Nakia Cockatoo
Nakia Cockatoo (born 23 October 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life. Cockatoo was born in the Northern Territory into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Jupangati and Marrithiyal) and was raised the small town of Humpty Doo. He has strong family connections to Queensland with his surname deriving from his great-great-great grandfather who was known as 'Old Man Cockatoo' in the Cape York Peninsula as well as three of his Queensland-based uncles Che, David and Donald playing professional football in the  AFL. Several female cousins of his are also involved in the Gold Coast Suns' developmental football academy. Nakia played junior football for Southern Districts in the NTFL and the Northern Territory Thunder in the NEAFL. AFL career. Cockatoo was drafted with pick 10 in the 2014 AFL Draft, by Geelong Football Club. He made his debut in the first round of the 2015 AFL season against Hawthorn. At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, Cockatoo was traded to the .