Retired AFL great Shaun Burgoyne has flagged a return to his junior club Mallee Park, with a singular showcase appearance potentially on the cards.

Burgoyne will return to South Australia in taking up a mentor, list management and Indigenous liaison position with his former club Port Adelaide in what is a heartwarming homecoming for the 38-year-old.

The four-time premiership player called time on his 407-game career this year, ending one of the most decorated stints the game has seen.

Since his decision to hang up the boots, a number of local football clubs have been eager to gain Burgoyne's services for next season.

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Speaking onย Sportsday,ย the 2006 All-Australian revealed clubs from his home city of Darwin have looked to pry him back to the Northern Territory.

โ€œIโ€™ve actually had a couple of phone calls,โ€ Burgoyne said.

โ€œTwo from Darwin to see if I wanted to play up there. I said, โ€˜no thanksโ€™ because I didnโ€™t want to die in the sun up there."

In looking to balance his time at Alberton Oval, Burgoyne said there could be a chance he makes a comeback with childhood club Mallee Park in the Port Lincoln Football League.

โ€œPotentially go back home to Mallee Park and play one game there, thatโ€™s about it really," he added.

โ€œIโ€™m looking forward to actually going to watch the amateurs play and having a beer sitting in a deck chair to be honest.โ€

Burgoyne played 157 games for the Power, playing a key role in the club's maiden AFL premiership in 2004 before moving to Hawthorn ahead of the 2010 season.

The defensive midfielder added a further three flags to his trophy cabinet across his 250-game tenure at Waverley before ending his career as one of only five players to reach the 400 game milestone.