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Aliir Mayom Aliir (born 5 September 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He formerly played for the Sydney Swans. Early life and career.
Aliir Aliir is a rising key defender for the Sydney Swans who came to Australia as a refugee from Sudan. He learned Australian Rules football late and has a large family network in Brisbane and Perth.
Aliir Aliir is a key defender for Port Adelaide, known for his intercept marks and one percenters. He won the All-Australian and Showdown Medal in 2021 and was a game-saver in 2023.
Port Adelaide’s newest recruit Aliir Aliir is a trailblazer by almost any definition of the word. Aliir landed at Sydney with pick 44 in the 2013 National draft becoming the first South Sudanese player to be selected in an AFL draft.
- Loukas Founten
May 5, 2021 · WHEN Port Adelaide approached Aliir Aliir last year to make a move from Sydney, its pitch centred around one thing: they wanted him to play purely as a key defender, believing in his ability to stop the AFL's biggest and best forwards.
Aug 7, 2021 · Port Adelaide defender Aliir Aliir was the best on ground in the Showdown 50, with a career-high 10 intercept marks. He helped his side come from behind to beat the Adelaide Crows by four points in a scrappy and tight game.
Jul 31, 2023 · Port Adelaide defender Aliir Aliir will miss the Power's crucial clash with Geelong this week, after the AFL issued the club with a 'please explain' over their concussion protocols from the weekend.
