A bone graft applicator (60) for applying bone graft to an orthopaedic implant (10). The bone graft applicator includes a pair of arms (62,64) and a bone graft receptacle (75) sized and shaped to be able to receive a portion of the orthopaedic implant within the receptacle. The bone graft receptacle is coupled to each of the pair of arms. The bone graft applicator also includes a linking mechanism (66). The linking mechanism includes a recess (70) sized and shaped to extend at least partially around the portion of the orthopaedic implant and is coupled to the bone graft receptacle.