A gold No.10 sprawled across Scott Pendlebury's back doesn't do the Collingwood champion justice in a monumental milestone that will see him eclipse the V/AFL games record.
The AFL approved of the Pies' request for Pendlebury to don a gold digit on his back when he walks out for the 433rd time, which is tipped to be against West Coast in Round 11 at the MCG.
But could there have been better ways to honour the football icon with a basketball background?
In the NRL, Alex Johnson broke the all-time try record in March, and returned to the field after he scored a try in a gold No.2 to celebrate the milestone.
North Melbourne champion Brent Harvey, when taking over Michael Tuck's games record, had '427' placed under the sternum of all Kangaroos players.
So what should the Pies consider for Pendles? Some may be tongue-in-cheek.
Tipping into the basketball background
The basketball background was an easy one to weave into a guernsey.
Pendlebury has long been linked with his junior basketball days, so much so that Anthony Hudson immediately tagged him with 'basketball background' in his AFL debut.
It has stuck ever since and for good reason.
His ability to find space in the 360 degree sport, rarely get pinned holding the ball and find the right option has made him one of the best players in the modern era.
So, it's only fair that we recognise his basketball talent in his AFL games record breaking match.
