Immortalised as the captain of Tasmania's only Shield-winning side in 2006-07, Dan Marsh is keen to remain involved in a coaching role - with Tasmania preferably, or wherever the game takes him.
The 36-year-old formally announced his retirement on Wednesday, bringing down the curtain on an outstanding 17-year career which included 137 Shield appearances and 265 matches for Tasmania in all forms of the game.
"It's always a tough decision to give away something you love doing but it was something I probably decided this time last year," said Marsh.
"It's been an enjoyable year and I've been lucky enough to win another title for Tassie and had a good, enjoyable year in Shield cricket."
"I've been lucky enough to play in an era for Tasmania that's been really successful, I feel very fortunate to be part of that and obviously winning the Pura Cup or the Sheffield Shield was a huge highlight."
Marsh said the Tigers' win over the Vics in the Ford Ranger Cup final had been the highlight of his final season, but there's still a job to complete in the Shield at the MCG where Tasmania was bowled out for 222 on the opening day of his final match.
"We would love to get six points here and get a win," said Marsh, who was caught on the fine leg boundary for seven.
"We haven't had a great day today, but there's a little bit of life in that wicket so we need to come out tomorrow and bowl well."
"Hopefully if we can match what they did with the ball, put enough balls in the right areas, we can create some opportunities."
Marsh said plans to make the transition to coaching, much as his father Rod did with the Cricket Academy in Adelaide and with England after his own glittering Test career finished in the early 80s.
"Cricket's been my life and I love the game," said Marsh.
"I've done a bit of coaching and I would like to head down that path, ideally (with Tasmania) but obviously you have to wait and see how things pan out.
"We love living in Tasmania, it's a great place to live."
"I've got a young family, it's an easy place to live, I love it there and I would love to stay down there."