Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Suns GWS Giants Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney Swans West Coast Eagles Western Bulldogs afl.com.au womens.afl Richmond and Collingwood players ran out onto the MCG for pre-match warm-ups on Thursday night wearing black T-shirts that did not feature any markings, signage or sponsorship. The AFL will return after the season was paused due to COVID-19 and you could not ask for a bigger match for the resumption with the Magpies to … Richmond and Collingwood have drawn for the second time in their history in a simply staggering 2020 AFL season re-launch. Higgins went back and slotted a crucial goal that put the Tigers back to within one straight kick at three quarter time. “It is an important issue for our players, for our clubs and for the AFL,” he told Sunrise.A number of other AFL clubs, including Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne, Melbourne and Brisbane, have already posted photos and messages on social media in support of the worldwide movement.Black Lives Matters protests took place in the United States after the death in police custody of George Floyd which were followed in Australia last weekend and across the world.The Tigers-Magpies match will be shown live to American audiences on Fox Sports 1.Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first started the practice of kneeling during the United States national anthem before NFL games in 2016.Players lined up around the centre circle in a scattered formation before they all took a knee and observed a brief moment of silence.The performance was described by Channel 7 commentator Bruce McAvaney as “powerful” and a sign that “there is no place for racism”.Players from both teams also warmed up for the match wearing black T-shirts.Only Collingwood was able to keep its cool following the display – racing out to a 24-point lead at quarter time. The combined score of 72 points is the lowest score seen in the AFL since 1999.The Magpies failed to kick a goal in the second half while the Tigers also failed to kick a goal in the final quarter.The Pies kicked four goals in the first 21 minutes, but then kicked just one goal for the rest of the match.The amazing drama came after Richmond and Collingwood players produced a stunning combined protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the first siren.10 weeks after coronavirus restrictions forced the 2020 season to shut down, the Tigers and Magpies welcomed footy back with a moving pre-match tribute.Stars from both clubs executed a prearranged demonstration in the final seconds before the re-launch of the 2020 season in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.Indigenous stars Shane Edwards, Sydney Stack, Daniel Rioli, Marlion Pickett and Shai Bolton were centre stage, as the Tigers and Magpies took a united stand in a player-led initiative for the worldwide cause against systemic racism.Umpires, coaches and support staff joined in the player-led initiative.Every player on the ground is wearing a black shirt in solidarity with Jack Higgins found himself in the middle of a boiling controversy after a contentious umpire decision allowed him to turn the contest on its head. Higgins was controversially awarded a mark during a score review after he marked the ball right on the goal line to the right of the big sticks. AFL legend Wayne Carey described it as "contentious". The T-shirts are expected to be just the first act in a series of displays of support from AFL players across the second round of the competition after the AFL gave the all clear for players to show their support for the protests occurring across Australia and the United States.