That's all Belconnen Magpies club legend Chris York wants out of his battered body.

To even get that far, York and the Magpies will need to overcome the Queanbeyan Tigers in the AFL Canberra preliminary final at Manuka Oval on Saturday.

Do that and York would be able to sign off with a grand final appearance against the Ainslie Tricolours with injuries set to bring about an early retirement.

Torn ligaments in his thumb and multiple torn muscles in his legs have hampered York over the past four seasons after only missing one game due to injury in his first 12 years of senior football.

"[I'm] just getting too old and too sore, taking too long to recover," York said.

"As much as I'd like to [keep playing], the body isn't working as well as I want it to.

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"I'll miss it hugely, it's going to be a big hole in my life, but, it will be nice to go away if I want to, go snowboarding or something.

"I will actually have time to do some stuff but I'll miss the boys and the club."

York still remembers the butterflies in his stomach the day he made his senior debut as a 17-year-old against the Sydney Swans at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2004.

Now the 33-year-old West Canberra junior will retire as one of Belconnen's most capped players.

Not even the lure of playing another year alongside his close mates and seasoned veterans James and Lexie Bennett will be enough to coax him out of retirement.

Because now it's time for Belconnen's next generation to follow in his footsteps.

"It's a fantastic group they've got, there's so many good young guys coming through who have already stepped up really so my role has been very little this year, so they're all good to go," York said.

Queanbeyan are yet to beat Belconnen this year, but again they will be looking to spoil the Magpies' party much like they did in the 2015 decider.

The Tigers stunned Belconnen in the grand final and York says there is still a a tinge of regret fuelling the Magpies' bid for revenge.

"[We will] go out and prepare like we usually do, stick to our game plan and have the confidence that we have the ability to beat them and good enough to beat Ainslie the week after," York said.

The Tigers have the momentum going into Saturday after their fourth quarter blitz against Eastlake in the minor semi-final, but coach Adrian Pavese is sure there will be no complacency.

"We haven't beaten Belconnen all year so we know there's still a job to do and they're a very classy side, well coached," Pavese said.

"While last week was great to get the confidence up we still know we've got to back it up this week."

The Tigers will boast an unchanged line-up this weekend, just the third time they have been able to do so all year.

But Pavese believes the Tigers still have areas to work on, including their discipline around stoppages and grasping opportunities when they get a chance.

"Against Eastlake last week, we kicked two goals and nine behinds in the second quarter so we need to take our chances when we've got the momentum," Pavese said.

The final three teams standing in the men's competition are mirrored in the women's league with the Tigers already booking a place in the grand final.

They await the victor of Ainslie's clash with Belconnen at Manuka Oval on Saturday afternoon.

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Saturday: Belconnen Magpies v Queanbeyan Tigers at Manuka Oval, 1.15pm.