Brisbane midfielder Dayne Zorko says that the constant travel involved with being an AFL player at a non-Victorian club is not a major problem.
The in-form Lion says that while the idea of playing close to half of their home-and-away games outside of Queensland is daunting at first, it now forms part of the normal life as an interstate player.
“I was speaking with (fellow Lion) Ryan Lester and said we would have stayed in over probably close to 60 hotels and travelled over 60 times since we both entered the system, so you definitely get used to it,” Zorko told SEN’s The Run Home.
“I guess towards the back end of the year it gets a lot tougher, especially for me leaving the young fella at home.
“I think once you get older and have been in the system for a long time, you know what to do and how to spend your time away and how to go about it each week.
“I guess that’s just the norm now. You play for Brisbane or any interstate club, you do a little bit of travelling and that’s fine.”
However the 28-year-old says that the experience of travelling interstate every fortnight is something that the younger players at the club do take time to get used to.
“I think early days it certainly has an effect,” he said.
“It’s a whole new experience for the young kids, travelling every second week,”
“They’re getting used to it. They’re learning off our older guys and getting tips every week.”
Brisbane next take on Richmond at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.