Geoff brings up his 200-game milestone in the big match

Geoff McKeown's 200th game was a reward for persistence, and he had the honor of bringing up his milestone in a game that really mattered - a Grand Final, and alongside great mates Mark Gauci and Jim Polonidis.
And for good measure, Geoff's son Oscar took to the field with him when Tom Morrissy dislocated his shoulder during the match and couldn't field.
It was a double celebration for Geoff, as the Seconds won the flag over Melton South in a nail-biter.
Geoff can now call himself a four-time Premiership player.
It's been a long journey for Geoff, a mainstay as keeper for the Firsts before he moved to the south-east suburbs.
At right: A pensive Geoff McKeown waits to go in to bat in his 200th game.
Since then his games have been intermittent due to the distance and family commitments, but Geoff has played the majority of this season and also had the opportunity to pull on the Valley whites alongside his oldest son Oscar - debuting late last season.
Geoff made his Valley debut in 1998/99, so it's been a long haul to get to 200.
He was keeper in our Team of the Decade 2000-09, and was named as wicketkeeper in the North A Division VTCA Team of the Year in our Premiership year of 2009/10 - voted in by the captains of all teams.
Congratulations Geoff on a career well played and still nowhere near over - with more premierships on the way?