The Albury United stalwart said he had two left feet.

But his lack of touch in the field moulded one of the best keepers the AWFA has seen and a 250-senior-game milestone when he gloves up for Sunday’s clash with Hotspurs at Aloysius Park.

Since locking down his spot at the back of the green machine in 2002, he has won five league titles, played in nine cup finals — winning six — won the competition’s best goalkeeper three times and the players’ player twice.

Chambers also has one senior goal to his name.

But the 31-year-old rates the highlight of his career as “playing with a great bunch of blokes”.

“People who come to Albury United become family; look at the people around the club — Scott Kidd 38 years, Gus Martinez is 30 years’ plus, Matty Campbell was 30 years last year,” he said.

“A lot of guys stick around the club for so long and a lot of people come to the club because it is a family club.

“I guess I was raised here — starting in the under-10s, dad was manager for years and mum can still be found in the canteen on match days.

“I have played with guys like Cade Webb, Mitch Jones and had Scott Kidd as a coach for much of that time — you wouldn’t find better blokes.”

Chambers has had his fair share of injuries, including a knee reconstruction and a plate inserted in his hand that ended his 2010 season before it had really began.

He said the past 11 years had gone by in a blur but Chambers had no intention of stepping down any time soon.

“I’ll keep going as long as I can. It is pretty hard to walk away from something you love and has been a part of your life for so long,” he said.

“I still have the desire to win. “It hurts when you lose and we have been on the wrong side of the scoresheet for the past two weeks — we don’t want that to happen again.”

Chambers said he had seen some of the best in the competition.

“Outside of our own, I think Darryl Mills always used to get a few past me, he is a quality guy,” he said.

“I’ve always had a lot of respect for (Diamonds’) Paul Brunec and, of the younger guys now playing, Andrew Groves from Boomers.

“As for keepers you can’t go past Josh Fluss (Melrose player and coach), we played together in the Melbourne Heart game a couple of years ago and still bounce ideas off each other.”