Buddy joins nine other players in changing numbers for Indigenous Round

Lance Franklin is one of 10 AFL players who will don new numbers for this weekend's Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round.

Buddy will switch the number 23 guernsey for the number 67, which commemorates the year of the referendum to ensure Indigenous Australians would be accounted for in the census and allowed for the federal government to make laws for them.

The 67 guernsey will be worn by Brisbane's Cedric Cox, Collingwood's Daniel Wells, Gold Coast's Steven May, GWS' Zac Williams, Hawthorn's Shaun Burgoyne and Richmond's Shane Edwards.

Brisbane's Dayne Beams, Gold Coast's Tom Lynch and Sydney's Dane Rampe will all wear the number 50 to honour the 50th year of the referendum, which was passed 50 years to the day on Saturday.

Players wearing different numbers for Indigenous Round:

Brisbane
Dayne Beams - 50
Cedric Cox - 67

Collingwood
Daniel Wells - 67

Gold Coast
Tom Lynch - 50
Steven May - 67

GWS
Zac Williams - 67

Hawthorn
Shaun Burgoyne - 67

Richmond
Shane Edwards - 67

Sydney
Dane Rampe - 50
Lance Franklin - 67