Do you think you know all there is to know about Todd Goldstein, after nearly 17 seasons and 299 games at AFL level?

Across his admirable career, the loyal Roo has won awards at club and competition-level, and been present in plenty of pivotal moments on the field.

Here are 22 quick facts about our champion No.22.

1. He debuted in Round 15, 2008 and had four disposals and 13 hitouts in North Melbourne's win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.

2. Here's who he lined up with in his first ever AFL game: 3. Brady Rawlings, 4. Daniel Harris, 5. Sam Power, 7. Adam Simpson, 8. Daniel Wells, 11. Michael Firrito, 12. Lindsey Thomas, 14. Gavin Urquhart, 15. Ben Ross, 17. Blake Grima, 20. Drew Petrie, 23. Nathan Thompson, 26. Lachie Hansen, 29. Brent Harvey, 30. Daniel Pratt, 31. David Hale, 33. Matt Campbell, 36. Shannon Watt, 38. Josh Gibson, 39. Leigh Harding, 42. Scott McMahon.

3. Goldstein kicked his first AFL goal in Round 16, 2008 against Collingwood at Docklands.

4. His first hitout was a goal assist to Drew Petrie in his career debut.

5. At 201cm he will become the third tallest player to reach 300 VFL/AFL games behind Simon Madden and Paul Salmon.

6. Earlier this year, he was inducted as an AFL Life Member for his longstanding contribution to Australian Football.

7. He'll be the sixth Kangaroo to play 300 games, following in the footsteps of Wayne Schimmelbusch (306), Glenn Archer (311), Adam Simpson (306), Brent Harvey (432) and Drew Petrie (316).

8. With his 300th appearance impending, Goldstein currently sits 100th on the all-time VFL/AFL games played list.

9. He set the league record for hitouts in a match, with 80 in a game against GWS in 2015. No one else has recorded more than 74 in a match.

10. He is a Syd Barker Medallist, having taken home the award in 2015.

11. He's slotted 153 goals in his career, with his best in a game being five which he's been able to reach on two occasions.

12. His highest finish in a Brownlow Medal count is 10th, after he polled 18 votes in the 2015 count.

13. He represented Victoria in the 2020 State of Origin match against the All-Stars.

14. He earned a spot as the ruck in the 2015 All-Australian side.

15. He played 109 straight games from Round 20, 2017 to Round 23, 2022. He is just the third two-metre tall player to manage a streak of 100 straight games after Darren Jolly and Dean Cox.

16. He is the first player in VFL/AFL history to have reached 1000 hitouts in a season.

17. He played in Oakleigh Chargers' 2006 NAB League Grand Final win.

18. It took Goldstein just 14 years and 285 days to reach 300 games, the 58th quickest of the 100 players to the milestone.

19. He represented Australia in basketball at U19 level.

20. He has only missed 26 games since making his debut, with 15 having been in his first two seasons (2008 and 2009).

21. He has 71 career Brownlow votes (12 best on grounds), and shares the same total tally as long-time teammate Ben Cunnington.

22. He currently sits atop the leaderboard for all-time career hitouts from an individual player.