The opportunity to get into coaching.

It is something I have always been interested in and have a passion for.

Who do you see as your toughest opponent and why?

It's hard to name someone this year, as it's my first year in the Mininera league.

But in my whole career it would have to be Clinton Young, the former Hawthorn player.

I've matched up on him a few times playing against Minyup. His size, speed and skill was something I haven't experienced playing on anyone else.

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What makes you get out of bed on those days where it's not likely to reach 10 degrees and hasn't stopped raining in days?

That win, lose or draw, it's a great feeling to be around local footy, surrounded by mates and quality people.

Who do you rate most at your club?

Ross Jackson. The amount of things he does for the club and the care he has for everyone involved is second to none.

What is the greatest piece of advice you have received as a player?

It's nothing special, but something that comes to mind regularly is, "it's easy to be average".

If you're gonna be playing footy you might as well put your best foot forward and get the best out of yourself, you never know when your time might be up.

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