About the Sir Doug Nicholls Round Guernsey Designs

The Club guernseys are a key piece of story-telling and fan engagement across the round. These guernseys highlight our connections to Indigenous cultures, and the importance of Sir Doug Nicholls Round to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players and communities. Read more about this years designs in our teams look at all 18.

Umpire Design

This year, the umpires will again wear dedicated uniforms, designed by Indigenous umpire Josh James.

The uniform, which is the same design from 2023, has been designed by Joshua James, a Noongar Wandandi Boodja man and current umpire. The artwork is called Moorditj Koondarm which means “Strong Dreams” in Noongar language. The overall story showcases how strong, resilient and self-determined Aboriginal people are and the unity of people coming together.

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2023 Sir Doug Nicholls Round Umpiring Uniform

Strength, resilience and the self determination on Aboriginal people is the theme of this year’s umpire uniforms for Sir Doug Nicholls. Noongar Wandandi Boodja first nations man and current VFL umpire, Joshua James, explains his design.