Episode 19 - Adam Muyt and Dutch-Australian soccer

Download and listen to episode 19 here.

We acknowledge the work of Mark Boric and Greg Stock continuing their scanning and uploading work, this week the focus being match programs from New South Wales.

Meanwhile, Todd Giles is trying to find the whereabouts of the Prime Minister's Cup, a trophy played for initially between Newcastle and Canberra teams in the New South Wales state league, then their respective city representatives in the National Soccer League.

Peter Eedy posted an Australian national team jersey from 1933, which created some discussion. Jason Goldmsith was having his book launch at the exact same time as the show, which is marvellous timetabling all round.

Then some discussion about the FFA History Committee, and the FFA Heritage Committee - tune in to learn the difference between the two.

The 100 Years Ago Today segment begins, as usual, with the results of games in Melbourne. For the videographer known as Football Chaos, see his YouTube channel. And then there's Jakey Teas...

Returning to football matters, the segment moves to Ipswich, Bundamba, and Brisbane. And the Gardiner Cup in New South Wales.

Then it's time for a chat with Adam Muyt, who is researching the history of Dutch-Australian soccer, with the hopes of eventually publishing a book on the subject. It's a lengthy chat! Among the topics discussed:

• The (hidden) resonances of Dutch influence in Australian soccer - and in wider discussions of migration in Australia.
• The motivations for the Dutch in forming soccer clubs in Australia - and the gradual split between Dutch-Australian social clubs and Dutch-Australian soccer clubs.
• The difference between 'clubs' and 'teams' - and the lesser likelihood for the latter to last and become entrenched within a community.
• Clubs moving beyond their Dutch roots, to varying degrees.
• When thinking of ethnicity and the Australian soccer, perhaps over-emphasising the importance of clubs at the expense of coaches, referees, and administrators of an 'ethnic' background who influenced Australian soccer beyond particular club attachments.
• The difference between Dutch-Australian soccer club being able to move beyond ethnicity, compared to other clubs of other ethnicities.
• The links between the Dutch and Western Australia soccer - and Western Australia's longstanding isolation from the rest of Australian soccer.

For earlier articles on Dutch-Australian soccer connections by Adam Muyt, see this one on the Footy Almanac site (co-written with Roberto Pennino), and these articles on Shoot Farken.