SUNS
20 Oct 2011, 16:14
I Have my best footy ahead of me (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/best-footy-ahead-of-me-matthew-warnock/story-fn69a32t-1226171605222)
FORMER Melbourne defender Matthew Warnock says he will head to the Gold Coast more confident than ever in his own abilities.
The 27-year-old was traded to the Suns on Monday having quit the Dees last month in search of greater playing opportunities.
But despite playing only four senior games in 2011, Warnock said he felt his best football was still ahead of him.
It's been a tough 12 months, really frustrating, but I think I've learned a bit and if anything I think I'm even more confident now than what I was previously in what I can do, Warnock said on SEN.
I suppose you've got to look on the bright side and I suppose that's one positive you can get out of it is that I've learned a lot and I'm feeling good about how I'm playing my footy at the moment.
Warnock, the brother of Carlton ruckman Robbie, said he was a victim of the Demons' increased depth in the final season of his seven-year stint at the club.
I guess I just went further down the pecking order and in the end found it hard to change the opinion (of the selectors) and break my way in to the side, he said.
In the end the coach's line was that they were playing the other guys in front of me, which is pretty frustrating.
It's great to move on now and go to a new club with a new opportunity and fresh start. I can't wait to get in to it.
Warnock said his manager, Colin Young, had spoken to Gold Coast after the home-and-away season, before Warnock himself spoke with Suns football manager Scott Clayton and then coach Guy McKenna.
It was really exciting listening to them about the way they go about it and it just went from there I guess.
FORMER Melbourne defender Matthew Warnock says he will head to the Gold Coast more confident than ever in his own abilities.
The 27-year-old was traded to the Suns on Monday having quit the Dees last month in search of greater playing opportunities.
But despite playing only four senior games in 2011, Warnock said he felt his best football was still ahead of him.
It's been a tough 12 months, really frustrating, but I think I've learned a bit and if anything I think I'm even more confident now than what I was previously in what I can do, Warnock said on SEN.
I suppose you've got to look on the bright side and I suppose that's one positive you can get out of it is that I've learned a lot and I'm feeling good about how I'm playing my footy at the moment.
Warnock, the brother of Carlton ruckman Robbie, said he was a victim of the Demons' increased depth in the final season of his seven-year stint at the club.
I guess I just went further down the pecking order and in the end found it hard to change the opinion (of the selectors) and break my way in to the side, he said.
In the end the coach's line was that they were playing the other guys in front of me, which is pretty frustrating.
It's great to move on now and go to a new club with a new opportunity and fresh start. I can't wait to get in to it.
Warnock said his manager, Colin Young, had spoken to Gold Coast after the home-and-away season, before Warnock himself spoke with Suns football manager Scott Clayton and then coach Guy McKenna.
It was really exciting listening to them about the way they go about it and it just went from there I guess.