With 243 games to his name and three club champion awards, Rawlings is regarded alongside club greats like Harvey, Archer, Schimmelbusch, Simpson, Greig, Stevens, Martyn, Dench and Dugdale - the only players to have donned the royal blue and white on more ocassions.
And while he mightn't have sought much publicity regarding his retirement announcement on Wednesday, Rawlings is sure to go down as one of the finest players to walk through the doors at Aegis Park.
As the number three prepares to take the field on Saturday, the Kangaroos will no doubt be giving their all to ensure their great mate gets one last chance at finals glory.
Today, kangaroos.com.au takes a look back at some of the defining moments of Rawlings' career with a special photo gallery.
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| Training before the 1999 Grand Final Rawlings was named an emergency |
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| Headshot for the 2000 season |
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| Rawlings celebrates a goal against Geelong - Round 19, 2001 |
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| Celebrating with Drew Petrie and Jess Sinclair - Round 16, 2002 |
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| International Rules representative in 2003 with brother Jade |
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| A five-point victory against Carlton - Round 3, 2004 |
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| Celebrating a goal with Saverio Rocca - Round 1, 2005 |
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| Speaking to coach Dean Laidley at training - 2005 |
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| Chaired off after 100th game - 2005 |
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| Rawlings made his name as a tagger in the early days - Round 19, 2005 |
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| Elimination Final, 2005 |
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| Pumping North Melbourne into attack - Round 3, 2006 |
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| Embracing Nathan Thompson - Round 12, 2006 |
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| Going into battle with Brisbane's Michael Voss - Round 15, 2006 |
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| Leadership portrait - 2007 |
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| Victory by a point against Melbourne - Round 9, 2007 |
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| A great performance in a win to remember - Semi Final, 2007 |
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| The old Arden Street lockers - 2008 |
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| Excitement turns to tears after a draw - Round 6, 2008 |
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| Looking downfield for a target - Round 18, 2008 |
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| The 2009 leadership group |
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| Leadership portrait - 2009 |
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| Running out for Adam Simpson's last game - Round 18, 2009 |
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| A famous win against the Saints - Round 21, 2009 |
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| A win to remember in game 200 - Round 21, 2009 |
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| Goodbye to old Arden Street - 2009 |
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| Pre-season training - 2010 |
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| Best-on-ground on Anzac Day in home state - Round 5, 2010 |
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| A great way to finish the season - Round 22, 2010 |
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| Sharing the Syd Barker Medal with Brent Harvey - 2010 |
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| A great win against the Bombers - Round 13, 2011 |
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| Former opponent, now senior coach Brad Scott - Round 17, 2011 |
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| A true show of respect from teammates - Round 22, 2011 |
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| The final goodbye - Round 24, 2011 |
