Ford Fairlane
8th October 2006, 08:22
I've OT'ed this because it's nothing to do with trading for him. I just read his comments in this article (http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/10/07/1159641576839.html) in The Age on his career so far, and I don't think I've ever seen a more brutal self-analysis by a player ...
I'm overrated and under the pump: Kosi
Samantha Lane
The Age
October 8, 2006
St Kilda's injury-prone talent Justin Koschitzke feels his AFL career is on a knife's edge and after a season of seemingly never-ending drama, has admitted it could take years to restore his confidence.
For all the promise the 24-year-old has shown over six years, Koschitzke is yet to play an entire season — his 20 matches in his 2001 debut year is, to date, his personal-best. And while the talents of the versatile forward/ruckman are highly regarded — Koschitzke is also considered by some to be the Saints' most important player — he is battling self-doubt.
"I've been in the game six years … I've done nothing, I've got one year on a contract, I've got to do something … to make it as an AFL player. That's where I stand right now, honestly," Koschitzke told The Sunday Age last week.
"I've got one year to go (on my contract). I think it's make or break. Can I sustain being an injury-free, week-in-week-out player? There's a massive question up there. And that's exactly how I feel. I've spoken about it with my Mum and Dad.
"I'm super-overrated for what I've done. Super-overrated. I'll be 25 at the end of next year, and if I don't deliver, I've got seven years of an undelivered AFL career. Six years ago if you'd told me what I'd done after six years, I'd be very disappointed."
etc.
I'm overrated and under the pump: Kosi
Samantha Lane
The Age
October 8, 2006
St Kilda's injury-prone talent Justin Koschitzke feels his AFL career is on a knife's edge and after a season of seemingly never-ending drama, has admitted it could take years to restore his confidence.
For all the promise the 24-year-old has shown over six years, Koschitzke is yet to play an entire season — his 20 matches in his 2001 debut year is, to date, his personal-best. And while the talents of the versatile forward/ruckman are highly regarded — Koschitzke is also considered by some to be the Saints' most important player — he is battling self-doubt.
"I've been in the game six years … I've done nothing, I've got one year on a contract, I've got to do something … to make it as an AFL player. That's where I stand right now, honestly," Koschitzke told The Sunday Age last week.
"I've got one year to go (on my contract). I think it's make or break. Can I sustain being an injury-free, week-in-week-out player? There's a massive question up there. And that's exactly how I feel. I've spoken about it with my Mum and Dad.
"I'm super-overrated for what I've done. Super-overrated. I'll be 25 at the end of next year, and if I don't deliver, I've got seven years of an undelivered AFL career. Six years ago if you'd told me what I'd done after six years, I'd be very disappointed."
etc.