In the lead-up to the annual Sir Doug Nicholls Round - which celebrates the culture of Indigenous Australians and their contribution to football - it seemed fitting to look back on some of the stars that have graced the football field.
With the archives deep and long, a limitation on just the AFL era still rendered the task of determining just who the top 10 Indigenous players would be, near impossible.
These 10 are superstars in their own right, but some may count themselves unfortunate not to be mentioned...
5Andrew McLeod
The smooth-moving Crow was the original speedy rebounder of the AFL, and he set the agenda for elite ball users coming out of defence.
McLeod was poised on both sides of the body, but his bounce and dare quickly turned defence into attack, which helped the club secure back-to-back premierships in 1997 and 1998.
Both games, McLeod was dominant, earning two Norm Smith Medals to go with his premiership medallion.
His accolades didn't end there after 340 top-flight games, winning the 2001 Leigh Matthews MVP Trophy, as well as five All-Australian blazers, three best and fairest awards.
