Star forward Cody Weightman may be no certainty to face the Demons next Saturday night, but the 22-year-old likes what he sees from his red, white and blue teammates.
After a weekend of strong performances, Weightman is bullish on the season ahead.
“It looked like the boys gelled together really nicely (against North Melbourne) and the forwards filled their boots a bit, which is nice preparation going into the clash against the Dees,” Weightman said.
I’m excited about (that game against Melbourne) even though I’m not a lock to be playing in it, I’m still looking forward to it.
“The adductor is coming along well, I think I’m starting to get on top of it which is good.
“I’m just being patient and letting it heal to come good when it feels like it.”
“Hopefully that’s prior to Round 1 and I can be out there.”
Despite being a mainstay of the Bulldogs forward line, Weightman gave insight into playing on the edge of team selection.
“I’ve always tried to hold onto that mindset, even when I was pretty confident that my spot was going to be sustained throughout last year and a bit the year before,” Weightman said.
“I think going into games feeling like you have to play for your spot and you have to maintain that you’ve earned that.
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“If you get complacent you get found out pretty quickly in the AFL, so going in with an edge and feeling like your spot is never secured and always earned is important for me.
“I think when we review my game that sort of comes out in my edits that I play with desperation.
“My teammates feel they can feed off that (energy) which is obviously good as well.”