Every AFL club's 2025 Indigenous Round guernsey

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WRITER | May 13, 2025 - 11:21am

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As we near Rounds 10 and 11, the AFL competition will take a moment to recognise the contributions of the Indigenous people to the game over a two-week block, dedicated to Sir Doug Nicholls.

All 18 clubs have specifically designed guernseys to commemorate the fortnight of football, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

Nicholls lived in the 20th century and was a major catalyst for reconciliation, becoming the first Aboriginal Australian to be knighted in 1972.

He also played for Northcote and Fitzroy in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as representing Victoria in football.

Nicholls was a VFA premiership player for Northcote in 1929 and coached them in 1947.

Below are the write-ups from the clubs detailing the meanings and reasoning behind the designs.

GWS

Designed last year by proud Gomeroi man Kayleb Waters, the jumper is called Maaluga Ngarriylanha, which means ‘sitting as one.' The jumper tells a story of unity and the leadership the GIANTS take in reconciliation and moving forward as one.

The jumper was designed to represent the opportunities that the GIANTS provide to communities from all backgrounds and religions, including First Nations people, and their efforts to maintain relationships and connections to culture.

Featuring an artistic kangaroo/bandaar inside the trademark ‘G' on the front of the jumper, the sacred animal symbolises the strength and patience we need as a nation to move forward as one.

The circular shapes and linework displayed on the jumper represent all of mother earth's wisdom and knowledge and connection to country.

The orange circles depicted on the jumper, which represent people gathering and sitting as one, symbolises the communities the GIANTS have impacted with their initiatives and the journey as one to maintain the survival and nourishment of our country. 

The tracks and grids featured on the jumper symbolise the path the GIANTS are taking with local communities to build connections and relationships as they overcome obstacles to maintain a journey as one.