Ford Fairlane
8 Jan 2006, 11:37
I don't think this has been posted. He even won the 3.5k time trial (well, he finished 2nd behind Rischbieth, but that guy obviously belongs in some category by himself). From the tiser.
Even Stevens
By ZAC MILBANK
05jan06
AFTER three years of frustration, Steven Salopek is itching to finally make his imprint on the big league.
Fed up with being looked upon as the promising youngster who will eventually blossom, the No.6 draft pick knows he is long overdue.
"I'm ready to start playing and start making a name for myself in the AFL," Salopek, 20, said yesterday. "I've been looked at like a young kid (with people saying) he'll get his chance but three years down the track and that chance is here.
"I feel that I'm mature enough to take on another role at the moment, I feel great and when the season starts I'll be ready to go."
Regularly one to impress during summer, Salopek again shone by finishing second in Port's 3.5km time-trial at North Adelaide yesterday.
Despite his continual performance in the off-season, the talent-laden midfielder revealed he hadn't been strict enough away from the club.
"I've done everything well, where as probably in previous years I hadn't done everything up to the tee," Salopek admitted.
"Over the break I did everything I could with my individualised program and followed that to the tee."
Due to shoulder and knee injuries and a bout of glandular fever, Salopek has managed just 26 games since his debut in 2003.
Taking short cuts could be contributing to the cause, hence his desire to eradicate any more time in the grandstands.
"Definitely playing 22 games is my ultimate goal (this season)," Salopek, who decided to stay at Alberton last year after signing a new contract, said.
"It's been a part of my game that hasn't been good because I've been injured all of the time.
"All in all, if I do get injured it's probably going to be something that's not that serious."
But for Salopek, transferring his ominous form on the training track into game-time is the first step toward achieving his aim in 2006.
And playing a part in the Power's engine room when they clash with Adelaide in next month's NAB Cup opener is the perfect stepping stone.
"It's massively important, I just want to play as much as I can before the season starts," he said.
"Just to get a feel for the game again, I only played four or five games last year so getting the tempo and the pace of the game again is what I need."
Even Stevens
By ZAC MILBANK
05jan06
AFTER three years of frustration, Steven Salopek is itching to finally make his imprint on the big league.
Fed up with being looked upon as the promising youngster who will eventually blossom, the No.6 draft pick knows he is long overdue.
"I'm ready to start playing and start making a name for myself in the AFL," Salopek, 20, said yesterday. "I've been looked at like a young kid (with people saying) he'll get his chance but three years down the track and that chance is here.
"I feel that I'm mature enough to take on another role at the moment, I feel great and when the season starts I'll be ready to go."
Regularly one to impress during summer, Salopek again shone by finishing second in Port's 3.5km time-trial at North Adelaide yesterday.
Despite his continual performance in the off-season, the talent-laden midfielder revealed he hadn't been strict enough away from the club.
"I've done everything well, where as probably in previous years I hadn't done everything up to the tee," Salopek admitted.
"Over the break I did everything I could with my individualised program and followed that to the tee."
Due to shoulder and knee injuries and a bout of glandular fever, Salopek has managed just 26 games since his debut in 2003.
Taking short cuts could be contributing to the cause, hence his desire to eradicate any more time in the grandstands.
"Definitely playing 22 games is my ultimate goal (this season)," Salopek, who decided to stay at Alberton last year after signing a new contract, said.
"It's been a part of my game that hasn't been good because I've been injured all of the time.
"All in all, if I do get injured it's probably going to be something that's not that serious."
But for Salopek, transferring his ominous form on the training track into game-time is the first step toward achieving his aim in 2006.
And playing a part in the Power's engine room when they clash with Adelaide in next month's NAB Cup opener is the perfect stepping stone.
"It's massively important, I just want to play as much as I can before the season starts," he said.
"Just to get a feel for the game again, I only played four or five games last year so getting the tempo and the pace of the game again is what I need."