Glenfield teenager Sam Nolte’s recognition as one of the best multicultural footballers from NSW/ACT is just the beginning of a year of exciting football fun.

The two Sydney clubs are getting behind the annual Indigenous Round with a number of celebrations planned for their matches against Collingwood and West Coast.

The GIANTS play the Gold Coast Suns, the Swans look to stay on top of the ladder and Sydney University hoping for a hattrick of wins in a row against Eastlake.

Play AFL ambassador Kylie Gillies caught up with young Swans ruckman Sam Naismith recently, with the pair discovering they have a lot in common.