AFL great Dermott Brereton is convinced triple Richmond premiership star Shane Edwards will play at the game’s highest level until his late 30s.

Brereton compared Edwards with Hawthorn’s veteran gun Shaun Burgoyne, who is still going strong at 38 years of age, as he approaches the 400-game milestone (currently on 390 games).

Edwards, who turned 32 last October, has played 266 senior games for the Tigers, and seems to be getting better with age.

He again was one of Richmond’s best performers, in last week’s 2021 season-opener against Carlton at the MCG, with 27 disposals, 10 intercepts and eight score involvements.

“Shaun Burgoyne is the oldest player in the league at 38. I’ve got the next bloke who’s still five and a half years away from turning 38, but he’ll make it – Shane Edwards,” Brereton said on SEN.

“He’s 32 and his fleet of foot, his sidestep, his agility, his nimbleness, he has lost nothing.

“He’s 32 and he may as well be 18.

“I can see him playing another five or six seasons.”