That's the call to arms to his fellow players from Melbourne captain Max Gawn, an enthusiastic addition to the Victorian team for next February's AFL State Of Origin return.
Gawn and Western Bulldogs key forward Sam Darcy are among the latest additions to the Victoria team for the February 14 match against Western Australia at Optus Stadium.
"The players have been wanting this for a while. Probably for the last five or six years in AFLPA catch-ups it's been a topic that's been brought up by the players in particular," Gawn said.
"The fact that the AFL jumped on board and we've been able to get it up and going, it's our turn now to give it a genuine crack.
"It's an appropriate time. I know clubs will be worried about injuries, but to cop a two to four-week injury, that all happens by round one. Compared to the middle of the year, you might be missing for two to four games.
"I would be playing a practice game on that day, no matter what, I dare say. To get to do it in front of 50,000 over there at Optus Stadium, it's pretty special."
Gawn and Darcy fronted the media on Thursday morning in front of the Ted Whitten statue at the Bulldogs' Whitten Oval home.
Whitten was the ultimate Origin and "Big V" advocate.
Gawn's selection begged the question - who will captain Victoria? There was a glint in his eye with the reflex reply.
"I'd love to be led by Toby Greene - imagine getting behind Toby Greene for a State Of Origin?," Gawn said of the firebrand GWS captain.
"That's a trigger I'd pull, but I also understand that we have probably the best captain in the comp, in Bont (the Bulldogs' Marcus Bontempelli)."
But Bontempelli is not a premiership captain - Gawn is.
"I wasn't going to say that, but you did. There's a premiership captain not in the squad yet, in (Collingwood's) Darcy Moore," Gawn deadpanned.
Gawn also noted that if there was one good thing to come out of COVID-19, it was players feeling more self-conscious about their home states.
"Having COVID did that to us - we all became real 'patriotic' again ... particularly these two states," he said.
"WA became their own island and Victoria was the most punished. So I feel like it's the perfect combination, to get a bit of fanfare.
"Hopefully some Victorians make the trip. We're allowed to go over there now, which is good.
"I'm really excited. There's this noise around the timeslot it's in and it might not be as serious as state of origins in other codes, but I'm pretty keen to get out there and have a genuine crack at this."
Gawn also hopes that origin is back to stay, something that he feels will benefit younger players such as Darcy.
Sam's dad Luke played for SA in the 1990s, before the concept's demise.
"I feel like it's something that could go on for decades and the man next to me will really cash in on that," Gawn said of Darcy.
The Bulldogs star said he remembers "little bits and pieces" of his father playing origin.
"It's incredibly special to be part of origin coming back. It's a privilege," Darcy said.
Gawn was also asked about the prospect of reuniting in the Victorian team with former Melbourne teammates Clayton Oliver (GWS) and Christian Petracca (Gold Coast).
"That would be handy, wouldn't it? I've certainly had some gelling with them ... over the last 10-12 years," he said.
"Hopefully their names come up."
Greene, Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane Lions), Noah Anderson (Gold Coast), Max Holmes and Tom Stewart (Geelong), Jacob Weitering (Carlton) and Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) were also added to the Victorian team.
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