Former AFL player Marlin Motlop among First Nations artists to open for Midnight Oil at Womadelaide

For a footballer who has starred in front of huge crowds, the buzz of a different audience is getting too loud to ignore for Marlon Motlop.

From a lead role in an SANFL premiership with Glenelg at a packed Adelaide Oval, to playing with Port Adelaide in the AFL, Motlop has tasted wide-ranging sporting success.

But now his calling is for music, a much smaller stage but just as big a thrill.

“I get a different type of excitement out of playing in front of people and singing in front of people as well,” Motlop…