Luke Gosling (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise in blue today to recognise the great Territorian, Ali Muir, who passed recently, so I wanted to reflect on our Ali's life. As I said, he was a great man. In the eulogies—and there were about seven speakers at his funeral—the common theme was 'What a great bloke'. What a great bloke. Ali served with the Australian Army in Vietnam and he was a champion football player. He was with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam, and it was great to have people that served with him there at the funeral service, which was at the Marrara basketball stadium. I want to acknowledge Digby Hart, who did a fantastic job as the celebrant; the pallbearers Jamie Ryan, Taituhia Cubillo, Muscle Adams, Ryan Muir, Travis Vigona and Normie Hagan; and the guard of honour, the Darwin Buffaloes Football Club. When I arrived at the stadium, the buffaloes were there in full strength. 'What a great bloke,' is what everyone said all day. Vale Ali Muir. Old buffaloes never die.

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