Tim Gossage

Yeah, I suppose I have.

I think that's the reason why I have been able to get to 300 games.

I try and find little things to motivate me each week and that's one that comes pretty easily to the mind against Port Adelaide but I'm always looking at different things against different opponents to stay motivated and get going each week but

I think that's part of the reason why I have been able to play a lot of footy is that motivation level is still really high and I'm still really driven to be the best that I can be, but to also do my part to win football games, Kingy.

Yeah, I sort of felt a little bit disrespected in my draft year.

I thought I had a pretty good year that year and my size and my speed and everything wasn't at the athletic profile that the recruiters were probably looking for.

So I think that's the reason.

Yeah, I think that fourth year, that's probably when I started to feel comfortable at the level and knew that I'd probably play every week.

But before that, I think in my second or third year, I might have had a one... I think my third year, I had a couple of 30 disposal games and played a bit of midfield and felt like I was dealing with the bigger bodies quite well and the power and speed of the game.

And that was probably my third year where I thought, yep, I can make it.

living out of this, and that's when, in my mind, I thought, yeah, I can play for a long time at this level if I put my mind to it and do everything right.

That's a tough one.

Do you have to pick one of these?

Yes, yes.

Fireball.

Fireball, Lachie.

I have to go fake.

I have to go fake.

I'm a premiership coach, my coach at the moment, and I won't get a game if I don't get one.

Yeah, fair call.