Tweed All Blacks

"Founded in 1930 when the local clubs refused to let ‘blacks’ play in their teams, the Tweed All Blacks had built a sterling reputation for exciting play, based on speed and agility. The 1930s team was considered the best club team on the North Coast at the time and included standout players such as ‘Stoker’ Currie and Walter Slockie. Arthur ‘Stoker’ Currie [the grandfather of Tony Curri] played for NSW Country in 1937 in bare feet. In 1938, the All Blacks played a Brisbane City reserve team, winning 29 to 8, with Stoker playing a splendid game. Walter Slockie played a season for St George in 1925 on the wing, scoring five tries. Approximately 10 years later, he helped to organise regular exhibition games for the All Blacks in Sydney against his old club. Wins against St George had a significant flow-on effect. They so inspired the Sydney Indigenous community that the Redfern All Blacks were formed. Nathan Merritt and three previous generations of his family played for the Redfern team, as did two of Greg Inglis’ uncles" - thecreativewriter.com.au