THE UMPIRES will don a specially designed indigenous shirt for the upcoming Sir Doug Nicholls round. 

Two students from the Worawa Aboriginal College, a boarding school for girls, designed the shirt. 

The front of the shirt, designed by Marianna Gurruwirri, represents land and Aboriginal culture. 

Zephaniah Neil created the back of the green shirt, depicting water and the Torres Strait Islander communities. 

Worowa Aboriginal College has a close affinity with umpiring, with AFL Victoria running an umpiring diversity academy at the school for the past three years. 

Eight members of the academy will adjudicate a game during the half-time break of the Dreamtime at the 'G match between Essendon and Richmond in round 11. 

Sir Doug Nicholls round kicks off with Melbourne and Adelaide on Sunday in Alice Springs, and continues into round 11, coinciding with National Reconciliation week.

Umpire Rob Findlay with Zephaniah Neil. Picture: AFL Photos