MELBOURNE will wear armband in the colours of the Aboriginal flag against Collingwood at the MCG on Saturday.

The club’s three Indigenous players, Neville Jetta, Jeff Garlett and Jay Kennedy-Harris, along with several Melbourne players, decided it was the most appropriate way for the club to support Sydney Swans superstar Adam Goodes.

“This weekend, all players who take the field in the AFL against the Pies and the VFL against Werribee, will be wearing an armband in the colours of the Aboriginal flag,” Jetta told melbournefc.com.au.

“As players, and as a club, we want to clearly show our support for Adam Goodes during what has been a really difficult time for him and his family.

“We also want to show our support and help drive a message around educating Australian society on Indigenous culture.”

Jetta said it was disappointing that Goodes, a dual premiership player and two-time Brownlow Medal winner, had again been subjected to booing, which flared up against the West Coast Eagles at Domain Stadium last round. 

“We are not accepting of the current treatment of Adam and really want to rally around him, as he is a role model and a champion of our great game,” he said.

Jetta appeared on the Marngrook Footy Show on Thursday night to speak about the issue.