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CibbuanoPavlich wants to remain a Docker
April 27th 2009 10:30
FREMANTLE skipper Matthew Pavlich says he wants to remain at the Dockers after his current contract finishes.
Speaking ahead of his 200th match in Saturday's derby clash with West Coast, Pavlich said he was baffled by questions about his future when he is under contract until the end of 2010.
"It's hilarious that people are talking about this," Pavlich said.
"I'm not even half way through a contract and I'm absolutely committed, so it's baffling sometimes to even ask those questions or for it to be out there in my opinion."
Pavlich's comments come after football commentator Garry Lyon suggested that Pavlich should leave the under achieving Dockers as he deserves to play in a side that is challenging for a premiership.
Asked whether he was committed to the club beyond his current contract, Pavlich said: "I want to be playing here and playing in sustained success, that's what I want to be doing."
Pavlich was also adamant the Dockers - who recorded their first win of the season last weekend - were on the right track to success.
"I've been lucky enough to have a level of individual success and that's great but absolutely what we're driving and striving for is to be successful and have sustained success," he said.
"There's absolutely no question of that and I'm still very bullish that can happen."
Pavlich also said the winning streak which helped propel Fremantle into a preliminary final in 2006 - which they lost to Sydney - was the biggest highlight of his career to date.
"The run of nine or 10 wins in 2006 and into the prelim, that's certainly the most enjoyable time that I've been involved in, no surprises," he said.
"I've been able to do things like going and playing in the international rules series that was really quite enjoyable, and last year being involved in the dream team game."
"Things like that individually are nice little feathers in the cap, but certainly the winning streak was right up there."
"(But) getting to 200 is a marvellous achievement and not many players have done that."
"It's something that you don't as a player in the moment really reflect on or understand, but it's a nice achievement and something I'm really looking forward to doing on the weekend and sharing with some people after the game."
Speaking ahead of his 200th match in Saturday's derby clash with West Coast, Pavlich said he was baffled by questions about his future when he is under contract until the end of 2010.
"It's hilarious that people are talking about this," Pavlich said.
"I'm not even half way through a contract and I'm absolutely committed, so it's baffling sometimes to even ask those questions or for it to be out there in my opinion."
Pavlich's comments come after football commentator Garry Lyon suggested that Pavlich should leave the under achieving Dockers as he deserves to play in a side that is challenging for a premiership.
Asked whether he was committed to the club beyond his current contract, Pavlich said: "I want to be playing here and playing in sustained success, that's what I want to be doing."
Pavlich was also adamant the Dockers - who recorded their first win of the season last weekend - were on the right track to success.
"I've been lucky enough to have a level of individual success and that's great but absolutely what we're driving and striving for is to be successful and have sustained success," he said.
"There's absolutely no question of that and I'm still very bullish that can happen."
Pavlich also said the winning streak which helped propel Fremantle into a preliminary final in 2006 - which they lost to Sydney - was the biggest highlight of his career to date.
"The run of nine or 10 wins in 2006 and into the prelim, that's certainly the most enjoyable time that I've been involved in, no surprises," he said.
"I've been able to do things like going and playing in the international rules series that was really quite enjoyable, and last year being involved in the dream team game."
"Things like that individually are nice little feathers in the cap, but certainly the winning streak was right up there."
"(But) getting to 200 is a marvellous achievement and not many players have done that."
"It's something that you don't as a player in the moment really reflect on or understand, but it's a nice achievement and something I'm really looking forward to doing on the weekend and sharing with some people after the game."
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