The players laughed, joked, called each other by their nicknames and bonded in such a way it was hard to tell the group was an amalgamation of men from 11 different sides.
There were open signs of affection as Geelong's Mathew Stokes and Collingwood's Leon Davis embraced as the players ran out onto the field, decked in their pristine white attire.
There was the traditional heckling between teammates, if you can count everyone – including coach Mark Williams – giving it to Matthew Pavlich as he took a shot on goal.
The fire from Williams was, "We need this one and there's 100,000 fans sitting here yelling at you!" as he stood a metre behind Fremantle's skipper, who was lining up for his set shot surrounded by jeering associates.
He drilled it from 45m.
And, there was also spirited competition between compatriots, with Daniel Motlop, Daniel Kerr and Davis holding an impromptu contest to determine who could kick the flashiest goal.
Davis won with an impressive banana from the boundary, although Motlop's accurate 65m torpedo from earlier in the session was equally eye-catching.
It wasn't all fun and games for the Dream Team, however, as Williams and assistant coach Neale Daniher put the players through a regular skills session, complete with a brief lesson on set plays and end-to-end match practice.
Proceedings didn't get that far for Sydney's Tadhg Kennelly and Fremantle's Luke McPharlin though. The pair was present for the team photo, but then exchanged the glaring white guernsey for a tracksuit, and the oval for a possie against the fence.
Kennelly, suffering from hamstring and back soreness, and McPharlin (corked hip), watched the session from the sidelines, with the latter expressing the solitary line, "I'm desperate to play", refusing to lose all hope of pulling on the jumper for real.
With the exception of Brett Burton briefly leaving the track for a suspected pit-stop, the rest of the session was uneventful as far as injuries were concerned. Lance 'Buddy' Franklin, Ben Rutten, Adam Cooney and Dean Cox, feared doubtful before today, was seen to collectively get through, while Matthew Richardson kept everyone guessing with stints in both the forward and midfield groups.
Leading Crows defender Nathan Bassett opened his session with a few shots on goal, indicating that perhaps Choco is thinking completely outside the square, before Pavlich and premiership forward Cameron Mooney joined forces up forward in what looms as part of a mouth-watering attacking structure.
Daniher barked orders like a man well in tune with the mannerisms of coaching, but his impressive skills by foot – hitting running players on the chest from 40m – indicated even his proficiency as a player has not aged.
The session ended with every single player taking a shot on goal. The Dream Team was living up to its name before 'Richo' sent a kick wide, which earned the comment of, "Save the goals for Saturday" from Williams.
Kane Cornes, Joel Corey, Peter Burgoyne and Cox were also off the mark, with the big ruckman slamming his straight into the post, but supporters of the talent-laden side can rest easy – Franklin, Pavlich, Mooney, Stokes and eventually 'Richo' all nailed theirs.
The Big V will get its chance to become acquainted with the hallowed turf – and each other – when it trains at the venue on Thursday.
