Every year the AFL pays respect to Indigenous culture with two rounds that show a beautiful display of art and traditions depicted on their playing guernseys.

Sir Doug Nicholls was a fighter for social justice and became the first Aboriginal-Australian to be knighted in 1972, and his impact continues on even today.

Here's how each AFL club will be suiting up for Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

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Melbourne Demons

Lowell Hunter, a proud Nyul Nyul man from Kimberly in Western Australia has a strong connection with the ocean. He uses his feet shown in the clip above, to map out his artwork into sand. However, he doesn't drag his feet in the sand but rather uses footwork from traditional dances.

"So, for me, it's about grounding, its a process of connecting to country, it's a process of slowing down the mind, body and spirit and connecting into the spiritual world of who we are as Indigenous people," Hunter told Melbourne Media

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