REACHING the 100-game milestone will be nice, but Geelong's Josh Hunt is more focussed on playing well in the next 20-25 matches - preferably this AFL season.
The Cats' historic grand final triumph last September was his 99th senior match.
While 2007 ended in glory for Hunt and his team-mates, he endured a tough year of inconsistent form.
The defender finally cemented his spot in the senior side from round 20, despite being ill after the preliminary final.
Geelong start the NAB Cup pre-season competition on Saturday with a home game against Melbourne and Hunt wants a big year.
“To me, yeah, it's nice to get 100 games under your belt," he said.
"But the way the club is at the moment, anyone could get a game, you could throw a blanket over 35-40 blokes.
"It's always in the back of your mind, as I found out last year, that you can't take anything for granted, take your foot off the pedal - someone will go past you.
"I'm trying my best not to let that happen again."
The Cats will start the regular season as the team to beat and, like Hunt, it will be all about consistency for them.
Hunt said the team knows it must stick to the same principles that made last season so extraordinarily successful.
“All the recruiting staff and Bomber (coach Mark Thompson) have sat down long and hard over the last seven or eight years, they've come up with a great bunch of blokes," he said.
"[We have] some good footballers as well as good people, the reward for the good work is starting to pay off now.
"Everyone looks at the Brisbane side and thinks `well, they did three in a row', but all year last year we were just about getting our processes right.
"We knew if we did everything we wanted to do, we'd win most games, but it doesn't take too much for a side to come up and bite you on the bum.
“You have to work hard, no-one is going to give you another premiership."
Melbourne, by contrast, have new coach Dean Bailey and a big turnover of players, meaning a lot of unknowns on Saturday for the Cats.
"That's the thing, they've got a massive turnover and it's going to be an exciting time for them," Hunt said.
"They've got a lot of players who want to put their best foot forward and impress the new coach.
"They've got some very good players in there and some exciting young players coming through as well."
He said after the joy of a premiership and some tough work through the summer, the Cats would have a simple mindset.
"On top of the list, we want to win," he said.
"We don't go out there just to put on a nice little show.
"We want to win every game we play....at the same time, the coaches want to see us putting into place the structures and the game plans they've implemented over the off-season.
"It's about time, looking forward to it."
