The star midfielder made his AFL debut in the 2010 game played on Australia’s most important national occasion.
The opponent was Richmond, and the then 18-year-old announced his arrival on the big stage with a soaring pack mark and goal in Freo’s 39-point win.
Fyfe said it was an incredible honour to play on Anzac Day and he hoped Fremantle would do the occasion justice with a big effort against North Melbourne at Patersons Stadium on Friday night.
“It’s really special that the players who pull the jumper on, in their own little way, can honour and represent the service men and woman who have given so much before us and are still serving actively at the moment,” he said.
“The players always acknowledge the event and, hopefully, we do it justice by putting in a great performance.”
Fyfe said the team needed to lift in many areas after a disappointing performance against Sydney last week.
He highlighted contested ball and tackling as the main areas of focus.
“Those are bad stats to lose, because it means we couldn’t win the ball and then we couldn’t win it back off Sydney,” Fyfe said.
“Our ball use was also not good. The Swans cut us to pieces last week because we turned it over.
“We’ll need to be more composed with the ball in hand.”
The Kangaroos are coming off a heavy defeat to Collingwood, a team Fremantle beat by 70 points in round 1.
Fyfe warned that last weekend’s results highlighted how irrelevant previous form can be if teams don’t bring their best effort on the day.
“Ladder position and win-loss records don’t stack up for anything, we know that,” he said.
“We must all bring our best effort to win this game against North Melbourne, who on their day are a very good team.”
The Len Hall Game will bounce down at 6.45pm, but fans in attendance are encouraged to be in their seats by 6.15 for the pre-match ceremony, which this year honours the veteran community and commemorates recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions including Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan.
At 6.38 the Anzac Observance Ceremony will commence.
Warrant Officer Class One, Brenton Vardy from the 16th Battalion at the Royal Western Australian Regiment will Recite the Ode, followed by The Last Post and a minute’s silence.
The National Anthem will this year be performed by Legacy Children whose fathers made the supreme sacrifice for their country.
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