Debutant Liam Henry relished his first taste of AFL football as Fremantle ran out 31-point winners on Saturday night at Optus Stadium.

Henry, who has designed Indigenous themed ties and an Indigenous jumper from his junior football days, said it was an honour to play his first AFL game in the Indigenous jumper designed by former player Antoni Grover and his sisters Nicole and Alicia King.

“It was very powerful … to pull it on and run out there for the first time in my debut was something special,” Henry said.

“I thank Antoni for putting all of his effort in and his sisters as well for putting the design together.

“I know what it feels like to design an Indigenous jumper and being able to wear one at the highest level is something special and will be a highlight of my life.”

The small forward said that singing the team song for the first time was also a dream come true.

“Far out, I’ve been waiting until I first touched a footy I guess (to experience an AFL win),” Henry said.

“It’s been a really good experience and I loved the shower, I’ve been waiting for that for a while. Watching that on TV and now being a part of it, is definitely something that will also be a highlight.”

Henry was born in Tammin and moved to Derby with his family before he was drafted to Freo.

He played the game with strapping on his left wrist and revealed his family was the meaning behind the strapping.

“I think the whole of Tammin was there to be honest!” Henry said.

“My family has been really good, really big supporters of me and every time I run out there, it’s my trigger word on my wrist, I wrote family there and definitely brings a light to me when I know there’s a lot of support out there.”