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CibbuanoNext season could be McLeod's last
August 4th 2008 06:28
ADELAIDE veteran Andrew McLeod has indicated that he may not play beyond season 2009.
The dual Norm Smith medallist said he's not looking too far into the future.
"I've got another year on my contract so we'll see what happens there but at the moment I wouldn't say I'm content, but I'm sort of happy if I get through that," he said.
"There's always a burning ambition to play another premiership that's why you play football but it's certainly not eating away at me."
"It's something that you aspire to and you'd love to win as many as you can but the reality is it doesn't (always) happen."
McLeod will become just the second indigenous player to reach the 300-game mark when Adelaide faces Richmond at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.
The 32-year-old said he was excited about equalling the record held by Essendon and Port Adelaide premiership player Gavin Wanganeen.
"I'm pretty pumped about being able to reach the milestone alongside Gav because he's obviously someone I looked up to and someone I marvelled at over my career," he said.
"Hopefully that'll go and inspire other players to be able to do it or it might inspire some young indigenous boy in the sticks that wants to play AFL footy and be like Gavin Wanganeen and Andrew McLeod and play 300 games."
"Hopefully someone can go on and beat it but it's there and I'm pretty proud that my name is going to be next to Gavin Wanganeen's."
McLeod said he hadn't thought too much about his personal milestone with the Crows still a chance to secure a top-four berth after back-to-back victories.
"Couple of weeks ago it was all doom and gloom but it's nice to be back in the winner circle," he said.
"We've given ourselves a chance now, we are back amongst it and the beauty of it is we hold the cards to our own destiny as a footy club this year and that's how you want to be."
"You don't want to be relying on other teams to do things for you.”
Meanwhile McLeod said he planned on getting away from football once his career is over.
"I don't think I've got the coaching bug, I don't think it's in me. I enjoy working with the indigenous communities and I'm doing some study at the moment so hopefully I've got a few areas where I'm covered," he said.
The dual Norm Smith medallist said he's not looking too far into the future.
"I've got another year on my contract so we'll see what happens there but at the moment I wouldn't say I'm content, but I'm sort of happy if I get through that," he said.
"There's always a burning ambition to play another premiership that's why you play football but it's certainly not eating away at me."
"It's something that you aspire to and you'd love to win as many as you can but the reality is it doesn't (always) happen."
McLeod will become just the second indigenous player to reach the 300-game mark when Adelaide faces Richmond at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.
The 32-year-old said he was excited about equalling the record held by Essendon and Port Adelaide premiership player Gavin Wanganeen.
"I'm pretty pumped about being able to reach the milestone alongside Gav because he's obviously someone I looked up to and someone I marvelled at over my career," he said.
"Hopefully that'll go and inspire other players to be able to do it or it might inspire some young indigenous boy in the sticks that wants to play AFL footy and be like Gavin Wanganeen and Andrew McLeod and play 300 games."
"Hopefully someone can go on and beat it but it's there and I'm pretty proud that my name is going to be next to Gavin Wanganeen's."
McLeod said he hadn't thought too much about his personal milestone with the Crows still a chance to secure a top-four berth after back-to-back victories.
"Couple of weeks ago it was all doom and gloom but it's nice to be back in the winner circle," he said.
"We've given ourselves a chance now, we are back amongst it and the beauty of it is we hold the cards to our own destiny as a footy club this year and that's how you want to be."
"You don't want to be relying on other teams to do things for you.”
Meanwhile McLeod said he planned on getting away from football once his career is over.
"I don't think I've got the coaching bug, I don't think it's in me. I enjoy working with the indigenous communities and I'm doing some study at the moment so hopefully I've got a few areas where I'm covered," he said.
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