Another year and another record is set to tumble at the hands of Brent Harvey. When the 37-year-old runs out against Adelaide on Saturday night, he will play in his 21st season making him the third player in VFL/AFL history to play 21 or more seasons.

Currently the most seasons in the game’s history are Dustin Fletcher (23, Essendon), Robert Harvey (21, St Kilda), Brent Harvey (20, North Melbourne), Michael Tuck (20, Hawthorn), Ted Whitten (20, Footscray), Jack Dyer (19, Richmond), Dick Reynolds (19, Essendon), Kevin Bartlett (19, Richmond), Simon Madden (19, Essendon), Roger Merrett (19, Essendon and Brisbane Bears), Paul Salmon (19, Essendon and Hawthorn).