200 games and 11 seasons is a feat any AFL footballer would be proud of, but Todd Goldstein’s not content just yet. 

“I still feel like I’ve got plenty of footy left in me, and the body is feeling the best it’s felt in a long time,” he told SEN’s Sam Maclure. 

“I’m not putting any ceiling on how long I’ve got left, but I feel like I could get another five or six years out of my body, and that could be another 100 games.” 

Goldstein is just the 30th North Melbourne player to surpass the magical 200-game barrier. 

“When I got drafted, my mum’s comment was that she hoped I could get to 10 years, and that seemed quite a way off at the time,” he said. 

“When I arrived, my goal was to get my name on my locker, and that was going to take me 100 games.”

The significance of the milestone not lost on the athletic ruckman.

“It’s been a privilege to be a part of the footy club (North Melbourne) and to play and learn alongside some of the game’s absolute greats, like Glenn Archer, Drew Petrie, and Brent Harvey,” Goldstein said.

“It’s been an amazing journey and I’ve loved every minute of it. I’ve made plenty of memories, and hopefully I’ve got a few more to go.”

Goldstein is North’s third most-experienced player, only behind Scott Thompson and Jarrad Waite.

Now setting the example for the younger players like Petrie and Harvey did before him, he can’t help but be excited by the club’s future. 

“We knew that we were re-building our list to a point with all the draft picks we have brought in over the last two years, but the top 26 or 27 players at least are very capable players, and there’s a lot of experience in our current 22. 

“We were definitely confident that we had enough experience to go well this year.” 

With North starting its year in fine fashion, Goldstein said the club has no limitations on what it can achieve. 

“Winning form and winning games breeds confidence, and that brings more wins,” he said.

“It’s easy to have faith in your game-play and your squad when you’re winning games of footy. 

“Last year we got to this point and we’d been close in a few, but we hadn’t won many games, and it made it a tough slog for the rest of the year. 

“When you start your season with a few wins, like we have this year, you get that feeling that finals are a genuine goal for us, and it spurs you on for the rest of the season.”