It is rare for an individual to walk into a football club and have such a profound impact both on and off the field. 

But such is the larger than life personality of Becky Webster, she has done nothing but drive Geelong's AFLW program forward since the minute she walked in the door. 

Part of the Cats inaugural team in 2019, the star defender has carved out an extraordinary resume, firmly established among Geelong's most important players and now co-captain alongside Nina Morrison. 

But this weekend will see Webster notch another outstanding milestone, as she becomes the first Geelong player to reach 75 AFLW games in the blue and white Hoops. 

Discussing her upcoming milestone, the skipper said it is an accomplishment that she takes great pride in, while also noting how important the club has been for her. 

"It is probably something that I will reflect on later in my career," Webster told Cats Media. 

"75 games is a pretty amazing achievement in AFLW, that is for sure. It is something that I am super proud to get to, and to get to experience with an amazing team.

"To be at Geelong this whole time as well, it feels really special and it feels like home.

"To see where AFLW has come from, since I started walking through these walls when I was 18 to where it is now, and the opportunity to play more games and the professionalism that has grown across that time as well, it has been really exciting.

"Hopefully it doesn't take eight or nine years to get to 75 games in the future, but it is pretty special."

Webster arrived at Geelong in the 2018 AFLW draft, selected with pick 7 shortly after Nina Morrison, building a strong foundation for the club to grow and expand upon. 

The dynamic defender made her debut in the Cats' inaugural AFLW game, when they defeated Collingwood in the opening round of the 2019 season. 

She would only play four games in her first season, following that with another six appearances in 2020, before the competition started to evolve and teams played more matches within each season. 

A picture of consistency, Webster has barely missed a game in recent years and has become a staple of the Cats' line-up, embodying what it means to be a Geelong footballer. 

Webster noted what the Geelong Football Club means to her, and how special it is to pull on the Hoops each week. 

"It is pretty surreal to be fair," Webster said. 

"I think we are very lucky to be a part of this workplace, but it is also so fun to be a part of as well. You don't often think that you are rocking up coming to work, when your workplace is kicking a footy around and having fun with your mates and friends.

"These four walls are so special, so to be able to pull on the Hoops each weekend and represent what it means to be a Geelong person first and foremost, but to be able to compete and have fun together as a group, that is something you definitely don't take for granted.

"I am sure once your career is done and dusted, you can really reflect more and have those special little moments of reminiscing and times with friends.

"It is even really lovely to see the past players start to roll through now, to have been playing alongside them not long ago and to now start to build that history of what it means to be a Geelong AFLW player, is really special.

"To be a part of this team now, to see where it has come from, it is a lot of pride to wear this jumper."

Along the way, there have been a number of key influences that helped to shape Webster's career, ranging from her closest family members to former Geelong captains. 

"In my early days, I was very fortunate that I had an older brother and my Dad, so I kicked the footy a lot with them growing up, just having a lot of fun with them really," Webster said. 

"Playing junior football with the boys as well, I always felt so included and was lucky enough to grow up in a small country town that just valued footy on the weekends. It was lovely to be able to do that at a young age, and never feel judged or unwanted.

"I loved doing that and that influence kept me going through my career, which was lovely.

"I feel like once I got to Geelong in particular, the likes of Meg McDonald who really helped shape me as a leader, but just as a friend and someone to look up to, was pretty special.

"Then the coaches along the way as well have been really lovely, so I am very fortunate to have had some great people guide me through the journey of my football career."