Aidan O'Shea has made more championship appearances than any other player in footballing history, but it looks like he isn't finished yet.
O'Shea's 90th game came against Dublin in the last round of the group stages and that saw him overtake Sean Cavanagh's record of 89.
The long-standing veteran first made his debut for Mayo back in 2009, and it looks like he will be lining out again, 16 years later, in 2025.
The Connacht side's season came to an end two weeks ago when Derry beat them on penalties, and the long wait for an All-Ireland title continues.
O'Shea will be 35 next season, but shows no signs of slowing down, and even lined out for his club Breaffy in a league game, the morning after the Derry defeat.
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Speaking on The Irish Examiner GAA podcast, the bulldozing full forward, revealed that he already has his sights on 2025.
You are already plotting and planning about things you want to do. It is 200 odd days until Mayo play again. It is a lifetime in Gaelic football.
"It is very unusual compared to old system. I think this is a problem across the board in terms of development of players. We would have gone deep into championships and eight to ten weeks later we are back together collectively.
“Whatever bad habits or regressions you pick up, stuff you get away with at club level, it wouldn’t be significant. But we are not back together until December.
"Five months of playing club football where you will always have bad habits that will creep in. It is a long time away. It should be utilised by players to improve but it is a long time away from the environment.
"You have to try and utilise it as best you can. So, we lost last weekend but if you are not turning your mind to being a better footballer or team in 2025 pretty promptly, you will be behind the pack.
“There are loads of little things running around in my head. Last week was a tough week. In terms of my mentality, I’m back into five or six days a week. I think most inter-county players are that way.”
It doesn't seem like O'Shea is taking any time to reflect or think about his immediate future with the county, as his focus is already on improving as a player for next season, and when Paul Rouse started the podcast by paying tribute to the Dublin stars who might call it a day this summer, O'Shea quipped; "I thought you were trying to retire me."
You don't become the most capped player in championship history for nothing, and this resilient mentality is a clear example of how he has been able to stay at the top for so long, something that he goes on to address.
My life is set up to play football for Mayo. I'm very lucky with the support I have around me, my family and my fiancee that that suport is there.
"I live a stone's throw from MacHale Park's gym, a stone's throw from the pitch. And not every player has that luxury.
"I see some of those players who are travelling up and down to Dublin, and they don't have that same level of flexibility and convenience, so I'm very lucky that way."
The Breaffy clubman also said that he has been lucky to avoid injuries throughout his county career, and by the sounds of it, as long as he remains injury-free this summer, then we will be seeing his in the green and red of Mayo next year.
