“I was concerned about my welfare and the abuse was intense... it was really disgusting. It was an attack on my family and me. They attacked who I was... Something I could not change.

But some good things come out of it.”

— Nicky Winmar on Round 4, 1993 at Victoria Park.

Neil Elvis (Nicky) Winmar immortalized in bronze. pic.twitter.com/leO7HcKdKV
— AFL (@AFL) July 6, 2019

No words. Just pride. pic.twitter.com/pYPt3f7vSJ
— AFL (@AFL) July 6, 2019

"I really hope that everyone remembers when they see this statue that we can never take our foot off the pedal when it comes to addressing racism."

— @tanyahosch AFL General Manager, Inclusion and Social Policy pic.twitter.com/LBQ6cNjKs3
— AFL (@AFL) July 6, 2019

Forever. pic.twitter.com/GpfyXODvrn
— AFL (@AFL) July 6, 2019

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Sunshine on a rainy day. Lucky and proud to have covered this emotional occasion for footy fans. One of my favourite days in football.

A post shared by kahla. (@kahlaemonson) on Jul 11, 2019 at 1:14am PDT