MELBOURNE captain Nathan Jones is keen on making the club's match against Richmond on the eve of Anzac Day a permanent fixture.
The Demons will play Richmond on Friday night and Jones says locking down April 24 for the clash in future years would be a "great spectacle”.
Melbourne's best and fairest award, the 'Bluey' Truscott Medal, is named after a former Demon player and fighter pilot who was killed in 1943 during World War II.
The club's greatest player, Ron Barassi, also lost his father during World War II and Jones says Melbourne and Richmond have more former players who died at war than any other club.
"If we can respectively commemorate the memory of the Anzacs … [and] we're able to reflect positively on the efforts of those people and what they did for our country that is something that we would love to be a part of and hopefully make permanent for the future," Jones said.
Melbourne players are aware of the club's history and will head to the Shrine of Remembrance on Thursday morning. Several players have also shared stories of family members who were involved in war.
Jones emphasised the fact he did not want any comparisons between football and war made, but he was keen to use the opportunity for the club to pay respect to those who have served their country.
Friday night's duel with the Tigers is Melbourne's first game under Friday night lights since 2012.
The Demons have not won a Friday night game at the MCG since round seven, 2011 when they beat Essendon.
Jones said the players were looking forward to showing the best of Melbourne.
"I can't wait, to be honest. The playing group is really excited and it is a great opportunity for us," Jones said.
Melbourne has been competitive during 2015 in 10 of 12 quarters, but has recorded just one win in the first three games. Jones said the team was keen to turn the consistency into wins.
He said was looking forward to Jack Watts' responding positively to the criticism he received for errors at a critical time of the game against Adelaide last week.
Although unaware of what role might be handed to Bernie Vince against Richmond after he performed so well on Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield, Jones was excited at the way Vince attacked his task.
"He probably showed a side to his game that not necessarily everyone had seen but I'm more than confident that he will either do a job or get back to winning the ball," Jones said.
"That will be a new benchmark for him in terms of the aggression and intensity that he plays with."
