Patrick Dangerfield, at 35 years old, will become the 25th player to play 350 games against Brisbane at GMHBA Stadium on Friday night.
It's an extraordinary achievement for a Brownlow Medallist and premiership player that his put his body on the line as a midfielder for most of his career.
But two key factors in Geelong's handling of their superstar captain has significantly contributed to his longevity at the top level.
Dangerfield hasn't played 20-plus games in a season since 2020 and hasn't played more than 18 a campaign during that period.
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The management that the Cats and Chris Scott have put in to Dangerfield's body has helped reaped the rewards of a career that looks anything but over.
If the veteran had any issues with his body, however minor, Geelong would rest him from games of football, particularly interstate matches.
Dangerfield has been saved for the team's most important matches with a view for him peaking toward the finals series, something we saw in 2022.
As the Cats champion gets older, his position has also changed including the biggest alteration which has been made this season.
Now at the age where he can't run out a game in midfield, and the team having several new guns through there in Max Holmes and Bailey Smith, Dangerfield is being used almost exclusively as a forward.
He has kicked 19 goals from 12 games in 2025 and is on track for his best goalkicking season since 2017, as he forms a devastating double act with Jeremy Cameron.
With his average clearance numbers dropping from 5.2 a game in 2024 to two a match this season, it's plainly evident what Geelong are trying to do with Dangerfield.
And that means that football fans are going to see Dangerfield in the AFL for a little while longer.
Maybe until 400 games.