{"id":77282,"date":"2021-03-04T14:46:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T04:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afl.draftcentral.localhost\/?p=77282"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:46:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T04:46:56","slug":"qa-morgan-ferres-sturt-south-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2021\/03\/04\/qa-morgan-ferres-sturt-south-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Morgan Ferres (Sturt\/South Australia)"},"content":{"rendered":"

STURT forward Morgan Ferres<\/strong> has already made a name for himself as one of the most damaging junior goalkickers, with his sights set on breaking through for a League berth in 2021. The St Peter’s student will juggle his time between Under 18s football, school football and hopefully League selection, as he looks to cement his status as a bonafide draft prospect. The athletic tall is a force in the air, but also covers the ground well with a strong speed-endurance mix.<\/p>\n

Draft Central<\/em>\u00a0correspondent\u00a0Tom Cheesman<\/strong><\/em> chatted to Ferres at the recent South Australia preseason testing event for a question and answer (Q&A) special.<\/p>\n

Q&A:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Q: How’d you test today?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A: “Not bad actually. It’s pretty fun being out here with all the boys and doing a bit of professional testing. It’s good to get amongst it pretty early on in the year and get a few tests done to see where you sit. But I felt pretty happy with how I went today.”<\/p>\n

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Tell me a bit about your footy journey so far<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“I started juniors at Payneham pretty young and then went over to St Peter’s College and I’ve played there since Year 7 – I’m in Year 12 now. I joined Sturt at about Under 15s level so I’ve there played from about Under 15s to Under 18s now.”<\/p>\n

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How’s your offseason been, what kind of things have you been working on?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“I did this testing early last year and I was pretty happy with my fitness numbers. I’ve spent a lot of the offseason working on my kicking, it’s definitely something I want to improve on – field kicking and a little bit of goalkicking as well. I also need to hit the gym a little bit and put on a few kilos.”<\/p>\n

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What are your main strengths on the field?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think for a tall, marking ability and agility and speed are things I use to my advantage to run up and get a few kicks up the ground, but also try and beat my opponent back to goal. So, outworking my opponent and aerial marking are my main two strengths I think.”<\/p>\n

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Do you see yourself as a mid-forward?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“I’ve played key (forward) last year but I haven’t done a lot of growing over the summer so I think if I were to play at the higher levels I’d be a hybrid half-forward sort of player.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Is moving up the grades one of your main goals for the year?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“I’ve talked a bit to our Under 18s coach and we’re trying to figure out where is a good spot to play, whether it be the 18s, Reserves or seniors. I think the plan is to start in the 18s, hopefully get comfortable and get a few kicks and marks before moving up to the seniors later in the season if possible. I’ve also got college footy… so I’ll mostly play with St Peter’s with a bit on SANFL Under 18s and League if I can get there.”<\/p>\n

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How do you go about balancing footy with those other commitments?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Being in Year 12 this year it’s definitely something new with the extra studies. But I’ve shortened my subjects a little bit now, I’m only doing three at school so I did that in preparation for this year to free up a bit more time so by the time I get home at 3:30 I can get straight into my footy without having any homework to worry about. So far it’s working well.”<\/p>\n

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How supportive has St Peter’s been with your footballing commitments?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“They’re very supportive. I’ve told them football is something I want to do and they helped me get through that with my schoolwork so they’re pretty helpful.”<\/p>\n

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How would you compare school footy to SANFL level?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“They’re very different styles of footy. School is obviously really fun playing with your mates and people you work in a classroom with during the day, then you get to go out and have a bit of fun on the footy field with them on the weekend. SANFL I like the high quality and the skill and things like that.”<\/p>\n

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Are there any players you model your game on?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“I’ve watched a bit of Charlie Curnow<\/strong> from Carlton, a pretty exciting forward. Him and a bit of Tom Lynch<\/strong> from the Crows are the two I kind of find myself in the middle of – exciting at times but also pretty strict with the way I lead with patterns. Tom Lynch I watch how he leads a lot, the way he moves around the ground is pretty elite. Charlie Curnow is an exciting forward who’s pretty cool to watch so I’d like to find a balance between those two.”<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Image Credit:<\/strong> Hannah Howard\/SANFL<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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