Aboriginal athletes are at the heart of one of Australia's most anticipated sporting events - the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final.
It has been a record-breaking day at the Australian Rules Football League Grand Final in the southern city of Melbourne.
More than 90,000 fans will pack into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the game between Geelong and Port Adelaide.
Favourites Geelong have thrashed Port Adelaide by more than 100 points. It is the biggest winning margin in grand final history.
Over the years indigenous Australians have excelled in the AFL - some 10% of the league's footballers come from Aboriginal communities.
Almost 100,000 fans crammed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch history unfold.
Geelong has been tipped to win the game, its first premiership since 1963.
Geelong, the side from an industrial city near Melbourne, was unstoppable.
In Saturday's final Port Adelaide is expecting much from its quartet of Aboriginal stars - including brothers Shaun and Peter Burgoyne.
It scored 163 points. Port Adelaide could only manage a meagre 44.
The match is the culmination of a long season involving 16 teams.
To lose a showpiece event in such calamitous fashion will be a humiliating experience.
Most are based in the southern state of Victoria, but there are other clubs in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane as well as Adelaide.
Celebrations
Fast and fierce
The party in Geelong will be a long one. The last time the club won the Australian Rules Football League grand final was in 1963.
Indigenous players have always excelled at this elite level.
The city has a rich heritage, thanks in part to the Victorian gold rush of the mid 19th Century.
Last year they received two of the AFL's most prestigious honours: the Brownlow Medal, which is given to the best and fairest competitor, and the Rising Star award.
The local football team has been an important part of the community. After such a long wait for sporting success, the golden days have finally returned to Geelong.
The footballers are undoubtedly important role models, especially in remote areas where sport can give younger Aborigines the discipline to escape the clutches of unemployment, alcohol abuse and chronic ill-health.
AFL administrators have been keen to acknowledge black Australia's influence on the game.
Every season they organise a round of matches to celebrate the contribution of indigenous athletes.
Much has also been done to stamp out racist abuse, which has been a depressing feature of past encounters in the league.
This weekend though should be all about the "footy".
The only time Port Adelaide has won the grand final - in 2004 - its Aboriginal players dominated and the side from South Australia enjoyed a comfortable victory.
On the other hand, many Geelong fans were not even born the last time their club clinched the title - 44 years ago.
