The 31-year-old second rower started with the Bulls as an under 18 in 2001 while he’s been a regular first grader since 2005. Currey also had a season with Forster-Tuncurry in 2009 when the Bulls withdrew from the competition while he also had two years at Old Bar. He’ll notch his double century tomorrow against the Pirates at Old Bar.

Currey fondly remembers the 2007 season when the Bulls won the first grade premiership when beating Port City in the grand final, with the club also winning the reserve grade and under 18s titles.

“Then the next year we struggled to field a team and finished with the wooden spoon – we went from the penthouse to the sh..house pretty quickly,’’ Currey recalled,

The years since have been something of a struggle for the club – Taree hasn’t’ played semi-finals since 2011. Currey believes this is a hangover from 2007.

“We lost a lot of senior players in the club after we won the firast grade and reserve grade grand finals,’’ he said.

“It’s taken us a long time to rebuild.’’

However, he is confident there’s better days ahead. Taree will play finals football this season and will finish either fourth or fifth depending on results tomorrow.

“There are young blokes still in their early 20s like Josh Northam and Matt Taupe. They’ve all been in first grade a few years now and they’re the future of the club,’'  Currey said.

He's still enjoying the game as much as ever.

“The playing, training and the social side, it’s good,’’ he said.

An elder statesman now, he like to think he’s putting something back into the club by helping out the younger players. He also relishes the extra responsibility as captain.

Currey has his first experience in first grade out of under 18s when Wingham ruled the Group Three roost. He still rates Wingham forwards Stu Baker and Dave Corbett among the best he’s played against. In more recent times he’s run up against powerhouse teams from Wauchope and Port City. He nominates Robbie Trembath and Daniel Dumas as top performers there. As a younger player Currey said he learnt plenty from Taree City team-mates Phil Adamson and Troy Cochrane.

Obviously 2007 was a personal highlight.

“We also won the under 18 premiership in 2002 and I’m still mates with a lot of players from that team – that was good,’’ he added.

Currey thinks he’ll have at least one more year with the Bulls.

“I have a young family to consider now and at the end of every season I think it could be the last,’’ he admitted.

“But I’d like to run around again next season.’’