On Saturday, Luke Parker will play his 100th game of AFL football and become the fifth fastest player to do so in the history of the Sydney Swans/South Melbourne Football Club.

After playing 13 games in his first season (2011), Parker has become a consistent performer within the Swans’ midfield contingent.

Not even a heavy concussion in the opening round of the season could snap what has now grown into 76-game streak, the current highest at the Swans and sixth highest of any current player within the AFL currently playing.

To mark this significant occasion in the 22-year-old’s already glowing career, sydneyswans.com.au take a look at the snappy Swans who sit above him.

Dan Hannebery – 4 years, 58 days

Earlier in the week, Swans coach John Longmire hinted at the notion that Dan Hannebery could nearly lay claim to the most impressive 100 games during his time in the game.

Dan Hannebery enjoyed a brilliant start to his career and has taken less time than anyone at the Swans to reach 100 games.

Still in his final year of high school during his debut season of AFL football, Hannebery would fly to Sydney for training ahead of games on the weekend only to fly back to Melbourne and go about his usual business at Xavier College midweek.

It was a remarkable effort from the then 18-year-old who managed seven matches in his first season with the red and white.

Longmire was still an assistant to then head Paul Roos when Hannebery came along and has subsequently seen Hannebery rapidly develop into one of the competition’s elite on-ballers over the course of his 137 matches to date.

Hannebery played his 100^th game milestone in the 2013 semi-final against Carlton, starring with 33 disposals as the Swans ran out 24-point victors. It was the fastest journey to 100 games in the history of the Sydney Swans/South Melbourne, eclipsing Jared Crouch by a day.

Jared Crouch – 4 years, 59 days

After debuting in 1998, Jared Crouch played a further 193 consecutive matches.

Jared Crouch took a little while to make his AFL debut, but didn’t look back when that day finally arrived.

What helped ‘Crouchie’ to the then fastest 100 games in Club history was the fact the nuggety back pocket possessed a form line and durability which yielded 194 consecutive games since his 1998 debut.

After earning a surprise call up, Crouch never left a team sheet for several years after that.

It was an impressive run of games – the sixth highest streak in league history and a club record until Adam Goodes broke the streak in 2008.

As a result, Crouch needed less than five seasons to tick off 100 games, reaching the milestone in Round 14, 2002, against Hawthorn.

Tadhg Kennelly – 4 years, 70 days

Tadhg Kennelly managed 197 game, a premiership and was this season inducted into the Club's Hall of Fame.

The fact Kennelly reached 100 games is a story in itself, but to become the third fastest Swan to do so behind a Club great and current day star is even more impressive.

Kennelly was as raw as they come when arriving at the SCG under the guidance of former development coach George Stone.

Struggling with the skill and concept of the game at first, the speedster had athleticism on his side and a level of persistence which saw him transform into one of the most successful Irish footballers in the game’s history alongside the late Jim Stynes.

Managing only eight games in debut season of 2001, Kennelly hardly missed a beat thereafter going on to play 197 matches and a significant role in the Swans’ drought-breaking 2005 Premiership.

It was during that famous finals series that Kennelly became the then second fastest Swan – behind Jared Crouch – to reach 100 games. It came in the Preliminary Final triumph against St Kilda.

Kennelly, who captured the hearts of Swans and AFL supporters during a fabled career, was this year inducted into the Sydney Swans Football Club Hall of Fame.

Jason Saddington – 4 years, 71 days

Jason Saddington enjoyed a sold start to his AFL career before injury ended his run.

Jason Saddington’s first five seasons for the Swans was incredibly consistent, managing 22 games in his debut 1998 season and another 89 until an injury interrupted 2003.

Saddington in fact held the record for the quickest ton until Crouch surpassed the feat by 12 days only three rounds later.

A serious knee injury in 2004 and subsequent marred rehabilitation process would wreak havoc on the talented midfielder’s continuity.

Saddington was traded to Carlton at the end of season 2005 where the on-baller managed another 20 games over three years before retiring from the game.

Saddington is the current coach of the GWS Giants Academy.