Bart Leach was there in 2012 when Pirates made it four straight Central North premierships - he captained them in fact. He was there again in 2019 when they became the first side to win four straight titles twice.
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And he will be front and centre as they look to rewrite the history books again this season.
The front rower has been one of the bedrocks of Pirates' dynasty.
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This season, which starts for the premiers on Saturday with a grand final rematch, will be his 14th in the black and gold.
"I do love it; I guess it's just hard to stop," Leach said.
The main reason is his team-mates.
"There's a core few that I'm really good mates with and then it's just great having those young fellas come through," he said.
"I really enjoyed it when I was new to the club having those older blokes around me and I just hope that I can keep passing that on to the younger fellas."
Now 35, he said there has probably only been once that he has seriously considered hanging up the boots.
That was when he did his ACL in 2014. He admittedly thought that was it, but fortunately his knee recovered well.
"Even after this year I'll stick around for as long as I can," he said, grateful for the support of wife Cath.
The two recently welcomed their fourth child with Digby arriving just before Easter.
A brother to Max, Molly and Sadie, the inspiration for the name, on Leach's behalf anyway, was former Wallabies flyer Digby Ioane. Cath also had a dog called Digby.
On his player profile on Pirates' Facebook page, Leach lists that 2012 triumph - and lifting the Heath Shield - as his favourite memory during his time at the club.
He was also asked about any pre-game superstitions or routines, to which his reply was "heaps".
He can't wash his hair (not that that is a big problem these days) or brush his teeth on game day and can't shave from Thursday footy training until after the game. He also has 'lucky' speedos that he wears, has to pack his bag 'a certain way' and use the same towel, and has to drink a yellow Powerade before the game.
Not a naturally superstitious person, Leach told the Leader he doesn't know how it started or why. It's just something he has done "ever since I've been playing".
"It's something I've done and because we've been successful, I've kept doing it," he said.
An Ag and Technology teacher at Calrossy, Leach has in recent seasons found himself playing both alongside and against, some of his former pupils.
"I love it, I love playing with them and playing against them, it's good fun," he said.
He said not playing last year had definitely made him want to play even more this year, and he can't wait for Saturday.
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