Dale Morris will become the oldest player in VFL/AFL history to reach 250 games this weekend, when the Western Bulldogs play North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium. 

Morris will reach the 250-game milestone aged 35 years and 226 days.

Previous record holders include Vic Thorp (34 years, 217 days, Richmond, 1925), Tony Liberatore (34y, 182d, Western Bulldogs, 2000), James Hird (34y, 151d, Essendon, 2007), Aaron Sandilands (34y, 144d, Fremantle, 2017) and Don McKenzie (34y, 127d, Essendon, 1973).

Morris is the 13^th player to join the 250 club at the Western Bulldogs, with Brad Johnson holding the title of most games played on 364 matches.

Western Bulldogs most games played:

Player                                Games

Brad Johnson                     364
Chris Grant                        341
Doug Hawkins                    329
Scott West                         324
Ted Whitten Snr                 321
Robert Murphy                   312
Rohan Smith                      300
Matthew Boyd                    292
Tony Liberatore                  283
Arthur Oliver                      272
Daniel Giansiracusa            265
Stephen Wallis                   261
Dale Morris                        249*