No, it is the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru — a country intrinsically linked to Australia’s tough border protection regime but less widely known as the most passionate adopter of our indigenous game.
The Australian reports on distant Nauru, all eyes and ears will be focused on the MCG today: their own competition may provide an omen because on September 10 the island’s footy powerhouses, the Bulldogs, won their fifth straight grand final. They beat the Roos in a thrilling contest played out in the heat and dust of Aussie rules, Nauru-style.
