THE concept was a winner last year and organisers hope the expanded version of AFL Cairns' Dreamtime by the Sea will further support and raise awareness for reconciliation in the community.
Cairns City Lions will host North Cairns Tigers at Holloways Beach Sporting Complex tomorrow afternoon.
Both teams feature an abundance of exciting indigenous talent and will wear one-off strips in what is the second instalment of the concept.
While the event centres on sport, it is much more than a game of football.
Things will kick off with a Walk for Reconciliation tomorrow morning, led by indigenous AFL player Jarrod Harbrow.
The Gold Coast Suns player will fly north after tonight's clash with his former club Western Bulldogs, before watching his brother Marc play for the Cairns City Lions in the feature game from 2.30pm.
The walk is an add-on to last year's event, which AFL Cairns president Gary Young labelled one of the best community-supported games of football to occur in Cairns in recent years.
This year the day will also feature buses to the game from town, indigenous dancing and music, art displays, bouncing castles, face painting, half-time entertainment and a traditional Kup Murri feast at full-time.
AFL Cairns club development co-ordinator Shaun Nancarrow hopes it will have a long-standing impact on the game in Cairns.
"The whole concept came about after an under- 18 player was racially abused in a game," Nancarrow explained.
"People talk about changing the attitudes, but that showed it was still happening and we can't have that.
"This event will celebrate indigenous culture and recognise the contribution that players, their families and supporters have made to the game of Australian rules football."
Nancarrow said it was also the best way to acknowledge the role of football in promoting strong indigenous role models for communities and that it was important to live a healthy lifestyle in order to perform at your best.
The Lions will hope to do just that as they search for their first win of the season, but would be quietly wishing it was not the unbeaten Tigers in their way.
Having lost three of their six games by less than six goals, the Lions are by no means out of their depth.
But Norths, who have conceded only nine majors in their past three games combined, have quickly established themselves as the team to beat this year.
The walk starts at 9.30am tomorrow, before buses take the participants to Holloways Beach for the action.
Junior games will fill the day before the feature match at 2.30pm.
Buses will also return to town at 6.30pm and 7.30pm.
Last Modified on 31/07/2013 15:41