Liam Jurrah
| Liam Jurrah | |||
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Jurrah in August 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah | ||
| Nickname(s) | LJ, the Warlpiri Wizard, the Cougar | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1988 | ||
| Original team(s) | Yuendumu Magpies (CAFL) / Nightcliff (NTFL) | ||
| Draft |
1st overall, 2009 Pre-Season Draft Melbourne | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2012 | Melbourne | 36 (81) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Liam Jungarrayi Jurrah (born 22 September 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Jurrah is also known as "Jungarrayi", an initiated member of the Warlpiri people who are based in Yuendumu, a small and remote Indigenous Australian community 300 km north-west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
He is the first indigenous person from a remote community in Central Australia to have played senior football in the AFL.