Scott Pendlebury on Saturday will run out in the black and white vertical stripes for the 431st time and will move within just one match of joining Brent 'Boomer' Harvey as the record holder for most games played in VFL/AFL history.

Pendlebury debuted way back in Round 10 2006 and he's played with and against some of the all-time greats.

Speaking ahead of Thursday night's Round 7 opener between the Bulldogs and Swans at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night, the 38-year-old was asked by Triple M to list his Top 5 opponents.

3Gary Ablett Jnr

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GEELONG, VICTORIA - AUGUST 25: Gary Ablett of the Cats celebrates after a goal during the round 23 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the Gold Coast Suns at GMHBA Stadium on August 25, 2018 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/AFL Media/Getty Images)Lance Franklin

"Just to be on the field with him when he was at his peak was unbelievable. We played them (Geelong) one time and 'Daisy' Thomas was supposed to tag him. I think he had 52 touches and kicked two goals. Daisy reckons he had 30, but his sole job was to stop Gaz Jnr. I think we still won.

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