The AFL season opener will feature a tribute to late umpire Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies, who were allegedly killed by a NSW police officer.

Players and umpires will honor their memory by wearing black armbands during the Sydney and Melbourne game.

The Sydney Swans and Qantas acknowledged Baird and Davies at the Mardi Gras parade, where the alleged murder occurred.

Senior Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has been charged and is in custody in connection with the deaths.

The AFL community is grieving, with public tributes being laid at the scene of the crime.

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has stressed the significance of the tribute in remembering the victims.