This week, the Sydney Swans AFLW side will wear the club’s Marn Grook guernsey in the AFLW’s annual Indigenous Round - recognising and celebrating indigenous players, culture and their contribution to the game.

This year marks the sixth occasion the League will hold a dedicated round, with this season's theme of 'Past Legacies, Future Legends' celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have paved the way for women's football in the past, and those who will continue to build on their legacies in the future.

The Sydney Swans Marn Grook guernsey debuted earlier this year, when the Sydney Swans AFL side hosted Carlton in Marn Grook at the SCG.

For the first time in the club’s history, our women’s team will wear the same Indigenous Round guernsey as the AFL side.

The guernsey shares a connection with club’s home, Sydney Swans HQ, as it has been adapted from the work of renowned Indigenous artist Jordan Ardler, which is showcased through the Welcome to Country at the club’s entrance.

Titled “Wuri Wuri”, which translated from the Dharawal language means “sunshine”, the artwork reflects the Sydney Swans community and is an acknowledgement of the Gadigal and Bidiagal lands on which Sydney Swans HQ stands. 

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"To run out in it will be pretty special" - Fish

Hear from 2025 Marn Grook Guernsey artist Jordan Ardler around her inspiration for the jumper design as well as our very own Zippy Fish on the significance of not only the Guernsey but wearing the number 23 alongside all time great Buddy Franklin.

The central symbol on the design represents the iconic SCG, the Sydney Swans home ground. It acknowledges that the people of the football club are just passing through and are united by the goal of leaving it in a better position than when they arrived.

The white lines near the top of the design represent a mullet trail, depicting travel and telling the story of the club’s journey from South Melbourne to Sydney.

The large four surrounding circular symbols show that the club was built on years of hard work, commitment, belief, and respect – qualities that need to be nurtured. While the symbols on the back of the guernsey represent Swans players, staff, families and fans, and the ancestors of the local community.

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Meet the artist of our 2025 Marn Grook Guernsey - Jordan Ardler

Hear from artist Jordan Ardler as she talks us thorough her journey to becoming an artist, and what she drew inspiration from for our 2025 Marn Grook guernsey.

Indigenous Round, held across rounds three and four of the 2025 NAB AFLW Premiership season, will continue to celebrate unforgettable moments and contributions of past and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls to Australian football and the broader community.

The Sydney Swans AFLW First Nations Guernsey can be purchased from the Swanshop.