockout-dubbo-cheering-their-team","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975091?itok=97r9c1mP","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975091?itok=m2byjGtr","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975091?itok=97r9c1mP","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975091?itok=m2byjGtr","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975091?itok=erv1p0JI","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975091?itok=A4Qd_ogA","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/slnswrosetta\/FL19975091?itok=iFplRBnJ"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/digital.sl.nsw.gov.au\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=FL19975091&dps_func=stream","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":null,"height":null}
News
Blogs
Podcasts