Joe Philbin's Warrington Wolves career in pictures

Having broken through as a raw back-rower, it was a move to the middle that proved pivotal for the 29-year-old as he closes in on 200 appearances for his hometown club.

On Saturday, his decade of service to The Wire will be celebrated in his Testimonial match against Leigh Leopards at The Halliwell Jones Stadium as Sam Burgess' side round off their preparations for the 2024 campaign.

By way of reflection, we've dug through our picture archives to bring you some of the best shots of Philbin from his time at the club...

Academy players often undertake work experience around the town and Philbin was no different - here he is with George King at Rock Oil (Image: Mike Boden)

Here's a very youthful looking Philbin's headshot for the 2014 season, just months before his Super League debut (Image: Mike Boden)

Before he made his Wire debut, Philbin featured for Swinton Lions on loan. Here he is playing for them against Leigh Centurions back in 2014 (Image: SWPix.com)

June 13, 2014 - the day Philbin made his Super League debut for Warrington. Here he is warming up for the clash with Hull KR (Image: Mike Boden)

His home debut came a month later against London Broncos. Here he is helping Paul Wood celebrate his try in a 72-12 win (Image: Mike Boden)

Touching down for a try in a losing effort against Wigan in the 2014 under 19s Grand Final (Image: Mike Boden)

Scoring one of his first senior tries for the club against Wakefield in July 2015 (Image: Mike Boden)

Scoring a try in a home victory over Hull KR during 2015 (Image: Mike Boden)

2016 was, by his own admission, a difficult year for Philbin but he was part of the squad that lifted the League Leaders Shield that year. Here he is, third from right on the front row, after the clinching win at Hull FC (Image: Mike Boden)

2017 was somewhat of a breakthrough year for Philbin albeit a poor one for the club but there was a clear highlight - here he is with Tom Lineham following the World Club Series win over Brisbane Broncos (Image: Mike Boden)

2018 saw him further cement himself in the first team as Steve Price took over as head coach. Here he is having touched down for a try against Huddersfield Giants (Image: Mike Boden)

The highlight to date - scoring the opening try in Wire's memorable Challenge Cup Final win over St Helens at Wembley in 2019 (Image: Mike Boden)

Celebrating the Wembley win with fellow Warringtonian Dec Patton (Image: Mike Boden)

A memorable 2019 ended with a call-up to the Great Britain side for their tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea (Image: Brett Phibbs/photosport.nz/SWPix.com)

Gearing up for the resumption of Super League in 2020 following the coronavirus lockdown at his old stomping ground of Shaw Street, home of his first junior club Culcheth Eagles (Image: Mike Boden)

Running into old teammate George King behind closed doors at The Halliwell Jones Stadium as Wire face Hull KR during the Covid era in May 2021 (Image: Mike Boden)

In 2022 came a major setback - he suffered an ACL injury which would finish his campaign early and eat into his 2023 season (Image: Mike Boden)

Having built himself back up again following his devastating ACL injury, Philbin returned to the Wire side against Leigh Leopards in March 2023 (Image: Mike Boden)

As another new era dawns for The Wire in 2024, Philbin will once again form a key part of the pack under new head coach Sam Burgess (Image: SWPix.com)