Lesson nine - Great leaders

Student Worksheet 9.1 Great Leaders

Your Task: Read the profiles of these six great leaders Michael Long Jill Lindsay Michael Long is of Aboriginal descent and a Before passing away in 2011 after a long illness, spokesperson for indigenous rights. He played Jill Lindsay was the AFL's longest-serving employee. in the AFL/VFL with the Essendon, winning She was the only woman to be acknowledged with premierships in 1993 and 2000. life membership of the AFL/VFL. He joined the AFL/VFL club after winning the She worked with the AFL/VFL for 40 years, 1988 award with his former club starting as an office clerk in 1970. Despite her West Torrens in the South Australian National illness, Jill was active in her role as the AFL's Football League. ground operations manager and continued to work throughout 2010 while undergoing treatment. He was one of Essendon’s best players in ’s 1993 AFL win. For his performance, She took over as VFL membership manager from he was awarded the Medal for the 1986 and then began the role of AFL ground best player in the game. The medal was proudly operations manager from 1991. The replayed presented by fellow Tiwi Islander, . Grand Final in 2010 between Collingwood and St Kilda represented her 43rd Grand Final in an After missing the 1994 season with a serious knee official capacity at, firstly the VFL, and then the AFL. injury, he came back to play a full season in 1995. In 2010, the AFL Commission announced a During a match between Essendon and Collingwood, scholarship in Jill Lindsay's name, for her outstanding Michael claimed to have been racially taunted by service to the game and to further promote careers a Collingwood player. The AFL mediation process for women in sports administration. that followed set the precedent for the game’s tough stance against racial vilification. Long was Apart from her working career with the AFL, Jill also applauded for his courage in making a public stand gave a lifetime of service to softball as a player, on behalf of players of indigenous or culturally coach and administrator. She received the Australian diverse backgrounds who play the game. Sport Medal in 2000 for her service to softball. Following his retirement, Michael became a On her passing, AFL CEO said, spokesperson for indigenous Australians. He has “Jill was a mentor to so many women across the met with Prime Ministers and politicians to discuss football industry. She was a natural leader whose indigenous issues and has been a role model for inner strength and support for colleagues made many indigenous AFL footballers who are playing people around her walk taller. She was a person the game today. respected at every level of our business; whose values, integrity, work ethic, and commitment to Long’s commitment to indigenous rights has growth – personal and for the organisation, and for inspired many indigenous and non-indigenous individuals who work with her, in business and in her people to support the indigenous cause in . sporting life – were second to none.” The Long Walk charity was inspired by Long’s walk to Canberra from in a bid to get the lives of indigenous people back on the national agenda.

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Student Worksheet 9.1 Great Leaders

Bachar Houli is an AFL footballer who plays Jim Stynes played for the for the Richmond. He was born in Australia to from 1987 until 1998. Lebanese parents and is the first devout Muslim He was born and raised in Ireland and was recruited to play in the AFL. by Melbourne because of his persistence and In his bid to attract AFL club interest, and ensure athletic ability. that he recorded sufficient times to impress Stynes knew very few people when he came to recruiters, he consulted with a Sheikh and decided Melbourne and did not really know much about to break his Ramadan fast for three days during Australian Football. the physical endurance tests at the AFL Camp in 2006. After accidentally giving away a 15m penalty in the dying moments of the 1987 preliminary Bachar has said that he has found it hard growing final, in which his team Melbourne was defeated, up a devout Muslim and trying to play Australian he worked hard to improve his game. Football. His determination to play the game, however, finally led to his parents accepting and He became known as a tough but fair player supporting his talents. and leader. He was drafted by Essendon in 2006. After his In 1991, he won the and was club impressive performances in the Bombers' 2008 NAB champion, Hewas also club champion in 1995, 1996 Cup, he was selected for the club’s round one team and 1997. to play the Kangaroos. He was one of Essendon’s Stynes started to work with teenagers and young best players and received the first round nomination people with welfare issues while he was still playing. for the AFL Rising Star award. In 2008, he was named president of Melbourne At the end of the 2010 season, Bachar left Football Club and remained committed to helping Essendon and was drafted by Richmond with its others until he passed away as a result of a long only selection in the 2010 Pre-season Draft. illness in 2011. Houli has become a leading influence for many young Australian Muslims. His dedication and commitment to his AFL career has enabled him to become a primary figure in his Muslim community. He works one day a week as an AFL multicultural ambassador.

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Student Worksheet 9.1 Great Leaders

Sam (Samantha) Mostyn Her youngest sister Sally was born with a syndrome similar to Down's syndrome. It changed the way Sam Mostyn has had a career across business, Sam and her sisters viewed life. It meant that from politics, science and the arts, the not-for-profit an early age they were exposed to the lives of sector and sport. people who had intellectual and physical disabilities, At of 21, after graduating with a law degree and their families and carers. from the Australian National University, she left a job in the Magistrates Court to become an associate with Justice Michael Kirby. Majak Daw was born Khartoum, , and is a She then joined the office of then Prime Minister professional footballer in the AFL. Daw and his Paul Keating as a senior communications family in Australia are refugees from the civil war policy adviser. in Sudan. In 2005, Sam was the first woman to be appointed He was one of 11 young AFL footballers to be given to the AFL Commission. 2010 Mike Fitzpatrick Scholarships awarded by the She is a board member of Australian Volunteers AFL Players Association, and accepted the awards International and the Sydney Theatre Company and on behalf of the other players. a community representative on the board of the After a result of his hard work and persistence, Australia Council for the Arts. Daw became the first Sudanese Australian to be She serves as a non-executive director on drafted to an AFL club when he was contracted to the boards of Virgin Blue, Transurban and North Melbourne in the 2009 AFL Draft and made Citigroup Australia. his debut inthe 2013 season. Daw's drafting gained international attention: it was reported by the BBC She is the chair of the Stakeholder Advisory and the Voice of America. Council of the CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship, a member of the NSW Climate Change On June 4, 2011, Daw was racially abused by a Council and serves on the advisory board of supporter, while he was playing for the Werribee Climate Works Australia. Tigers in the VFL. Daw stated that it "made [him] feel really small". Sam continues to build relationships with various sectors of the community and in particular The culprit was banned from all VFL games until he is focused on equality of opportunity for women completes an anti-racism workshop and formally and a commitment to reconciliation with apologises to Daw for the slur. Indigenous Australians. The incident led to renewed calls to stamp out racism in sport, with then Victorian Premier, Ted Baillieu, labelling Daw a hero.

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Student Worksheet 9.1 Great Leaders

Now let’s test what you know about the leaders who you have just read about. Select the correct answer.

1. Michael Long is a former AFL 5. Sam Mostyn once worked for 9. Jill Lindsay had which of the footballer and: which Prime Minister? following named after her? a. a dentist a. Paul Keating a. A scholarship b. a politician b. John Howard b. A medal c. a spokesperson for c. Malcolm Fraser c. AFL House indigenous rights 6. Jim Stynes won a Brownlow d. A football ground 2. Jim Stynes came Medal in: 10. Majak Daw became the first to Australia from: a. 1991 Sudanese Australian to: a. Iran b. 1989 a. Arrive in Australia b. Italy c. 1986 b. Be drafted to an AFL club c. Ireland 7. The Long Walk charity was c. Become a member of 3. For how many years did Jill inspired by: parliament Lindsay work at the AFL/VFL? a. Jim Stynes d. Play cricket for Australia a. 25 b. Michael Long b. 40 c. Jill Lindsay c. 32 8. Majak Daw’s family were 4. Bachar Houli first played refugees from: AFL football at: a. Afghanistan a. North Melbourne b. Sudan b. Melbourne c. Iraq c. Essendon

11. What do you think makes Michael Long a good leader?

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Student Worksheet 9.1 Great Leaders

12. Complete the following Venn diagrams. Identify the attributes they have in common and those that are unique to each individual. Michael Long Jim Stynes

Jill Lindsay Majak Daw

Bachar Houli Sam Mostyn

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Student Worksheet 9.1 Great Leaders

Fill in the gaps Use the words in the box below to fill in the gaps in the passage.

A great leader often has to think about other people before they think of themselves.

Leaders often by being good and showing in their work with other people (like Michael Long).

They are able to take for other people and to their teammates to do their very best. Often they have to show great and (like 'Jill Lindsay) and others to try their hardest to get great results and find .

Jim Stynes did this when he was president of Melbourne. Other leaders like Majak Daw show us that hard work and will help us to succeed.

encourage listeners skill determination bravery

succeed inspire success maturity responsibility

Leadership Word Find

BRAVERY LISTENING Y V E W S X U F B Y X G G B U CARING MATURITY A T O G C K C I V X N K N I D COURAGE PERSISTENCE C R I N A U I M F I Y I O W D DETERMINATION RESPECT ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBILITY K S W L H R T L G F R N I U C HARD SKILL I Y B C I C U A L K E S T V L INSPIRING WORK W F E L E B R O K K V P A Q W KINDNESS M Z U P I U I I C S A I N R B Leadership Words U U S H O S V S K Q R R I X L Choose five of the words listed in the Word Find G E M C T C T I N J B I M N P in this lesson. R F N P R U N E U O M N R F U In your workbooks, write a paragraph about L E Z R W D Z D N D P G E W H someone you know who has displayed that quality. C A R I N G U J Q I Y S T H A You might like to draw a picture of that person or a A Q P E R S I S T E N C E P R symbol that represents each of those qualities. For T U S Y T I R U T A M G D R D example, if you choose the word ‘persistence’, your sentence might be, “My brother was very persistent B S A G A M V Z P I Q V R R H when learning how to kick a football. Now he can kick the ball straight to me.”

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