Daniel Menzel will notch a long-awaited milestone when he plays his 50th game on Thursday night.

The 25-year-old, who made his AFL debut way back in 2010, has shown incredible resilience to fight back from four knee reconstructions.

“At times you wonder if you’re going to reach these milestones,” Menzel told Cats Media.

“It’s only 50 games – it's not 100 or 200 – but every milestone for me mean a bit because of the perspective I put it in … and never taking that for granted.”

To watch the full interview with Daniel Menzel click on the video player at the top of the page