As we celebrate Sir Doug Nicholls Round this week, we thought we'd take a look at some of the most accomplished Indigenous players to pull on a brown and gold jumper.

There have been 16 players from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage to have played at least one game for the Hawks.

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Here are some of their key accomplishments while wearing the brown and gold…

Most games as a Hawk:

1. Shaun Burgoyne (191)

2. Cyril Rioli (189)

3. Lance Franklin (182)

Most goals as a Hawk:

1. Lance Franklin (580)

2. Cyril Rioli (275)

3. Mark Williams (111)

Most premierships as a Hawk:

1. Cyril Rioli (four)

2. Shaun Burgoyne (three), Bradley Hill (three)

3. Lance Franklin (two)

Most Brownlow votes as a Hawk:

1. Lance Franklin (82)

2. Cyril Rioli (44)

3. Shaun Burgoyne (34)

In total, Indigenous players have played 1047 games and kicked 1385 goals for Hawthorn.

First Indigenous player to play for the Hawks: Cyril Collard (Round 1, 1957)

First Indigenous player to notch up 100 games for the Hawks: Chance Bateman (Round 4 2008)

All-Australians:

Lance Franklin (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Cyril Rioli (2012, 2015, 2016)

Norm Smith Medallists:

Cyril Rioli (2015)

Coleman Medallists: 

Lance Franklin (2008, 2011) - the only Indigenous player to ever achieve this feat.

Hawthorn has a range of Indigenous Programs, all of which are made possible by the wonderful support of the Epic Good Foundation.