Geelong teen Tanner Bruhn is backing himself in to have a much bigger impression within the Cats’ quickly evolving midfield.
With captain Patrick Dangerfield and premiership participant Cameron Guthrie into their 30s, Geelong are working to deliver by means of their subsequent wave of midfielders.
In the Cats’ March 1 apply match towards Essendon, Bruhn and fellow younger weapons Jhye Clark and Max Holmes performed a vital position in turning the sport round.
Bruhn, who’s coming into his second season at Geelong after shifting from Greater Western Sydney, believes “times are changing” on the Cats.
“I just want to keep learning off Pat (Dangerfield), Tommy Atkins, Cam Guthrie; keep plugging away and bring some younger boys through as well,” Bruhn informed AAP.
“It’s a really exciting time down here at the Cats that we’ve got some young guys that are coming through at the same time.
“I used to be capable of play some good minutes in direction of the again finish of the season and actually decide up a bit of little bit of the workload.”
Guthrie was limited to just six games last season in Geelong’s doomed premiership defence due to a toe injury.
The 236-game veteran will now be sidelined for up to 10 weeks after suffering a serious quad injury in a practice match last month.
“Unfortunate circumstances it occurs once more that (Guthrie) might be lacking some time,” Bruhn stated.
“If you regarded on the final quarter (towards Essendon), it felt like a special Geelong outfit.
“It’s exciting for everyone – for the club, for the fans, and even for us players – to know we’ve got a really good young core group coming through that can definitely take a lot of the load.”
Bruhn is about to play his fiftieth AFL sport in spherical one when Geelong host St Kilda at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday evening, with the potential for a report crowd on the floor to mark the long-awaited opening of the brand new Joel Selwood Stand.
The 21-year-old made 30 appearances for GWS after being drafted in 2020, earlier than opting to maneuver again to his dwelling city on the finish of 2022.
“I settled in a little bit last year towards the back end of the year and I definitely feel more comfortable this year,” Bruhn stated.
“I’ve had a longer pre-season and just having more continuity with the playing group and the system.
“I’m in an ideal place to assault the 12 months and hopefully have a giant 12 months with the staff.”
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