Essendon Coach, John Worsfold, will draw level with Bombers Legend Dick Reynolds this weekend for total games involved in football at the highest level.

Worsfold is set to participate in his 517th official match as a player/coach this week. 

He played 209 games for West Coast and has coached 307 games for the Eagles and Essendon.

Worsfold and Reynolds will share 15th spot in the game’s history for total games.

The leading 15 in the game’s history:

Kevin Sheedy (919 games comprising 251 games as a player and 668 games as a coach)

Michael Malthouse (892 games comprising 174 games as a player and 718 games as a coach)

Jock McHale (878 games comprising 261 games as a player / player-coach and a further 617 games as a coach only)

Leigh Matthews (793 games comprising 332 games a player and 461 games as a coach)

David Parkin (729 games comprising 211 games as a player and 518 games as a coach)

Ron Barassi (719 games comprising 254 games as a player / player-coach and a further 465 games as a coach only)

Norm Smith (659 games comprising 227 games as a player and 432 games as a coach)

Allan Jeans (652 games comprising 77 games as a player and 575 games as a coach)

Paul Roos (624 games comprising 356 games as a player and 268 games as a coach)

Rodney Eade* (621 games comprising 259 games as a player and 362 games as a coach)

Robert Walls (606 games comprising 259 games as a player and 347 games as a coach)

John Kennedy (575 games comprising 164 games as a player and 411 games as a coach)

Tom Hafey (589 games comprising 67 games as a player and 522 games as a coach)

Percy Bentley (546 games comprising 263 games a player / player-coach and 283 games as coach only)

Dick Reynolds (517 games comprising 320 games as a player / player-coach and 197 games as a coach only) and John Worsfold* (209 games as a player and 307 games as a coach)