The next couple of seasons rushed by, only slowing down for finals campaigns in 1991, '92 and 1997. On the strength of bonding a team together, Ken Sheldon led the Saints into the finals as genuine contenders. Unfortunately, nothing resulted from this except an elimination final win over Collingwood. I T should be every footballer's dream to play in a premiership team. At half- time of that big one in September 1997 we were so close to turning that dream into a reality.
History shows that the second half turned out to be closer to a nightmare.
Over 12 years there have been many highlights. For me, the thing I treasure most is the legends I played alongside, like Trevor Barker, Geoff Cunningham and Greg Burns. It almost seems like another era when those guys played, and I feel incredibly lucky to go from those players to other legends like Danny Frawley, Tony Lockett, Wow Jones, Ken Sheldon, Nicky Winmar and even Jim Krakouer and Brian Wilson. I'm sure that in years to come I will feel the same way about current players and hope that when a young recruit like Lenny Hayes plays 250 games, he may say the same about me. Many people often ask how I maintain my motivation.