The AFL will celebrate Sir Doug Nicholls Round across Rounds 10 and 11 of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, marking the seventeenth year the dedicated round has been held and the eighth year it has been named in honour of Sir Doug Nicholls.
Across Sir Doug Nicholls Round, both Melbourne and Fremantle will swap their club name for traditional in-language names, with Melbourne becoming ‘Narrm’ (pronounced na-arm) for the second consecutive year, while Fremantle will change its name to ‘Walyalup’ (pronounced wul-yul-up).The initiative, which was first introduced by the Melbourne last year, aims to educate on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, while generating awareness and encouraging productive conversations among the football community.
Walyalup is the Noongar name for the Fremantle region.