Brendan Fevola will celebrate a turbulent 200-match career on Saturday night convinced he remains at the peak of his powers and capable of cracking 300 AFL games.

The controversial ex-Carlton spearhead reaches the milestone against Richmond at the Gabba 13 games into a three-year deal with the Brisbane Lions.

Despite carrying a nagging groin problem, Fevola already has 41 goals for the Lions and expects to improve his output after returning to full training on Thursday.

"I'm 29, in my peak, so two more years after this and hopefully play to 33, 34 and hopefully play another 100 or so games," Fevola said.

"Playing at full-forward if the body holds up I think you can achieve that.

"So as long as I keep my pace and look after my body I think I can play for a lot longer than what my contract is at the moment.

"I'm starting to get back to full fitness which is great."

A St Kilda fan while growing up in Melbourne, Fevola would surpass his childhood idol Tony Lockett if he played on for four more seasons.

Lockett played 281 games for the Saints and Sydney and finished with a record 1360 goals.

It dwarfs Fevola's tally of 616 goals at more than three per game, the highest percentage of all current players.

But, according to the colourful full-forward, all have come off his right foot and he'd love to slot one with his left - not to mention challenge for a flag after spending most of his career near the bottom of the ladder with the Blues.

"Over my 200 games I haven't played in too many wins and hopefully over the next couple of years we can forge a good team and play in some more wins and really enjoy kicking a few goals and hopefully play in a premiership."

With Lions captain Jonathan Brown set to miss the next three weeks, Fevola must shoulder more responsibility up forward for the struggling club.

As well as Lockett, Fevola revealed he studied Gary Ablett snr, Jason Dunstall and Wayne Carey, both on and off the field, when he was growing up.

"I was fortunate enough to sell pizzas out of Waverley Park when I was a kid ... and I'd sit down and watch those blokes and sneak into the rooms and just watch what they did," he recalled.

"That was a real highlight and I always wanted to do that and now I'm fortunate enough to do that which is great."

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