Euro-Yroke (St Kilda) got involved with the club's community and dived into cultural learning during AFLW Indigenous Round.
Students from Chelsea Heights Primary School, a short drive along the Peninsula in Saints' heartland, have put their bit into the club's banner players will run through Saturday afternoon when they host North Melbourne at RSEA Park.
The kids, part of the school's Marrung Program — a Victorian education strategy for First Nations students, meeting twice a week to engage with, learn about culture.
On Tuesday, Saints AFLW players Sophie Butterworth and Saoirse Lally joined them to help create the banner.
Including the words Country, Community and Culture was an immediate must landed on by the students developing the design.
It also incorporates the word for hello in each of their own mob's language, meeting places, pathways, animals and their tracks representing Euro-Yroke players, personal journeys and connection between the club and its community.
Bunjil sits proudly at the top of the banner.
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The design is a representation of the students' understanding of Country, community and culture.
Local schools are making the club's banners throughout the 2026 season.
Aunty Katrina Amon, St Kilda's Indigenous Player Development Manager, was also asked to help include the word 'hello' in local language.
"Come down. It's First Nations Round, and it's a time of celebration. It's not just a celebration of football. It's a celebration of our culture, our community, our mob, and Chelsea Heights Primary School are part of our mob," Aunty Katrina said.
"Come and see their banner because it's fantastic. They'll be in the guard of honour. See the absolute joy of being at a football game and being part of it."
Euro-Yroke have made a conscious effort to prefer the term First Nations over Indigenous to be as inclusive as possible.
Earlier in the week players took part in a First Nations morning tea including native foods and flavours like saltbush, lemon pyrtle, Davidson plum, wattleseed, Tasmanian pepperberry, finger lime, Kakadu plum and kangaroo.
The Saints are still seeking their first win of 2026, with a tough task against the minor premiers at home on Boon-Wurrung Country Saturday afternoon.
Speaking at AFLW Indigenous Round launch last week, Warlpiri Warramungu forward J'Noemi Anderson said: "It's an opportunity to showcase our talent and also just to speak about our culture...to showcase everything that comes with culture, connection to the land and also just celebrating us.
Anderson is in her fifth season with the club.
"Always," Anderson said, when asked if she thinks about young girls, particularly young Indigenous girls, being able to see her as someone playing the game and as an inspiration.
"Coming from Darwin, we've got a lot of a lot of young ladies coming through...now, we've got a lot of Indigenous stars out there and showcasing our talent. It's amazing for the younger generation to see."
