The young gun has been dealing with osteitis pubis since the 2018 Warrnambool and District league finals series.

"Even though we haven't been training or playing, I'm probably the fittest I've been in a long time," he said.

"I've been able to work on my running and core fitness and also I'm coming back from an osteitis pubis injury.

"So I've just been trying to strengthen that up and get back to 100 per cent which hopefully I am now."

The groin injury meant he missed the preliminary final against Old Collegians that year.

"It was just an overuse injury because I just was playing so much footy and really didn't give my body a chance to have a break," he said.

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The 19-year-old missed the first nine matches of the 2019 season as well, before going on to play in his first senior premiership with the Power.

Justin, who is spending time at his family's farm at Terang, is keen get back into training and play this year.

"Absolutely, you'd be a bit silly not to want to be out there playing," he said.

"I think most of our boys are missing it a fair bit.

"We're not quite back to training, we're just waiting for everything to smooth over."

The university student, studying exercise and sports science as well as sports management, has been creative during lockdown.

He started the Country Footy Legends Podcast about a month ago.

"I like to listen to a few podcasts myself and they're always interviewing superstars of the AFL," he said.

"I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to interview a few local players from around here."

He started by interviewing former Kolora-Noorat gun Luke Madden and has since had former VFL/AFL player Bernie Harris, Kolora-Noorat's Ben Fraser and North Warrnambool Eagles coach Adam Dowie as guests.

The 19-year-old was motivated to start the podcast because he loves talking about footy and wanted to hear stories from some of his heroes and people who have experienced top-level football.

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Justin, who kicked 13 goals in 2019, would love to have a long career at the Power.

"That would be really special," he said.

"It's the place I've been my whole life. It's just such a great community out there, everyone knows who you are and you know who everyone is."

Justin rates the 2019 premiership, his first senior one, as "the best day of my life".

"To win a senior one is just extra special," he said.

"Just to give back to the community and all the people you see who just put so much into the club."

The youngster said if there was a premiership to play for in 2020, the Power would be as keen as ever to try and win it.

"If we were to get back, in whatever way it may look like, and there's a fair fixture and the season does go ahead fully, I don't see why it can't mean as much (as other years)," he said.

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