Terang Mortlake's Tyson Densley played his first senior Hampden league game for the Bloods against the North Warrnambool Eagles at Bushfield oval in 2005.

Then just 17 years old, Densley remembered slotting a goal as the Bloods, coached by Adam Dowie, won on the way to achieving back-to-back flags for the second time in the club's history.

It was the only game he played in what was a star-studded senior outfit that season before heading back to the junior ranks.

Then in 2015 Densley played his 150^th match against a Dowie-led Koroit outfit. And on Saturday the AFL social media head, now 31, will celebrate his 200-game milestone against the Eagles, coached by you know who.

"I'm definitely coming toward the end of my career, so it be something I can look back on," he said.

"I think a footy club is a really vital part of any country community, but particularly Terang and Mortlake.

"You see the way it gives an opportunity for people to come together, switch off from their lives and enjoy the sport."

The Eagles mentor coached Terang Mortlake from 2004 to 2006.

And Densley said Dowie, or 'Snoop' as he was known around the club, had a significant impact upon him and other young Bloods players making their way at the time.

"He has a great footy mind and we'll have to be at our best to beat his new side," Densley said.

Densley recalled jumping at the chance to play alongside the likes of Matt Schrama, Matt Irving and Pat Heffernan as a teenager in the Bloods' golden era.

He also remembered sitting in the stands as an eight-year-old when Terang won the 1995 decider.

"It was an awesome achievement for the club," Densley said. "Ever since then I wanted to play in one as well."

And sure enough he did, taking part in the club's third flag in five years when Irving coached Terang Mortlake to the ultimate success in 2008. Densley's premiership teammates Jordie McKenzie, Tom McKenzie, Steve Staunton and Nick Couch will run out with with him again this weekend.

"You definitely play for team success, so that flag is the highlight of my career," Densley said.

Based in Melbourne since 2009, Densley trains with a group of other country footballers from Terang Mortlake, as well as the Warrnambool District league's Kolora-Noorat, the Goulburn Valley league's Mansfield, the Minninera and District league's Wickliffe-Lake Bolac and the North Central Football League's Donald.

He couldn't guess how many kilometres he's driven from the big smoke and back over the years.

But Dowie said it was this unwavering commitment to the football club Densley would always be remembered for.

"It's a great effort," Dowie said. "He's a beauty. And country football is about the people you meet along the way."

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