Despite moving to Melbourne to study at university in 2008, Quick made the weekly trek during the season back to Rutherglen to play for his beloved Cats.

Not just for one season but four.

"I was going to have some time off when I was down in Melbourne for university," Quick said.

"But the coach at the time rang me and asked me to come back and play in 2008.

"So I travelled from Melbourne to play for four years."

Quick will be rewarded for his loyalty on Saturday when he notches his 200^th match in the navy blue and white hoops.

Rod Milthorpe is the most recent Cat to achieve the milestone in 2003.

Quick said it was an honour to achieve the milestone.

"It's fairly exciting, when you start playing footy, you never expect to play that many games," he said.

"It's a big honour because I don't think anyone at our club has achieved the milestone for over a decade.

"It's a bit unexpected because a lot of things need to go right to play that many games but not much not needs to go wrong in terms of injury."

Quick has spent his entire career at Rutherglen except for one season with Corowa-Rutherglen thirds.

"When I first started playing senior football, it was all about playing for your home club," he said.

"These days players seem to be a lot more transient and have a lot more leverage in terms that there is a diminished pool of players and if they have got a bit of talent they can command more money.

"It's disappointing from that point of view but it is what it is."

Quick paid tribute to the hard work of club volunteers which he said was often a thankless task.

"I feel as I have got the easiest job at the club and that's playing," he said.

"It's the volunteers who put in all the hard work like our president Greg Lumby, our manager Archie Jones, the trainers Mick Johnston and Alice Buckingham.

"It's people like that who donate so much time to the club alongside all the committee members as well.

"Where we get paid to play a game."

While Quick was yet to taste the ultimate success, he said making finals on numerous occasions remained a career highlight.

"Making finals and having that team success is easily the highlight," he said.

Quick is vice-captain this season and has played predominantly off half-back.

The 33-year-old rated midfielder Ian Kay as his most talented teammate over the past decade.

"Ian Kay is the best player I've played alongside," he said.

"He missed out on the league medal when he got in a dust up with one of the Nelson twins from Mitta United and got rubbed out.

"Chris Oates and Matt Glossop would also be right up there and Marty Brennan who is doing great things in the O&M now."

Quick said he was keen to keep playing for as long as possible.