Alicia Janz has been a pioneer for Indigenous Round, making serious groundwork from policy changes to painted boots.

In one of the many strides and changes Janz has made throughout this round, the AFL will allow special patterned scrunchies to be worn on field this round.

These scrunchies have been designed by Janz's sister, and printed on Aboriginal fabric.

But this isn’t the only way Janz will be paying tribute to her culture; running out in hand painted boots, and her number 37 in a tribute to Adam Goodes.

“Watching his documentary, I think for other people was eye-opening, but I think for a lot of us, we know what he’s talking about.” Janz said.

“That’s our lives, and you just have that big connection, because he had to experience it in such a big domain, but for many of us it’s just little daily things where we might have a trigger of feeling discriminated against.”

This round brings to light the issues faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on a daily basis, while also highlighting the culture and traditions of Indigenous people.

These cultures are cherished through traditional artwork, smoking ceremonies and AFL policy changes, brought about by both Janz and Imahra Cameron.

“This is something that I’ve really been working towards for the last three years.” Janz said.

“So, I think when I finally get to go out there, that it will be nice to be able to be who I am.

“A lot of the time I think what’s available is a bit more mainstream, so it’s not quite a lot of my culture, and who I am, so being able to do this, it truly reflects who I am.

“We don’t get to see a lot of Torres Strait things, particularly in mainland Australia.

“So it’s nice to actually have that representation over here as well.

“Knowing that we’re not just over in Queensland, we’re spread across Australia, and we’re all proud of who we are.

“We want to celebrate and share our culture.”