Veteran Port Adelaide ruckman Scott Lycett says his reconstructed shoulders are once more prepared to hold an AFL load as a batch of children problem for his spot.
Lycett performed simply 4 video games final yr after having his proper shoulder reconstructed in April.
It was the third time in his 12-year AFL profession that Lycett has undergone a shoulder reconstruction – and all post-surgery recoveries had been hampered by infections.
Lycett’s newest ailment prompted the Power to deploy Jeremy Finlayson in ruck and in addition choose 23-year-old Brynn Teakle within the midseason draft, just for the West Australian to interrupt a collarbone on AFL debut.
Port even have 23-year-old Sam Hayes and Dante Visentini, a 19-year-old untried at AFL stage, amongst their ruck shares.
The 30-year-old Lycett can sense they’re all gunning for his first-choice ruck spot.
“Having competition for spots is only beneficial for the team,” Lycett advised reporters on Monday.
“You look at the best teams and there’s guys absolutely knocking the door down and they can’t get a game so it’s definitely good for the team.
“He (Teakle) is pushing me at coaching and younger Haysey and Dante as effectively … these guys are all fairly younger and I’m one of many older ones so that they’re positively going to be attempting to come back for that spot.
“We will wait and see and leave it up to the coaches. The best trainers will get the spot.”
Lycett stated he was totally recovered from his newest shoulder surgical procedure which coincided with Port’s fall.
The Power final season misplaced their preliminary 5 video games and missed the playoffs after taking part in, and shedding, consecutive preliminary finals.
“It’s just good to be back on the park and actually kicking the footy around, I was used to sitting on my ass all last year so it’s good to be doing my job,” he stated.
“Watching last year and how we went, we didn’t start the way we wanted and missing out on finals after playing in two prelims in a row, the whole team was disappointed.
“So I’m actually wanting ahead to getting again on the market. I had low season and good pre-season and video games are simply across the nook.”
Port’s preseason marketing campaign will embrace a visit to Perth for trial video games towards West Coast and Fremantle on the finish of this month forward of their premiership season-opener towards Brisbane on March 18.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
