In the countdown to his club record 239th appearance, Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich insists the prospect of becoming the first man to play 300 AFL games for a WA side hasn't crossed his mind.

Pavlich will further cement himself as Fremantle's greatest player when he surpasses Shane Parker's tally of 238 games in Saturday's clash with Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.

Since his debut in 2000, Pavlich has established himself as one of the Dockers' most durable players, notching 18 games or more in each of his 11 completed seasons.

Should that trend continue, the 29-year-old will easily reach the 300-game mark before his contract expires at the end of 2014.

But Pavlich said it would be remiss of him to think that far ahead, claiming the unpredictable nature of the game and the tough travelling schedule of West Australian sides would make it hard to reach the magical milestone.

West Coast are yet to produce a 300-game champion since their inception in 1987, with Glen Jakovich (276 games), Guy McKenna (267) and Drew Banfield (265) going the closest.

"You just look at the great Eagles players that have come close and not been able to achieve it," Pavlich said on Monday.

"It just goes to show how challenging it is to get to that mark. I'm not holding out for it certainly.

"That's at least three years and 60-plus games away.

"As an athlete, and even moreso as a captain, it would be negligent on my behalf to even look that far ahead."

Pavlich said securing a win against Adelaide meant far more to him than beating Parker's club games record.

"I don't want to be dismissive or disrespectful at all to the record but right at this point it doesn't mean a whole lot," Pavlich said.

"Shane Parker was a terrific servant and unbelievably highly regarded at this football club and it's been nice to speak to him over the past week to hear his typically understated thoughts on the games record.

"... His words were 'it probably ranks as high on your agenda as it does on mine', and that's quite low in the scheme of things."

Pavlich said it was special to notch the milestone in his hometown of Adelaide.

And the six-time All-Australian, who on several occasions resisted the temptation to return home and play for the Crows, hoped his decision to see out his career at Fremantle would be vindicated.

"I've mentioned many times before that it's been instilled in me from a young child ... that if you start something and you certainly think it's worthwhile, you may as well see it through," he said.

"I've always loved this football club.

"The opportunity to have sustained success for a long period is really important and hopefully I'm at the forefront of that."

Adelaide, who defeated Hawthorn in round one, will enter the match fresh after last week's bye, while Fremantle will be looking to rebound from their 11-point home loss to Geelong.

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