ONE of Aberdeen Tigers' favourite sons recently etched his name in the Bengalla Hunter Valley Group 21 Rugby League club's history books when he registered game number 150.
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Dave Murnane is virtually part of the furniture at McKinnon Field these days - and there are no signs of him slowing down either.
The multi-premiership winner enjoyed a 24-6 victory over neighbouring rivals Muswellbrook Rams in the season opener last weekend.
But, he's keen for further success before he hangs up the boots.
"Yeah, 150 appearances with the Tigers is a pretty cool achievement," Murnane said.
"That's not counting the matches in the junior ranks either.
"So, I'm happy with it [the milestone], especially with the one club.
"It's certainly something to be proud of."
An Aberdeen junior from day one, Murnane's tally is a combination of first and reserve grade action.
He was also a member of the Tigers' "seconds" squad, which claimed back-to-back Group 21 titles in 2016 and 2017.
"I love the club," the experienced campaigner said.
"When I made my senior debut off the bench, I was only 16.
"It's funny, I can't even remember who it was against," he added with a laugh.
"It feels like a long time ago.
"But, the boys are great bunch of blokes to be around."
The Tigers tackle the Mavericks at Murrurundi in reserves and league tag on Saturday, and the Thoroughbreds at Scone Park in firsts and under-18s on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Rams are at home this weekend.
Muswellbrook will face the Singleton Greyhounds in "seconds", under-18s and league tag at Olympic Park on Saturday.
Round two draw
Friday, May 3 -
(at Denman)
6.30pm: reserve grade, Denman v Greta Branxton
7.40pm: first grade, Denman v Singleton
Saturday, May 4 -
(at Muswellbrook)
1pm: league tag, Muswellbrook v Singleton
2pm: under-18, Muswellbrook v Singleton
3.10pm: reserve grade, Muswellbrook v Singleton
(at Murrurundi)
2pm: league tag, Murrurundi v Aberdeen
3pm: reserve grade, Murrurundi v Aberdeen
Sunday, May 5 -
(at Scone)
10.20am: league lag, Scone v Merriwa
11.20am: under-18, Scone v Aberdeen
12.30pm: reserve grade, Scone v Merriwa
2pm: first grade, Scone v Aberdeen