Port Adelaide and Collingwood will unite to honour former Adelaide coach Phil Walsh, who was tragically killed last week, ahead of their game on Thursday night.
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There will be no theme songs and no banners when the players run out on to Adelaide Oval.
The players will wear black armbands and pause for a minute's silence before the start of the game. The Power will still play Never Tear us Apart in the lead-up to the first bounce.
Walsh spent more than a decade working at Port Adelaide as part of the coaching crew that steered the club to the 2004 premiership.
He returned there to work alongside coach Ken Hinkley last season, working closely with the club's midfielders.
Walsh began his 122-game playing career at Collingwood, spending a season there before moving to Richmond and then to the Brisbane Bears.
"This is our first game since Phil's tragic passing and we know the entire Port Adelaide community want to pause and reflect on his wonderful contribution to our club and the broader football world," said Port Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas.
"Phil was a much-loved friend of Port Adelaide and will forever be part of our community. Thursday night will be very special and we welcome all football supporters to come along and pay their respects to Phil and his family."
