AFLX is all about fun – for players and fans alike – and the four rival captains enjoyed plenty of that when they fronted the media on tournament eve.

Ahead of the realestate.com.au AFLX competition at Marvel Stadium on Friday night, Patrick Dangerfield (Bolts), Nat Fyfe (Flyers), Jack Riewoldt (Rampage) and Eddie Betts (Deadly) practised what they preached as they joked about their much-awaited arrival outfits, nicknames on guernseys, their 'rock, paper, scissors' form, and tactical planning.

"Live a little. Have an open mind," Fyfe urged fans.

"This is not to be seen as something that's similar to regular fixture AFL – this is fun, this is for the kids, the colours are bright, the names are a bit funky, so have a good time."

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The fun has already started. In a glorified training session at Gosch's Paddock on Thursday many players seemed more intent on seeing who could nail a torpedo from the greatest distance.

This flair is reflected in the attitude of Adelaide goalsneak Betts.

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Fremantle skipper Fyfe's Flyers are taking a more strategic approach.

"We've got a WhatsApp group going, so all the guys have been chatting and trying to figure out how we're going to play this game," he said.

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"But we spend so much time at our clubs dealing with structure, hopefully if you get the best players together they just naturally know what they're doing anyway."

Much fun will also be had as the players arrive at Marvel Stadium in their choice of pre-game attire.

Betts declared his Deadly team would be the one to watch in the fashion stakes.

"We're going to be pimped out," Betts revealed.

Richmond star Riewoldt also has definite ideas on the look of his players.

"(NBA star) Russell Westbrook is more of the fashion we're going for down at Team Rampage," he said.

Each side will enter the field to a team song, but those tunes are kept under wraps.

Among the nicknames to be displayed on back of guernseys is the curious 'Brown Fang', attributed to Dangerfield's Geelong and Bolts teammate Mark Blicavs. Dangerfield admitted he'd "stitched up" the big man.

"If you look at his front tooth, it's a different colour. The first word was censored originally. It's called something slightly different at the Cats," he said.

A game of 'rock, paper, rock' – in whichever order you favour – will replace a coin toss, and the skippers have been refining their skills.

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Dangerfield: "Apparently rock never fails."

Fyfe: "Are you giving something away?"

Dangerfield: "I'm terrible at it."

Riewoldt added: "It's a part of our warm-up, the paper, scissors, rock. I've probably got an upper hand on that because I've been playing paper, scissors, rock all pre-season in anticipation."

Steele Sidebottom unloads a torp at AFLX training. Picture: AFL Photos

And when the action begins, there will be stars everywhere you look. Fyfe's excited about playing with his gun teammates.

"Scott Pendlebury, (Marcus) Bontempelli, Josh Kennedy and myself as a starting four midfield is pretty handy, with Alex Rance and Isaac Heeney at either end of the ground, so it should be good," he said.

Dangerfield expects the evening to provide a lengthy highlights reel.

"(Fans) want to see 'Fyfey' taking massive marks, Eddie (Betts) snapping incredible goals and Jack Riewoldt the same. The thing about AFLX is that it harnesses all those great parts of our game, all those highlights, and creates more of them," he said.

The contests might even become a little willing too as professional pride kicks in.

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"It's probably similar to the NBA All-Star concept where it might be a bit fluffy at the start, but when the game's on the line everyone will get their competitive juices flowing. We want to win at the end of the day," Dangerfield said.

Lapsing into serious mode for a moment, Dangerfield addressed the greatest fear of most fans and clubs: the possibility of injuries so close to the start of the premiership season.

"We'll be smart with the way we play – all teams will – but you can get injured at training. If you're fearful of injuries, you'll never create anything different. Unfortunately they're just a part of our game," he said.