Port Adelaide midfielder Brad Ebert wants to honour best mate John McCarthy with win against GWS Brad Ebert says he thinks about best mate John McCarthy before every game. PORT Adelaide vice-captain Brad Ebert has revealed he thinks about his fallen former teammate John McCarthy every time he runs out to play. As the Power prepares to honour McCarthy with a tribute match against Greater Western Sydney at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night, Ebert said the emotion of his tragic death still hit a raw note with Port players. McCarthy died in a fall from a Las Vegas Hotel in September while on an end-of-season trip with teammates. "You do think about him a lot," said Ebert, who was one of McCarthy's best mates. I've thought about him every game. On the weekend (against Melbourne) we had the black armbands for him and this week again the game will be to honour him. The end of last year was one of the toughest things we'll ever go through, losing John - this week's a good chance to honour him and get the win for him. Port - surprise 79-point winners against Melbourne at the MCG in Round 1 - is dedicating its first home game to McCarthy. There will be pre-match video tributes, a minute's silence and special banners for both sides as marks of respect for McCarthy. But Ebert, who will play his 100th AFL game, said the best way to honour him would be to beat the Giants. "This week is a good chance to honour him and get the win for him and his family," Ebert said. Ebert, 23, said with such emotion swirling around the club the players had spoken about keeping their minds focused on winning. Port Adelaide teammates John McCarthy and Brad Ebert at Alberton in 2012. "That is one of the challenges we have this week," he said. We've all thought about it individually and I've spoken to a few of the boys about how they're feeling - everyone's making sure they're focused for the game. There's going to be plenty of emotions going around and I guess a fair bit spoken about it, so it will be a tough one, but I think the boys have handled it amazingly well. We know the way we want to play now and we're all pretty focused on that. Ebert, who played 76 games with West Coast before joining the Power at the end of 2011, said he had found it tough to cope with McCarthy's death. "Obviously there are times when you get down, but you've got to try and remember the good times you had with him because he was a top fella and one of my best mates," he said. Port is hoping to recall full-back Alipate Carlile from a hamstring injury for Saturday's clash but former captain Dom Cassisi and exciting forwards Robbie Gray and John Butcher are likely to continue their comebacks from injury in the SANFL. Adelaide's fish kill worsens, a police car caught up in a high-speed chase, and Power players prepare to honour the late John McCarthy