I regard Albury as my home club so I'd really like to finish up there.
- Chris Hyde
Albury great Chris Hyde is poised to retire at the end of the season.
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On the eve of his 200th match for the Ovens and Murray powerhouse, Hyde said it was highly unlikely he would play in 2020.
"I'm planning on giving it away," Hyde, who turns 37 in August, said.
"If I play anywhere next season it will be at Albury but I think the time will be right to finish up.
"I'm not entertaining the idea of heading bush.
"I regard Albury as my home club so I'd really like to finish there."
Hyde joined Albury from AFL club Richmond in 2009 and has gone on to star in seven Tiger premierships in 10 seasons.
Teammates Luke Packer and Joel Mackie are the only other players to have lined-up in all seven during the club's golden era.
"It's been really easy to this point but with the kids getting older it's starting to get a bit harder," Hyde said.
"Peta (wife) has been great and it's probably the right time to spend some more time with my family."
As well as playing in seven premierships, Hyde has won two Albury best and fairests, the 2017 Morris Medal and the 2009 Did Simpson Medal.
He rates bringing up 200 matches for Albury against Wodonga Raiders on Saturday as one of his biggest achievements.
"There is a list of 200-game players on top of the bar in the clubrooms at the sportground and I don't think there would be 15 names on it," Hyde said.
"There might be 10 or 12.
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"It's a big honour.
"The club has been around 130 or 140 years and when I arrived as a 26-year-old I never dreamt of playing 200.
"I've never thought much about milestones but over the last few days, assuming I don't break down at training or get dropped, I've started to think about it a bit more and am looking forward to it.