Q. Do you feel a lot more part of the side now that you are a bit more of a regular senior player?
A. Last year, as I am still now, I was finding my feet. So far this year I have been given a few more bigger jobs on small forwards - like Stephen Milne and Jeff Farmer on the weekend. I am certainly getting more confidence as the weeks go on and really looking forward to this week's game and heading into the finals.
Q. Will Friday night be one of the biggest crowds you have played in front of?
A. It probably will be. I think when we played Collingwood last year in a night game was the biggest crowd, so Friday night will be close to it.
Q. With Dustin Fletcher out earlier in the year, who was one of your biggest supports or mentors?
A. All the guys are good but probably Danny Jacobs. I know he is still young but for him to come on, he took the sort of guys that Dustin would normally take. He was really good and helped me out on the ground. If I didn't know where to go or where my man was I always knew that Danny would be watching over me to help me out. So I thought that was pretty good from a young guy as well.
Q. Can you believe you are playing with players you used to look up to as a kid - the likes of Joe Misiti, Mark Mercuri, James Hird etc?
A. Coming up through my junior days I used to look up to Mercs, Joey, Fletch and Hirdy - and now I am playing footy with them. I am trying to help build on their success that they have already accomplished and try and do a bit extra. To be apart of something they are going to remember for the rest of their lives is pretty special.
