It's been marked on their calendar since the start of the season - now Gold Coast ruckman Daniel Gorringe believes Saturday's match against an 'up and down' Port Adelaide presents the best chance so far for the Suns to notch their first win.
Born and raised in Adelaide, the 200cm, 88kg Gorringe played his junior football at Norwood and would be well versed in the tale of how Port Adelaide have transitioned from a once-feared side into wayward unpredictability.
A proud club of unrivalled success at SANFL level dating back to 1870, in the years since losing the 2007 AFL Grand Final to Geelong by 119 points, the Power have established an unfortunate reputation for inconsistency and losing matches they should win.
Now in a rebuilding phase under coach Matthew Primus, Gorringe believes the Power are cursed by the inconsistencies of playing a young 22 and could drop the four points if the Suns hit them hard early, despite their sensational Showdown win at the weekend.
"They won't be expecting much from us," Gorringe said.
"They're a pretty up-and-down side. They can be a bit like us, a bit inconsistent."
"If we can catch them off guard, hit them hard and play some good footy their heads might drop and they might start blaming each other. Maybe we can get a win."
That's easier said than done for the Coast, who despite a vastly improved performance against Melbourne still went down by a margin nearing triple figures.
Based on results, they might not look any closer to a historic first win but Gorringe believes things are slowly starting to click into gear at Carrara.
"The boys are starting to gel together now but it'll still take a few more games for us to play consistently and competitively for four quarters," he said.
"Last week was a good chance for a win but we just fell away in that last quarter. If we can be more consistent this week and play hard at the ball for four quarters, we'll have a good chance."
Growing up, Gorringe had a soft spot for the Adelaide Crows - that is, before he switched allegiances to Hawthorn - but like most South Australians he had very little time for the Power.
That's unlikely to change on Saturday as he plays in the ground he came to watch football at as a kid, AAMI Stadium, in front of family and friends.
"A few of my mates are Port supporters so it might be a bit weird trying to smack around their best players," he laughed.
"They had a good win against Adelaide in the Showdown so they'll still be on a pretty big high."
"But to get back (to AAMI Stadium) is going to be a special occasion with my family and friends there. It's an exciting stadium to be around when it gets loud. It's a really good atmosphere."