The AFL is set to announce the re-introduction of an All-Stars game in 2025, with an Indigenous representative side set to face Fremantle at Optus Stadium.
Channel 7's Mitch Cleary revealed that the exhibition match will take place in February and could see every single club represented.
Players selected will miss one of their two pre-season games for their clubs.
It could mean that Dockers stars Alex Pearce, Shai Bolton and Michael Walters could be selected for the Indigenous team, potentially taking on their teammates in the exhibition game.
The Indigenous All-Stars are back in 2025.
A team of the AFLโs best Indigenous players will tackle Fremantle in February at Optus Stadium.Details: @7NewsMelbourne @7AFL https://t.co/89RgNei5oM
— Mitch Cleary (@cleary_mitch) October 21, 2024
The last time the Indigenous All-Stars played a game was against West Coast in 2015.
It was a previously a regular in the pre-season fixture with a game every two years.
The AFL had attempted to revive the concept in recent years, only for it to fall over.
This comes as the league attempted to get off the ground an Indigenous versus Multicultural All-Star game in 2024.
The league has now turned to utilising Fremantle as one of the sides competing in the exhibition game.
More to come.