In the extensive history of the V/AFL, only six players have featured in 400 games.
These men have combined for 21 premierships, but curiously, no Brownlow Medals.
Ahead of Scott Pendlebury's coronation as the code's all-time games record holder this Saturday, I've had a crack at ranking the six revered figures for their play, individual and team success, and overall legacy.
5Brent "Boomer" Harvey
The man Pendlebury will surpass on the weekend became synonymous with his beloved Roos for the way he went about it.
Uncompromising effort, dare with ball in hand, an ability to hit the scoreboard and a courage that belied his size endeared him to the success-starved Kangaroos faithful.
"Boomer" won a premiership as a youngster in 1999, claimed the E.J. Whitten Medal as the Big V's best on ground in the concept's last iteration before its recent revival, four All-Australians, five best and fairests and three seasons as the captain of his beloved club tell the story of an enduring legacy at Arden St.
Factor in the universally acknowledged truism that he could've played on long after Brad Scott showed the club champion the door, and the picture of his ruthless professionalism comes into clarity.
A true champion, is "Boomer".
