Essendon will host Richmond at the MCG in the annual 'Dreamtime at the G' clash in round 10 next season.
The match will take place on Saturday May 28th at 7:25pm.
The Long Walk will again be a prominent feature of the evening.
The AFL has announced the round will be named in honour of Sir Doug Nicholls.
Sir Doug remains the only VFL/AFL player both to have been knighted and to have served as a state governor.
“Sir Doug Nicholls is the great untold story of Australian football, and he represented both the values of our game and epitomised the spirit of reconciliation,” AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan said.
“He was the first Indigenous player to represent Victoria at state level, while playing for Fitzroy, and during his life he was an elite runner, boxer, Churches of Christ Pastor, Justice of the Peace, was awarded both the MBE (1957) and the OBE (1968) before being knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1972, and served as governor South Australia.
“He was a pioneering campaigner for reconciliation but his love for and commitment to Australian football was the glue that brought together all the other facets of his life.”
Sir Doug Nicholls is also the great grandfather of former Essendon player Nathan Lovett-Murray.
Friday May 27
Sydney Swans v North Melbourne at the SCG, 7.50pm
Saturday May 28
Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn at the Gabba, 1.45pm
Melbourne v Port Adelaide at TIO Traeger Park, 1.40pm
St Kilda v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium, 4.35pm
Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm
Essendon v Richmond at the MCG, 7.25pm
Sunday May 29
Carlton v Geelong Cats at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
West Coast v Gold Coast Suns at Domain Stadium, 2.40pm
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 3.20pm
