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Multiculturalism is booming in the NRL while the AFL is getting whiter

The AFL has a big problem, and it knows it. The number of First Nations players at the elite level is down more than 25 per cent in five years.

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The AFL has a big problem, and it knows it. The number of First Nations players at the elite level is down more than 25 per cent in five years.

13 days ago·Sydney, Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia 13 days ago on Monday, March 23, 2026.

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NRL players are 51% Pasifika or Maori with many overseas-born backgrounds while AFL Indigenous players hit a 20-year low at 7.5%, AFL data shows.