As the Sir Doug Nicholls rounds approach, all 18 clubs are ready to celebrate their Indigenous players and club members, both past and present.
Each season the clubs design guernseys to commemorate the occasion, with this year's theme being, โ€˜Our Legacy โ€“ This is Us'.
Take a look at each teams guernsey for this season, and decide which design is best.

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Fremantle

Fremantle's 2021 Indigenous jersey has been designed by past player Des Headland, AFLW Mikayla Morrison, and Indigenous artist Kevin Bynder.

All designers are related, with Morrison being Headland's niece, and Bynder being Headland's first cousin.

The main design on the front of the guernsey tells the stories of Headland and Morrison's families, with the two boomerangs making the shape of an anchor, similar to the one that Headland wore when he played for Fremantle.

The back of the guernsey shows a map of Rottnest Island, which acknowledges the tragic event where 373 Aboriginal men lost their lives at the Rottnest Island prison camp between 1838 and 1931.

A pre-game photo is also shown on the back of the guernsey from round 4, 2003, when Fremantle set the then AFL/VFL record of seven Indigenous players (33 Jeff Farmer, 10 Troy Cook, 28 Steven Koops, 43 Roger Hayden, 14 Antoni Grover, 11 Des Headland, 6 Dion Woods) all playing together in the same game.

Headland told the club website on how proud he was of being able to design the guernsey with his niece and cousin.

"Weโ€™ve had a lot of great champions of past Aboriginal players that have played at Fremantle, and thatโ€™s the best thing about Fremantle, weโ€™ve always had a great representation of culture around this club. To be asked to do a design, and do it with my first cousin in Kevin Bynder, heโ€™s a great artist, and with my niece, Mikayla Morrison, itโ€™s a special moment," Headland said.

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