One of the game's greatest survivors, Foran will play his 351st and final professional match in New Zealand's Pacific Cup final against Samoa.
Foran's career path is well known.
For large portions of the past 10 years it has felt like it could be over at any point, enduring a horror run of injuries, personal issues and fears of medical retirement in 2020.
But instead of being declared over by a doctor, Foran will finish it on his own terms on Sunday, in an international final while playing for his country.
"I actually thought about that this week," Foran told AAP.
"The reason I've been hanging on to my footy career for as long as I was the dream of hopefully winning another premiership. But this is the next best thing.
"The reality is for me it could have ended so many times. Through all the injuries, setbacks, adversity and dips in form.
"But I just feel like this is hopefully a reward for having hung in there for so long.
"It's an example of actually pushing through times when they're really difficult and really tough, because there is sunshine at the end of it."
In Foran's mind, an exit in the Kiwi jersey couldn't have been scripted any better.
He describes the jersey as "at the core" of him, and the reason he fell in love with rugby league.
The 35-year-old believes good things are ahead for the Kiwis, deeming the side capable of winning next year's World Cup.
Perhaps more remarkable than anything though is that Foran will retire with his 16-year Test career the longest of any Kiwi or Kangaroo in history.
"It's something I'm so proud of," Foran said.
"There was that middle part of my career where It just felt like it was all going so wrong for me.
"I just wanted so badly as a kid to be a great player and get everything out of myself.
"And it felt like for a period of time there that I was just never going to get the opportunity to to do that. No matter what I did, my body wasn't responding.
"It was going to be a wonderful start to it so my career, but a really sad ending.
"So I just feel get really really grateful that I've been able to turn it around with the support and the help of hose close to me."
Foran has found this week easier to deal with than his NRL farewell at Gold Coast, locked into a game rather than the endless external talk about a farewell.
And while the desire is there to end his career with a trophy, but there will be no big party on Sunday night
Instead, he will be at Brookvale Oval to work under Anthony Seibold first thing Monday morning.
"I don't need a break," Foran said.
"I've devoted my whole life to rugby league, and I don't want it to be any different once I retire.
"Seibs offered one, but I'm pretty keen to just hit the ground running at Manly."
Foran firmly believes Manly are in a good window, as they begin life without his old mate Daly Cherry-Evans and with young half Joey Walsh among the first back at training.
"I can't wait to work with those guys and just pass on everything," he said.
"I'm just so looking forward to passing on all my experiences and knowledge of the game. I've been thinking about it a lot.
"Once this is done, I'll close the book officially on my playing career and 12 or 18 hours later start my coaching one."
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