If Anthony Watmough's body holds together long enough to see out the remaining three-and-a-half years of his Parramatta contract, - the veteran forward is on track become the game's most capped player.

The man dubbed "Choc" will notch a significant milestone against Melbourne on Monday night when he becomes just the 23rd player to pass the 300 games mark. It is testament to his durability that he will limp into the encounter requiring a raft of pain-killing injections for injuries that require immediate surgery but have been put off until the end of the season.

Seasoned campaigner: Eels forward Anthony Watmough. Credit:Getty Images

"I've torn biceps off the bone," Watmough said. "I need to get my knee injected every game just to play. My shoulder injected. My fingers go numb every game. That's just what we do as a sport. It's a brutal sport, a collision sport.

"We do it because we love it and it's something I wouldn't change. I'll be pretty busted up at the end of my career, which isn't too far away. I'll get through the next few years and be happy to look back on these [milestones] knowing I've achieved a lot of good things in the game," said Watmough, who turns 32 next month.