Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten. Curtain raisers A curtain raiser match is sometimes held between two Indigenous football teams from around Australia and its territories. Pre-match ceremony Each year, the game is preceded by an extravagant indigenous-based music and entertainment show. Performers in 2008, for example, included Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody. Match results |- style=";background:#ccf" | | Year | Date | | Home Team | | Away Team | | Ground | Crowd | Winner | | | | Yiooken Award Winner | Report |- style="background:#fff;" | 1 | style="text-align: center;"|2005 | 9/7 | 15 |style="background:#ccffcc;"|Richmond |style="background:#ccffcc;"|14.8 (92) | Essendon | 9.12 (66) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 49,975 |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| !26 !W |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| | Not awarded | – |- style="background:#fff;" | 2 | style="text-align: center;"|2006 | 6/5 | 6 | Essendon | 13.17 (95) |style="background:#ccffcc;"|Richmond |style="background:#ccffcc;"|13.19 (97) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 58,439 |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| !2 !L |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| | Dean Polo () | |- style="background:#fff;" | 3 | style="text-align: center;"|2007 |26/5 |9 | Richmond | 12.12 (84) |style="background:#ccffcc;"|Essendon |style="background:#ccffcc;"|12.20 (92) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 61,837 |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| !8 !L |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| | James Hird () | |- style="background:#fff;" | 4 | style="text-align: center;"|2008 |24/5 |9 |Essendon |10.12 (72) |style="background:#ccffcc;"| Richmond |style="background:#ccffcc;"| 16.14 (110) |Melbourne Cricket Ground |60,333 |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| !38 !L |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| | Nathan Foley () | |- style="background:#fff;" | 5 | style="text-align: center;"|2009 |23/5 |9 |Richmond |12.13 (85) |style="background:#ccffcc;"|Essendon |style="background:#ccffcc;"|19.11 (125) |Melbourne Cricket Ground |73,625 |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| !40 !L |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| | Jason Winderlich () | |- style="background:#fff;" | 6 | style="text-align: center;"|2010 |23/5 |9 |style="background:#ccffcc;"|Essendon |style="background:#ccffcc;"|19.16 (130) |Richmond |14.11 (95) |Melbourne Cricket Ground |64,709 |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| !35 !W |div style="text-align: center;"|0 | David Hille () | |- style="background:#fff;" | 7 | style="text-align: center;"|2011 | 21/5 | 9 |style="background:#ccffcc;"|Richmond |style="background:#ccffcc;"|16.9 (105) | Essendon | 13.11 (89) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 83,563 |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| !16 !W |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| | Trent Cotchin () | |- style="background:#fff;" | 8 | style="text-align: center;"|2012 |19/5 |8 |style="background:#ccffcc;"|Essendon |style="background:#ccffcc;"|19.14 (128) |Richmond |15.19 (109) |Melbourne Cricket Ground |80,900 |bgcolor="Black" div style="text-align: center;"| !19 !W |div style="text-align: center;"|0 | Brett Deledio () | |- style="background:#fff;" | 9 | style="text-align: center;"|2013 |25/5 |9 |Richmond |9.8 (62) |style="background:#ccffcc;"|Essendon |style="background:#ccffcc;"|13.13 (91) |Melbourne Cricket Ground |84,234 |bgcolor="Black"