NEW LEADER HAS LESSONS TO LEARN
BRAYDEN Fiorini has proven to his teammates off the field he deserves to be among Gold Coast’s leaders but the midfielder says he feels he still has a lot to prove on the pitch.
Fiorini, 21, is the youngest of the Suns leaders for the 2019 season and with just 26 games to his name is also one of the most inexperienced on the list.
“I’m still inexperienced and I want to get out on the field all 22 games this year hopefully and try to help the boys out there and prove my on-field leadership as well,” Fiorini said.
“It’s definitely the best preseason I have had and touch wood I’ll stay injury free coming into the season. I’ve been up and down with injuries and I’ve just tried to get my body right.”
BRAYDEN Fiorini has proved to his teammates off the field he deserves to be among Gold Coast’s leaders but the midfielder says he feels he still has a lot to prove on the pitch.
Fiorini, 21, is the youngest of the Suns leaders in 2019 and with just 26 games to his name is also one of the most inexperienced on the list.
Injuries have provided the greatest roadblock in Fiorini’s career so far, with the Melbourne product rupturing his lateral collateral ligament in his maiden season in 2016.
A stress reaction in his ankle restricted him to 11 games last year.
The ball-winner is considered one of the best emerging midfielders at the Gold Coast club and with Fiorini in no doubt about his teammates backing of him, he wants to prove he can lead and perform on the field.
“I’m still inexperienced and I want to get out on the field all 22 games this year and try to help the boys out there and prove my on field leadership as well,” Fiorini said.
“On the field I like to talk a lot and set up the structures.
“I feel like that is my strength, my knowledge of the game and the structures and set up. That’s where I try to lead out there.
“The genuine care for my teammate and the staff and whole football club as well. I love this club.”
Fiorini has participated in every one of the club’s main training sessions of the preseason for the first time in his career as the Suns edge towards the start of the AFL season on March 24.
“It’s definitely the best preseason I have had and, touch wood, I’ll stay injury-free coming into the season,” Fiorini said.
“I’ve been up and down with injuries and I’ve just tried to get my body right.”