Don’t let the haircut idiot you, Sam Collins desires to run an AFL membership’s soccer division at some point.
The hard-nosed Gold Coast defender admits he has “morphed” into the Suns’ key defender since his arrival 2019, plucked from Box Hill within the VFL after being delisted by Fremantle.
He was sporting a extra conventional in the reduction of then however has taken it into his personal palms with a glance he says mirrors his growth on the Gold Coast.
“I cut it myself … my hair is an evolution of my football,” the 28-year-old proudly advised AAP.
“Since I first got here it’s changed a lot.
“I’ve much more confidence in myself and am snug making an attempt to place my fingerprints on the membership.
“I’m not the most modern footballer; I am quite small and it’s not where I was drafted to play, but it’s where I’ve ended up.
“I play an vital position for the group and l adore it.”
The Werribee junior has a finance degree and is completing his master of business administration.
He’s clear-minded because of the long road taken to cement an AFL career.
“It’s been a very completely different journey to most likely anybody else within the AFL, however that is vital as a result of it is given me nice perspective for the way good we’ve got it right here and I’ve set myself up after soccer,” he said.
Collins wants to explore the corporate avenues that an MBA will open once his playing days are over, but has a dream job in mind.
“I’d love to seek out my manner again into footy right into a GM of footy position,” he mentioned.
“So I must get the haircut of the system now earlier than I’m going again to the quick again and sides.”
Injury kept Collins to just nine games in his first Suns season but he was still named as part of the side’s leadership group the following year.
His fierce nature and competitiveness is driving the side’s push for a maiden finals berth after a club-best 10-12 campaign last year.
“Some of the important thing forwards, you do not need to pump up,” he said of the goal-square niggle.
“But if I’m laborious to play on and that is a nuisance to them, I’m doing my job.
“Internally there’s no doubts of what we’re capable of but externally that’s lagging a bit and that’s on them to catch up.
“Teams are beginning to respect us however we have to play out finest footy and the notion of us will change.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
