Matt Priddis, who is the current record holder for the most tackles in AFL/VFL history, has announced he will hang up his boots at the end of the 2017 season.
The West Coast Eagles star has made 1587 tackles in an 11-year career spanning from 2006-2017.
Along with this record, Priddis (32), has played 235 games for West Coast and won the Brownlow in 2014.
St Kilda's Lenny Hayes and Sydney's Jude Bolton are currently sitting second and third respectively.
Bombers veteran James Kelly and former Roos skipper Andrew Swallow round out the top five, while recently retired Crow, Scott Thompson, also makes the list in sixth.
| AFL/VFL Tackles | |||
| Player | Team | Years | Tackles |
| Matt Priddis | WCE | 2006-2017 | 1587 |
| Lenny Hayes | Stk | 1999-2014 | 1496 |
| Jude Bolton | Syd | 1999-2013 | 1490 |
| Andrew Swallow | NM | 2006-2017 | 1447 |
| Jame Kelly | GEE/ESS | 2002-2017 | 1428 |
| Scott Thompson | MELB/ADEL | 2001-2017 | 1410 |
| Gary Ablett | GEE/GC | 2002-2017 | 1325 |
| Jimmy Bartel | GEE | 2002-2016 | 1316 |
| Joel Selwood | GEE | 2007-2017 | 1295 |
| Simon Black | BRIS | 1998-2013 | 1283 |
