As Sir Doug Nicholls Round approaches, Collingwood’s players were on Tuesday hanging off every word of Olympic hurdler and Worimi and Yuin tribe man Kyle Vander Kuyp.

As well as discussing his trips to the Atlanta and Sydney Olympic Games, Vander Kuyp told of how he grew up as an adopted young man unaware of his biological background.

He has since retraced his steps, and now identifies as a proud Aboriginal.

In addition to hearing from Vander Kuyp, players, coaches and staff alike tasted traditional bush tucker from the tribes of Indigenous teammates Travis Varcoe, Daniel Wells and Kayle Kirby.

View the best photos from the event in the gallery below.



Daniel Wells and Travis Varcoe present a Collingwood 2018 Indigenous jumper to Kyle Vander Kuyp.



Vander Kuyp discusses his journey from adoption to Olympic hurdler. 



Darcy Moore and his Collingwood teammates hang off every word. 



Lynden Dunn spends a moment with the two-time Olympian. 



Players fight for position in the bush tucker line.



Scott Pendlebury listens to the native language of Kayle Kirby's tribe, while Josh Thomas learns more about his young teammate.



The mighty Magpie in all it's glory.



Indigenous Round jumpers from 2018 and 2016, with a traditional Marngrook football.