With a seemingly innate ability to measure flair, skill and intuition, players of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island heritage have had turnstiles ticking for decades.
High marks, flying runs and mercurial goals are what makes our game special and none are better performers and proponents than the descendants of the first Australians.
The role that Indigenous Australians have played in not only shaping Australian Rules Football, but also consistently looking to extend its boundaries cannot be stated emphatically enough.
This weekend, the AFL community will come together for Sir Doug Nicholls round. A chance for Australians of every creed, colour or denomination to pay respect to the games indigenous culture and champions.
Zero Hanger thought this would be the perfect opportunity to decide who every club's best Indigenous player is since the turn of the century.
Port Adelaide
Gavin Wanganeen and Shaun Burgoune
Call it controversial, we'll call it fair. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a tie.
After fifteen heavyweight rounds of rolling the footage and crunching the numbers, we can't split Shaun Burgoyne and Gavin Wanganeen.
Both have shone at other clubs, but it is their time in teal that is under the microscope.
Burgoyne's time at Alberton concluded after 157 games, an All Australian selection and a flag. Wanganeen's after 173 games, two All Australians and the 2004 flag.
One already has a place in the Hall of Fame, the other will undoubtedly join him.
