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.
Richmond
Shane Edwards
Maurice Rioli rightfully holds top rung on the list of Indigenous talents at Tigerland. However, Shane Edwards is not far south.
With two flags and an All Australian blazer, Edwards is without doubt one of the first magnets on Damian Hardwick's whiteboard each week.
Having racked up the most games by an Indigenous player in a Richmond guernsey, ‘Titch' will be hell bent on adding another premiership medal to his collection when he resumes his 2020 season.
