Albert "Pompey" Austin

Albert "Pompey" Austin (born Poorne Yarriworri; c.1844–1889) was an Australian athlete, tracker, entertainer and sportsman. Austin is recognised as the first Indigenous Australian to play senior Australian rules football in Victoria, when he played a single game for the Geelong Football Club in 1872.

Albert "Pompey" Austin
A portrait of Austin in 1880
Personal information
Full name Poorne Yarriworri
Nickname(s) Pompey
Date of birth c.1844
Place of birth Camperdown, Victoria
Date of death 1889 (aged 4445)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1872 Geelong 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1872.
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