The AFL world will come together before every game this weekend to honour the life and legacy of Neale Daniher following his death on Monday.

Daniher passed away at the age of 65, following his long fight with motor neurone disease that saw him dedicate the final years of his life to the FightMND foundation and being the force behind the Big Freeze at the ‘G’, which has raised over $100m.

While tributes have flooded in from across the football landscape, the league will be able to come together in tribute this round, with the AFL revealing that a memorial ceremony will take place before all seven games.

All games will have a pre-game address and hold a moment of silence while both teams line up before the first ball-up with every player also to wear black armbands.

“As a game, we felt it was important that we come together this weekend to recognise and celebrate Neale’s extraordinary contribution to football and to the wider Australian community,” AFL CEO Andrew Dillon said.

“Neale gave so much to our game as a player, coach and administrator, but his impact extended far beyond football, he inspired millions of Australians and gave hope to so many families.”

“This weekend is an opportunity for the football community to pause, reflect and honour a remarkable person whose legacy will continue to live across our game and across the country.”

That will include West Coast’s game against Essendon at Optus Stadium on Sunday, which will have extra feeling for both clubs.

As a player, Daniher was best-and-fairest as well as a former captain for the Bombers and was regarded as a huge talent whose career was cut short by injury, playing only 82 games.

“Neale will forever be a beloved Bomber and is one of the most remarkable people our game has ever produced,” President Andrew Walsh said on Monday.

“Neale came to Windy Hill in 1979 as one of the most gifted young footballers in the country. What followed was an 82-match playing career defined as much by courage in the face of injury as it was by brilliance on the field.

“Neale once said, ‘When all is said and done, more is said than done.’ He spent the rest of his life on the ‘doing’ side of that ledger.”

After coaching Melbourne, Daniher was essential to helping the Fremantle Dockers get up and running as an inaugural assistant coach before becoming the General Manager of Football at West Coast, a role he held until his diagnosis in 2013.

“Neale was a giant of our game and his selflessness to confront his battle so publicly to find a cure for MND was an inspiration to so many in the Australian community,” West Coast CEO Don Pyke said.

“Neale’s legacy will endure forever and our Club is incredibly privileged and grateful to call him one of our own.”

It is unknown at this stage if the Eagles or Bombers will have any extra tributes given his connection to both clubs.