Outspoken Aussie rapper Briggs sets his sights on a career in the AFL in a shock move

High-profile Indigenous rapper Briggs has set his sights on becoming an accredited AFL player agent and will undertake the AFL Players Association's accreditation course in the coming weeks.

The Yorta Yorta man, whose full name is Adam Briggs, is an actor, producer and political campaigner - but now he's looking at wearing another hat entirely.

The Essendon supporter is currently part of a group of aspiring player agents who are seeking official accreditation, and will do the seminars and exam required for approval.

Once the award-winning artist is accredited, he will be able to sign players and engage in contract negotiations.

Briggs is a big fan of the AFL and has attended the Brownlow Medal count and even performed before an Essendon match.

As a child growing up in the Victorian town of Shepparton, his biggest hero was Indigenous footy star Gavin Wanganeen - who won the Brownlow for the Bombers in 1993.

In 2023, Briggs famously pulled his support for the NRL side Melbourne Storm because one of the footy team's board members donated money to the No campaign.

Briggs wrote a scathing letter to Storm chairman Matthew Tripp as he took aim at corporate director Brett Ralph for giving No campaign group Advance Australia a $75,000 donation prior to the referendum.

Briggs - who was behind a viral Yes campaign ad explaining the Indigenous Voice to Parliament to two women at a pub - claimed the Indigenous Voice to Parliament No campaign had 'devalued my people and my Yorta Yorta / Wurundjeri identity'.

'It has heightened the stereotypes of devaluing our contribution to the Australian society and nationhood, and enhanced the burden of irrelevance.

'In doing so, it added to the already endless workload of myself, my father, and the Indigenous community.'

Briggs said he and his father had supported the Storm since it was founded as a new NRL club in 1998 and had developed 'lasting friendships' at all levels of the club.

'Does Brett Ralph's decision as a Storm board member align with the club's decision to support the 'Yes' campaign?' Briggs asked in the letter.

'Do Brett Ralph's values align with those of the Storm at large, and can Melbourne Storm Rugby League continue to support both Brett Ralph and the culture and identity of First Nation People?

'I think not.'

The rapper was a prominent voice in the Yes campaign, which was  defeated at the referendum, losing in every single state except for the ACT.

Following the Voice proposal's failure, Briggs ignored the 'week of silence' observed by other prominent Indigenous leaders to deliver a blunt message to white Australians in the wake of the vote.

'The thing is with white people in Aus. You think Blackfullas haven't faced this depravity before,' Briggs wrote.

'We've faced it everyday. For the "No" it was a SuperBowl. For me it was Saturday.'