The two close friends will bring up massive milestones together, with Oakley playing his 300^th and Kerr his 200^th senior game for the club against Pimpino on Saturday.

Oakley said it was special to reach the milestone alongside his good friend.

"I've definitely been excited and looking forward to it," Oakley said.

"I've just been hoping Jase could get up for it too so he could play it with me - it's awesome timing.

"It doesn't feel any different at the moment, but I'm sure I'll be a bit nervous before the game on Saturday."

Oakley played his first senior game 19 years ago, in the final match Noradjuha-Quantong played at the Noradjuha Recreation Reserve.

"I think Rocket (head coach Rodney Hogan) had a bit of a romantic idea about that," Oakley said.

"It was the last game at Noradjuha, and Jarred Combe and I were brought in to play our first senior game.

"We'd both come through the juniors and played at Noradjuha, so I reckon it was a bit of a set up there."

Kerr's first senior match came in 2003.

"I was 16, a top-age junior. I came on in the second quarter and my first kick was a goal on my left foot," Kerr said.

"I was actually pretty happy with that one."

Through the proceeding 16 years, the duo have clearly built a massive amount of mutual respect.

"He's the only bloke to dominate every position on the ground I reckon," Kerr said of Oakley.

"He's definitely in the top two I've played with. Muddy (Marcus) Anson and then Shane are definitely the top two."

Oakley put Kerr alongside Anson and Geoff Berry.

"Jase would be in the top three I've played with," Oakley said.

"When I was playing half-back flank, Geoff Berry was our centre half-back and he was an absolute gun.

"I used to hang off the pack, he'd handball it to me, I'd kick it to Muddy, get a handball back and kick it to Adrian Heard in the forward line. That was a good time.

"But ever since it's been Jase. He's been the dominant break the lines player in our side for a long time."

Kerr and Oakley also take pride in remaining loyal to the Bombers throughout their careers.

Oakley has played every season for the club, while Kerr played elsewhere for just two seasons, when he and Anson won back-to-back premierships with the Horsham Demons in 2009-2010.

"That was very, very hard to leave, but it was a really good learning curve," Kerr said of his time at Horsham.

"I definitely learnt a lot from playing there and then came back to Noradjuha-Quantong.

"Something that stands out for us overall was probably just sticking with the club. We had a couple of tough years, but we really came together as a group a few years ago and stuck with it.

"Now you can see all the juniors coming through and things are pretty positive."

The duo now provide an important veteran presence in a young Bombers team, and both are still pivotal players.

Oakley won the club's best and fairest two seasons ago in 2016 and has already booted 15 goals from his four games this season.

"I waited until I was in my prime to win that best and fairest," Oakley joked.

While they're both still important players, the duo said they were looking forward to the next generation taking the reins and leading the club forward.

"It's getting to that stage where it's good to sit back and see those young guys come through and take a bit of leadership upon themselves," Kerr said.

Kerr and Oakley also wanted to thank the club - and most importantly their wives - for their support.

"Thanks to all the volunteers at the club who keep everything going. We wouldn't be here without them," Oakley said.

"Some of my early coaches too. Heardy, Rob Avery, those guys were big influences on my career.

"My wife Brasi too, for always being willing to let me play footy."

Kerr said the same.

"I'd have to thank my wife Katrina - it's a lot easier playing footy than baby sitting," he said.