FORMER Terang Mortlake star Lewis Taylor is hoping his second AFL season will be better than his first, even though he won the rising star.
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Taylor is upbeat about 2015 with the Brisbane Lions, having had a good pre-season compared with last year, when he was recovering from foot surgery and spent much of the time in the pool or boxing.
“Last year I felt like I wasn’t running out games too well,” Taylor told the AFL website.
“I’d get through, but this year I feel a lot better and running training out a lot better. Hopefully I can take that into games.
“It’s just more efforts. Every opponent you get is going to be as fit as you, but it definitely helps you to run your opponent around more and work them into the ground.” Taylor said he wouldn’t be burdened by expectations after winning the rising star.
“Personally, I put it behind me,” he said.
“It doesn’t mean too much to me.
“I want to play the whole season in the seniors … and hopefully get some wins and push for finals.
“I don’t listen to it (outside comments) too much. I just try to get out there and do my job.”
Taylor also knows his teammates a lot better.
While he was one third of the exciting Mozzie Squad with Dayne Zorko and Josh Green, a full pre-season on top of the games he played has done wonders for his confidence and combinations.
He said the addition of Dayne Beams, Allen Christensen and Mitch Robinson — particularly the latter two who will likely vie for spots alongside him at half-forward — had lifted the competition for places within the squad.