We continue our chat with Brad Johnson ahead of his 300th game, and find out how he feels about 2008 on the field, and the present and future beyond off it.

Are you happy with where the list is at right now, with the recent changes?

We had a few guys who retired and some great players have left the footy club, but we've certainly got some fantastic young talent coming through and they're super-determined to take the side to the next level. If they've got that determination, they're the energy of the group and they'll bring the rest of us along with them.

What about all of this (indicates to the new facilities at Whitten Oval)? This must also have a bit of a positive impact?

After seeing it all summer getting developed, it's great to be standing inside it today. Over the next couple of weeks before the season starts, we'll be using this facility flat out and it's just going to aid with everything that we do on and off the field. It's just fantastic for the whole club.

Back to you again; when do you start thinking about what you're going to do when you stop playing?

I haven't started really planning for it yet. Footy is just so full on at the moment that it gets hard to do that. I've got a couple of things I'd like to do after footy but until you decide a year might be your last, you really can't commit to anything. You can keep your fingers and toes kept in the water, as they say, doing certain little things to keep your mind active outside of footy, which is important, but for me, the major drive for the next two years is just to focus on footy and then worry about that when I think the time is right.

What do you get up to away from football to keep your mind active?

I spend a lot of time with my family (wife Donna, five-year-old daughter Ella and two-year-old son Jack). I get home and I spend a lot of time with them, and that's basically my main focus.

These days, we train so flat-out that you get home late-afternoon now. It's changing every year, and we get one day off a week where I do a bit of training here and there in certain things that I like to do, but apart from that, I just get home and try and relax with the family because the next six to nine months, you're flat out, so I spend as much quality time with them as I can.

You're obviously a big family man, could you have gotten to 300 games without them?

Absolutely not. My wife has been my No.1 support. Without her, there's no way. She's a fantastic motivator and support, and a great listener. She's just been fantastic, and ever since we've had the kids, it's been even better. I'm hoping they get the courage to run out with me in round one, because it would be great to have them run out and have my wife there as well. They just put a smile on my face. They bring me back down to earth when I come home, the kids ask me why I kick it to the opposition so much and things like that. It really is great fun to come home after having a tough day in the office. You walk in the door and they're no different, it's just the norm for them and they just really make you relax at home and you can just worry about the other stuff later on.

Sounds like you've got a bit of convincing to do, to get the kids to run out with you for round one?

My daughter will be fine now and my little boy won't know too much about what's going on, so they should be fine. I think at my last milestone, my daughter freaked out a little bit, but she'll be fine and will be looking forward to running out there with the boys before we start. It'll give her a good story for show-and-tell at school.

Is your little boy starting to show signs of being a footballer?

He's only two, but he's starting to watch the footy on TV now and if he enjoys it, he enjoys it. It's hard to tell. The family is generally into footy though; Donna loves coming to watch and she's always enjoyed footy her whole life. The kids are starting to, and my daughter is starting to come out of crèche now on game days to watch the footy, so they're starting to get into it.

To view part one of the interview, click here.