Australian Rules great Kevin Bartlett is going to let his wife decide on the pose for his statue outside the MCG.
The five-time Richmond premiership winner, who played 403 games for the club between 1965-1983, has been chosen to be immortalised on the Avenue of Legends.
Bartlett will become the 16th sporting great - and eighth Aussie Rules player - to be honoured with a statue in the grounds surrounding the MCG.
Ideas for the statue's pose are being thrown around based on photos taken of him in his heyday.
Bartlett told RSN radio on Thursday his wife fancied a photo of him running, arms raised, after scoring a goal against Collingwood in the 1980 VFL grand final.
"If Denise says she likes that, then there's a very good chance that's what I'm going to push," Bartlett said.
Existing sports heroes on the Avenue of Legends are Shane Warne, Norm Smith, John Coleman, Neil Harvey and Jim Stynes.
Others, such as Don Bradman and Betty Cuthbert, line the MCG as part of the Parade of Champions.
"I always stop at those statues and have a look at them and read them," Bartlett said.
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