He's experienced, adaptable, friendly and thorough about his job.
After about 38 years, Mr Brodie is retiring from his position in administration.
It's a role often forgotten in the agriculture and livestock sector but without his behind-the-scenes work things wouldn't get done.
Between the stockmen and agents, and the clientele, is Mr Brodie.
He started working on Binney St in 1974 with a company called Australian Estates, but would often be found at the Euroa Saleyards.
When he wasn't at the saleyards he was back in the office balancing the books and livestock processing.
Eventually, he moved full-time into the Binney St office and hasn't been back for a while.
“I've enjoyed my time,” Mr Brodie said.
“There's been a lot of changes, like when we first used to go to the saleyard it was just everything was sold over open auction.
“Went to a live weight selling system and now it's more safe selling on grids.”
Mr Brodie has seen it all. Company changes and buyouts, drought, online auctions, bushfires and financial crashes.
And while in most cases it was out of his control, Mr Brodie stuck to his work and will be sorely missed by his co-workers.
“I was working in the background feeling it like the farmers were,” he said.
Branch manager Russell Mawson said one of the big changes to Mr Brodie's role has been the development of technology.
“From our perspective Tony has caught up with technology and managed it beautifully for all of those years,” Mr Mawson said.
“Tony is still in the middle of the transactions from the deposits to the account sales and settlements of the property sales.”
Mr Mawson said of "all the shopkeepers at this point in history, Tony is the longest serving in Binney St".
He said the long-time employee had always helped different people in the community.
“Whether it's someone that's not as well off he'll their mow lawn, or he's is always taking some of the older people to different doctor appointments,” Mr Mawson said.
“For communal type of work he's very much involved in that. Eighteen months ago he picked up an award for working every Saturday afternoon selling the tickets at the local footy.
“Tony has an outside world out there where he helps in a big way.”
Mr Brodie said he doesn't have any plans at this stage for his retirement.
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