Key midfielder Sam Lonergan says he is preparing for a demanding and gruelling pre-season campaign under the direction of new high performance coach Dean Robinson and coach James Hird.
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The 24-year-old, who was limited to 12 games in 2011 following a torn medial ligament, said he was looking forward to completing a full pre-season campaign after returning to Windy Hill early to jumpstart his preparations.
“Dean is very highly regarded and he brings in a wealth of knowledge so, despite the pain I’m sure we’re about to go through over the next couple of months, we’re definitely going to be better off for it,” Lonergan said.
“Both Dean and Matthew Egan have already been great and it will be interesting to see what else they can bring and what they can produce in the next 12 months with the playing group.
“Dean is a very intelligent man and he is very demanding from what he wants out of the playing group, which is a great thing for us.”
Lonergan said he had recovered well following required knee surgery and would be able to fulfil to the demands of what is predicted to be an intense pre-season campaign.
“The knee is holding up really well. It was an eight week injury and then I managed to fit two games in before the season ended,” he said.
“After six weeks off and back into pre-season now, it is feeling fine and I’m managing really well with the training that is required at this stage.”
“So far, we’ve been very much focused on our leg weights and in six months it’s going to be very interesting to see what we all look like in jeans because there won’t be too many pairs that will fit us.
""But that’s where the game is at – it’s all about power and endurance and being able to run out a game and we really want to get to that level,” he said.
Returning from a holiday in America and Indonesia, Lonergan said he was looking forward to the full squad returning to Windy Hill ahead of the 2012 pre-season.
“I went to America and Bali and tried to squeeze as much as I could in those six weeks but I am now really looking forward and focused on a big pre-season from here on in.”
The 24-year-old, who was limited to 12 games in 2011 following a torn medial ligament, said he was looking forward to completing a full pre-season campaign after returning to Windy Hill early to jumpstart his preparations.
“Dean is very highly regarded and he brings in a wealth of knowledge so, despite the pain I’m sure we’re about to go through over the next couple of months, we’re definitely going to be better off for it,” Lonergan said.
“Both Dean and Matthew Egan have already been great and it will be interesting to see what else they can bring and what they can produce in the next 12 months with the playing group.
“Dean is a very intelligent man and he is very demanding from what he wants out of the playing group, which is a great thing for us.”
Lonergan said he had recovered well following required knee surgery and would be able to fulfil to the demands of what is predicted to be an intense pre-season campaign.
“The knee is holding up really well. It was an eight week injury and then I managed to fit two games in before the season ended,” he said.
“After six weeks off and back into pre-season now, it is feeling fine and I’m managing really well with the training that is required at this stage.”
“So far, we’ve been very much focused on our leg weights and in six months it’s going to be very interesting to see what we all look like in jeans because there won’t be too many pairs that will fit us.
""But that’s where the game is at – it’s all about power and endurance and being able to run out a game and we really want to get to that level,” he said.
Returning from a holiday in America and Indonesia, Lonergan said he was looking forward to the full squad returning to Windy Hill ahead of the 2012 pre-season.
“I went to America and Bali and tried to squeeze as much as I could in those six weeks but I am now really looking forward and focused on a big pre-season from here on in.”
