Tasmania JackJumpers Indigenous Round jersey is here!

Tasmania JackJumpers are proud to launch the 2022/23 Indigenous Round jersey.

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The NBL’s Indigenous Round will be held in Round 11, when the JackJumpers take on Cairns Taipans at MyState Bank Arena, on Saturday 17 December at 5.30pm.

This year, the JackJumpers have partnered with Auntie Judith-Rose Thomas. Auntie Judith-Rose is a trowoolyway woman from the lettermariner tribe.

Auntie Judith Rose has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts with honours, as well as a Master of Fine Arts and Design from the University of Tasmania. Judith-Rose Thomas is a direct descendant of Manalargenna – from the Cape Portland (also known as Ben Lomond) tribe.

She has worked all around the world in private collections, in the National Museum and Canberra and has exhibited in Parliament House in Hobart. She is especially reknown for her murals – with close to 50 murals all around Tasmania.

The jersey displays many elements representing and celebrating Tasmanian Aboriginal culture, and we’re privileged that Auntie Judith-Rose chose to share these with us. 

Autie Judith rose explains the elements of her design. 

"The artwork contains Tasmanian Aboriginal Petroglyphs – one of the most important and culturally significant sites to Tasmanian Aboriginal people.

"The red, yellow and black lines represent the Aboriginal flag. This geometrical structure shows a solid foundation upon which to build a great team, with the solid foundation also depicting solidarity - what team work is all about. The steps at both ends symbolize getting to the top by taking one step at a time - important to the JackJumpers as a new club.

'The jack jumper ant on the design contains Petroglyphs, weaved baskets, a shell and waddy [club or hunting stick].

"The large Petroglyph has been designed in red to represent ochre, which depicts wealth of our land in Tasmania. This design contains two pyramids – which are a Tasmanian Aboriginal meeting place.

"The blue lines shows water, fluid freedom to move where ever you need just like the JackJumpers when they are on court.

"The Shearwaters, mutton birds or yolla as they are known to Tasmanian Aboriginal people is my [the artist’s] way of telling the JackJumpers to fly high.

"The spear next to the jackjumper represents our men's business. It is placed in the design to represent our fighting team" Auntie Judith Rose said.

The jersey is on sale from Wednesday 30 November.