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.
Western Bulldogs
Lindsay Gilbee
With less than 20 players of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island heritage ever donning the red, white and blue, this title was up in the air until this very week.
On Wednesday, Lindsay Gilbee revealed that he is a proud Booandik man after uncovering a previously unknown limb on his family tree.
Gilbee played 206 games for the Bulldogs from 2001 until 2012, as well as representing his country four times in the International rules series.
Michael โMagic' McLean now has some competition for the title of the best Indigenous Bulldog.
