Students from Ntaria have met AFL great Eddie Betts during Melbourne's Round 12 clash with Greater Western Sydney in Alice Springs.
The group, supported by Wanta Aboriginal Corporation (WAC), attended Sunday's match at TIO Traeger Park, where the Giants defeated Melbourne by 49 points in the Red Centre.
WAC said the meeting was a moment the students were unlikely to forget.
"A huge thank you to Eddie Betts for taking the time to meet with some of our Ntaria students at the GWS v Melbourne game in Alice Springs yesterday," the organisation said.
"For many of our young people, meeting a football legend like Eddie is something they'll never forget.
"Not only is he one of the game's greats, but he continues to be an incredible role model for Indigenous youth across Australia."
Mr Betts, a Gubrun, Wirangu and Kokatha man, played 350 AFL games for Carlton and Adelaide across a 17-year career.
Since retiring, the former small forward has remained one of the AFL's most recognisable Indigenous figures, working across media, mentoring and advocacy for young people.
He was in Alice Springs as part of the AFL broadcast as Melbourne hosted GWS in the Northern Territory.
WAC works with students in remote Northern Territory communities, including Ntaria, to support school attendance, engagement and leadership through sport, reward trips and other programs.
Ntaria, also known as Hermannsburg, is about 130 kilometres west of Alice Springs on Western Arrernte Country.
