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CibbuanoWirrpanda edging closer to retirement
May 22nd 2008 06:17
WEST COAST veteran David Wirrpanda has hinted that this could be his final season ahead of his 200th AFL match against Adelaide at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.
Wirrpanda, who joined the Eagles as a 16-year-old in 1996, said his mind was willing but his body might not be able to withstand the rigours of AFL football for much longer.
"It might be this year, it might be next year, I might be standing here with a microphone with you blokes next year, who knows?" Wirrpanda said.
"I can understand what Chris Waterman, Chris Mainwaring, Lewy (Chris Lewis), Peter Matera and Dean Kemp used to complain about now.
"I couldn't understand back then, now I do understand the difference between what the mind and body says.
"The body feels a bit like it's 40 but the mind obviously loves to play footy. But you've got to be realistic and I'm a realistic person.
"If the time's right I'll let it go, there's no dramas for me to go to the next chapter of my life.
Wirrpanda, who joined the Eagles as a 16-year-old in 1996, said his mind was willing but his body might not be able to withstand the rigours of AFL football for much longer.
"It might be this year, it might be next year, I might be standing here with a microphone with you blokes next year, who knows?" Wirrpanda said.
"I can understand what Chris Waterman, Chris Mainwaring, Lewy (Chris Lewis), Peter Matera and Dean Kemp used to complain about now.
"I couldn't understand back then, now I do understand the difference between what the mind and body says.
"The body feels a bit like it's 40 but the mind obviously loves to play footy. But you've got to be realistic and I'm a realistic person.
"If the time's right I'll let it go, there's no dramas for me to go to the next chapter of my life.
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