IN THEIR WORDS – JAY VAN BERLO ANZAC DAY

OBVIOUSLY it's a big game for us this week with both sides currently sitting at 2-2 when we take on Swan Districts at HBF Arena on the Anzac Day public holiday.

But importantly it's a chance to get back to playing the way we want to play as we were disappointed with the way we went about it after quarter-time of our last game against Subiaco, so we feel like we have a few things to rectify from that game that was seems like it was forever ago now.

We have a great rivalry with Swans that has developed over the years where many close games have taken place. I guess both clubs are extremely competitive and proud with loyal supporters and we always seem to match up fairly evenly so it's no surprise most games between us are decided by a goal or two.

We've had some great battles including in finals (which didn't go our way) but a recent standout game for me was late last year when we managed to hold them goalless for the first half and break the trend of tight contests to have a solid win even though they were on their way to playing finals and unfortunately we weren’t.

Anzac Day/weekend games always standout in the football calendar. It's a chance for us to acknowledge and pay our respects to those who fought and died for us.

Whilst football could never completely reflect the degree of sacrifice and courage shown by the soldiers, it does particularly hit home when we realise these actions were made by blokes our age and younger - A group of young men with a tight bond and great mateship.

Everyone wants to play well on Anzac Day. I've been lucky to be involved in some great wins in the past. It's an emotional day and the only way we can truly honour it on the field is to take a moment to pay our respects and play good football in the right spirit.