Warriors stalwart Simon Mannering was typically deflective when quizzed about his forthcoming milestone in this weekend's clash with the Gold Coast Titans.
Mannering will make his 250th appearance for the club on Saturday, joining the legendary Stacey Jones (261) as just the second player to reach the mark for New Zealand.
"I never would've thought this would be possible," said the 29-year-old.
"I'm pretty lucky along the way and I'm thankful I've had the chance to represent the club that many times.
"Milestones are more something you look back on when you finish. Now it's more about thanking the people what have got you there."
But just how much does he left in the tank?
"I'll play as long as I can and as long as the club wants me. If I'm doing the job for the team then I'll keep going."
"I still enjoy my footy, enjoy being in a team environment, being around the guys.
"There's still plenty of motivation there. You're representing the Warriors, the club and the country and there's a lot of pride in that."
Coach Andrew McFadden recognised the exceptional qualities Mannering offered his side, acknowledging the second rower was part of an elite class of players.
"I've met players who can give everything, but I haven't met players like Simon who can do it under a fair bit of duress," McFadden noted.
"People will never know what he's had to put up with in a game. He's certainly the ultimate warrior.
"In terms of my coaching career, he's one of the toughest."
Mannering opted to vacate the captaincy role earlier in the season after admittedly struggling with its additional demands, McFadden adamant that his overall game has benefited since.
"It's certainly helped him. He's a lot more relaxed not having that burden."
Teammate Shaun Johnson confessed the achievement would certainly ensure some additional motivation for the team heading into Saturday's contest with the Titans.
"He's doing something that only one other player in the club's history has done, so it's hard to ignore," admitted Johnson.
"He's the type of person who doesn't want this to be mentioned, but as a playing group we respect him and hold him that high that it's going to drive us, and it will."
Fellow forward Jacob Lillyman saw Mannering tally an enormous 67 tackles in last weekend's hard-fought golden point loss to the league-leading Sharks, and is under no illusions as to what he brings to the team both on and off the field.
"He does the things no one notices, but we certainly notice," said the Queensland State of Origin representative.
"He's very much appreciated in this team and we're glad to have him on our side.
"He's a pretty dry character, but we appreciate him."
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