Fremantle celebrity Nat Fyfe’s Western Derby destiny will likely be selected Thursday with the previous skipper revealing he’s been battling a foot damage for months as he tries to tackle a brand new function up ahead.
Fyfe, 30, missed the shock loss one level to North Melbourne at Optus Stadium on Saturday due to a flare-up of his plantar fasciitis.
The twin Brownlow medallist mentioned he’d been coping with the debilitating foot damage for about three months and he would handle it for a while to come back.
“I’ll try and get through main training and that’ll really give us an idea whether I’ll be available for selection,” Fyfe instructed 7NEWS.
“I’ve been dealing with him for about three months, and every now and then it just spikes in how much it inhibits you.
“I gotta get through most of training and be in a place physically and mentally where I feel like I’ll be able to contribute really well. Positively the rest of my body is tracking really nicely on my build back to full fitness.”
It comes as Fyfe backed himself to proceed to play ahead regardless of going goalless of their spherical one loss to St Kilda.
The two-time Brownlow medallist mentioned a couple of “fluke” targets within the pre-season elevated the hype round his potential to be a star goalkicker, however he was prepared to do the work in the long run to settle into the function.
“It was tough initiation, but (I) probably knew that was gonna happen,” Fyfe mentioned.
“I kicked a couple of fluke goals in the pre-season and maybe got the expectations and hype up a little bit more than as realistic.
“Playing as a full-time forward is going to take a lot of time to figure out how to do it consistently and my performances are going to be up and down for a number of weeks.
“The team didn’t perform as well as they would’ve liked and neither did I (in round one) and we’ve got to be patient and continue to put the work in as we get our season going and as I start to figure out this role as a forward”
Fyfe additionally performed down any starvation to return to the midfield the place he has been dominant for many of his profession.
“I’m fully focused on playing as a forward and working with (forwards coach) Jaymie Graham and JL (Justin Longmuir) and adding layers to my game as I figure out the forward craft, but I’ve got to go back to day one,” Fyfe mentioned.
“And there’s going to be a lot of criticism come my way and that’s fine, but I’ve got to have the courage to see through that and at some point I’ll hopefully be able to play some stoppage work but at this stage I’m keen on playing as a forward.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
