{"id":66335,"date":"2020-04-11T19:21:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T09:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afl.draftcentral.localhost\/?p=66335"},"modified":"2020-04-23T05:36:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T19:36:31","slug":"qa-ollie-lord-sandringham-dragons-vic-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2020\/04\/11\/qa-ollie-lord-sandringham-dragons-vic-metro\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Ollie Lord (Sandringham Dragons\/Vic Metro)"},"content":{"rendered":"

AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we head back to the pre-season a few weeks earlier where we sat down with a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central<\/em>‘s Michael Alvaro<\/em><\/strong> chatted with Sandringham Dragons’ Ollie Lord<\/strong><\/a> at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day hosted by Rookie Me<\/em>.<\/p>\n

MA: How’s the day been for you so far?<\/b><\/p>\n

OL: Yeah it’s been really good. Pretty long and seeing all the boys again. It’s been pretty good, yeah loved it.<\/span><\/p>\n

How’s the preseason been as well?<\/b><\/p>\n

“Yeah pretty good. “It started back in October\/November so it’s been quite a while so looking forward to playing the games. It’s been pretty hard on the body but I’ve loved it, but yeah pretty keen for the season.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Given you’ve had a pretty good bottom-age year, are you looking forward to proving yourself in your top-age year as well?<\/b><\/p>\n

“Yeah for sure. “I thought the bottom-age year is a good eye-opener for the top-age year and really keen just to get stuck into it and just play games of football to be honest.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sandy always has a good bunch of talent on the list. Got a good bunch of bottom-agers and guys your age as well. Looking forward to playing with a few of those guys?<\/b><\/p>\n

“Yeah really looking forward to it. “Arch Perkins<\/strong><\/a> and Jake Bowey<\/strong><\/a>, I love playing with them and alongside them and it should be a really good season hopefully.”<\/span><\/p>\n

You’re in the Academy hub as well, what’s that been like around the traps at Metro?<\/b><\/p>\n

“Yeah it’s been pretty good. “The two camps we’ve had have been good to know a few boys from other districts and other zones. “So I’ve been really loving it and meeting some good coaches and stuff like that.”<\/span><\/p>\n

What have you been learning in those camps to help develop your game?<\/b><\/p>\n

“Probably just like the small fundamentals. “As a forward myself I’ve just been focusing on a bit more contested marking, body positioning myself. “Those little craft things have been really important through the Academy.”<\/span><\/p>\n

You thrived towards the back of the season and locked down that key forward role, is that something you’re looking to do again this year?<\/b><\/p>\n

“Yeah for sure. “I’d love to lock down that key position role up forward and hopefully do something good for the team and bring success.”<\/span><\/p>\n

You’re mixing your time between school football and Sandy?<\/b><\/p>\n

“Yeah I’m a Geelong Grammar boy so I play pretty heavily in the APS league, so I’ll be there for the bulk of the season. “But when I can get down to the Dragons I love it. “So it should be good.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you from Geelong way as well?<\/b><\/p>\n

“Nah I live in Melbourne but I’ve just been at school there since Year 7. “So been there a while.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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