‘Running machine’ Brad Hill reaches 250th game milestone

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has paid tribute to "running machine" Brad Hill ahead of his 250th game. Video via AAP

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00:00Well Ross, first off, Brad Hill 250, can you just talk about what he means to the club?

00:05Yeah, it's really exciting for Brad. I think it's an opportunity to just look back at his career for a brief moment, where it's still going.

00:14250 games, obviously three-time premiership player at Hawthorne.

00:17He's just been a running machine. He brings great vibrancy to the place. His leadership's really grown.

00:26So, yeah, we'd like to honour how this thing we hold him in with a really strong performance.

00:33I think that would be the aim. So, yeah, it's great for his family. It's a significant milestone.

00:39But once the balls bounce, it's all about the team. So, yeah, we'll celebrate it.

00:44New three-year deal for him as well. Pretty big show of faith, I guess, from the club.

00:48Well, I think if you look around the industry, I mean, he says to me I can play the next day.

00:54He goes, I'll never pull up sore. He goes, I'm ready to go the next day.

00:58So he works really hard, but he sort of, he loves to run.

01:02And more and more, you know, his players understand the opportunities.

01:07They look after themselves and prepare so well. The sports science is so good.

01:11And, you know, world sports, people playing well into their late 30s because it's the incentives there now.

01:17So, yeah, I would have thought his performance dictates it.

01:21We have plenty of analysis on the metrics of performance. There's certainly no drop-off in brand.