Triple premiership player Simon Black may call it quits at the end of next season. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun
SIMON Black says there is every chance that 2013 will be his 16th and final AFL campaign. The Lions legend wants to have no regrets.
From training in the lung-busting high altitude of the snow-capped Arizona to the sweltering Queensland summer, the 33-year-old is determined to be in the best shape possible ahead of what could be his last hurrah.
On a modified training schedule until the new year, Brisbane are slowly but surely getting Black back to peak fitness so the Rolls-Royce midfielder will be purring come Round 1.
"I'm under no illusions that this may well be my last year so I'm just trying to get my body right and into some short of shape so I can play some good footy and really enjoy the year," Black said.
"When you look back at your footy career, you want to have memories of playing good footy and being around your teammates in a winning dressingroom so that's what I'm hoping to do next season.
"If it is my last one, then I can walk away knowing I've had a very enjoyable finish to a very enjoyable journey."
Black signed a one-year contract extension after Brisbane's 2012 home-and-away season and is putting no pressure on himself about a retirement decision.
He said the two-week training camp in Flagstaff had been invaluable.
The triple premiership player, Norm Smith medallist and Brownlow medallist was restricted to swimming, bike riding and some running and football training but even modified work at high altitude can reap great rewards on the return to sea level.
"The first week to 10 days is a real struggle because you are constantly short of breath but you feel better the longer the camp goes on and you really feel the benefits of training at high altitude," he said.
Jordon Bourke, the son of former Geelong and Bears ruckman Damian Bourke, joined the Lions for training yesterday ahead of next week's pre-season and rookie drafts.
Bourke, a 193cm key forward, was overlooked by the Cats as a father-son selection in last month's national draft.
The Suns also bypassed the Brisbane-born Bourke with their local zone selection.
Bourke played for Morningside in the NEAFL last season and represented Queensland in the under-18 national championships.
Both Bourke and injury-plagued onballer Callum Bartlett have been given permission to train with the Lions by the AFL ahead of the drafts.
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