It was a special round six for the Peel Football and Netball League (PFNL) with the Pinjarra Tigers hosting the first Indigenous round on their home turf.
During the game, both Pinjarra and South Mandurah teams sported new jumpers designed by local Indigenous artists.
Artists and Indigenous community leaders Karrie Anne Salmon-Kearing and Gloria Kearing said their design for the Pinjarra Tigers was inspired by the Murray river, and its various camping spots and the Bindjareb spear.
"This piece's inspiration is based on the traditional Bindjareb spear which was the strongest and most deadliest spear in the south west in Nyungar Boodja country," Ms Salmon-Kearing said.
"We chose this because it represents a strong and powerful object. In the background is the Murray river and the different camping spots and the track on which we took."
Tigers coach Craig Milward said the club was "incredibly proud" to host the first Indigenous round.
"Our Indigenous players and community members are not only talented athletes but also bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the club," he said.
"Having this Indigenous round gives us an opportunity to celebrate the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players and community we have at the club now, while also reflecting on past Indigenous members of our club as we move forward."
South Mandurah's design was created by a local Indigenous artist who also happens to be a PFNL player and club member, Savannah Hannakampf.
"I wanted the main focus to be the falcon in the centre as it represents the football club as a whole," Ms Hannakampf said.
"It's what keeps us together - and that's why the symbols inside the falcon represent us people coming together as one. The symbols inside the falcon represent tracks and meeting places/campsites.
"Our meeting place is what we call 'the nest' at South Mandurah Football Club."
Ms Hannakampf also explored the origins of AFL and how important it is to represent the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
"I think the significance of representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes in the AFL comes down to the roots and history of the game," she said.
"AFL was inspired by an Aboriginal game, Marngrook, and is now played by hundreds and thousands across the country.
"It is important that we pay our respects to our past indigenous players, current and emerging as they bring so much diversity and talent to the football industry, and I believe representing them through my art was an amazing way to do so."
The game was high-energy and crowds were treated to kangaroo stew and damper throughout the day, as well as traditional dancing and music.
South Mandurah took the win by just 15 points, with both teams playing steady quarters.
The teams' new jumpers will be brought out throughout the year, including NAIDOC week and the Sir Doug Nicholls round, which honours Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls, an athlete and community leader from the Yorta Yorta people.