Russell Morris was one of the early players to make the grade, followed by Sanford Wheeler, Greg Stafford, Nick Davis and Lenny Hayes.
Midway through his career, he changed his first name by Deed poll to "Sanford".
Sanford Wheeler played several games for the club in the early 2000s after 43 games with the Sydney Swans.
Kenny Wheeler | Sanford and Son | Mortimer Wheeler | Wheeler | John Archibald Wheeler | Sanford Meisner | Sanford, Florida | Joseph Wheeler | Mark Sanford | Wheeler School | Wheeler's Point, Minnesota | Wheeler's Point | Hugh Wheeler | Sanford | Cheryl Wheeler | Charles Sanford Skilton | Sanford Bishop | Milton H. Sanford | Jack Wheeler | Fred G. Sanford | David A. Wheeler | Candace Wheeler | Burton K. Wheeler | Anne Wheeler | Wheeler & Wilson | Wheeler Williams | Wheeler Dealers | Tyson Wheeler | Tony Wheeler | Terry Sanford |
Some Australians of African descent have played professionally in the Australian Football League, including Afro-Brazilian Heritier Lumumba and African Americans Dwayne Armstrong and Sanford Wheeler.