NORTH Melbourne midfielder Brent Harvey might be set to become the eighth Kangaroo to rack up 250 games, but the triple best-and-fairest isn't concerned about such numbers.

Having received advice from coach Dean Laidley regarding quality over quantity, the 30-year-old isn't prepared to set his sights on another milestone and is merely enjoying his current opportunity to play football.   

"A wise man once said to me, 'Don't count your games; make your games count'," Harvey said on Wednesday.  

"So I've got one year left on my contract and I'm sure I'll finish up that and then what happens after that, I'm not too sure.

"It depends on how the body is still feeling, and if the club still wants me, most of all."

Harvey, along with captain Adam Simpson (275 games), is closing in on the club games record currently held by the recently-retired Kangaroos legend Glenn Archer of 311 matches.

He said while holding such a heralded record would be an honour he'd value greatly, he isn't making it his sole focus. 

"'Simmo’ always mentions it, and it would be fantastic and you probably set your next goal at 300," he said.

"But, if that happens, it would be amazing, and if it doesn't happen, I won't be hanging my hat on it. I won't be waiting around for it to happen.

"I just want to make sure we win this week. It's a big game and I know it's my 250th, but the Western Bulldogs haven't been beaten and we want to go out there and have a win. That's the most important thing."

At 172cm, Harvey is one of the shortest players in the league and has relied on his blistering speed throughout his career to make up for his lack of height.

"I've tried to use my pace to run away from the big boys, because once they get you, they tend to bash you around a little bit," he said.

He also said quashing early speculation he was too short to compete in the big league was particularly satisfying.

"No one really said anything to me [about my height], but I guess there were rumours around that when I first got drafted," he said.

"The average lifespan of an AFL footy player is four years, and I've gone past that so I'm pretty happy with my career to date."

Harvey plays his 250th league game as a premiership player, a triple best-and-fairest recipient, as equal runner-up in last year's Brownlow medal, and three-time All-Australian.

"I got spoiled a little bit, playing through the ’90s with the likes of Wayne Carey, Anthony Stevens and Glenn Archer," he said, when talking of his illustrious career.

"We lost the flag in 1998 but won one in 1999, so I was probably a little bit naïve thinking it was going to happen a lot more than it has.

"What I want to come out of the next few years would be a premiership, and that's what we're striving for."

Ultimately, while Harvey remains adamant team success this weekend outweighs the importance of the milestone, he admitted he was a little chuffed to have made it this far.

"It's been a pretty long journey. I played my first game in 1996, so it's been a long time coming," he said.

"I guess when you first start out playing footy, you don't set out to play 250 games; you set out to play one.

"This is obviously just a huge bonus, and I'm pretty happy it's come around. I'll try not to get too wound up in it and just make sure we have a win."