Bombers skipper Jobe Watson with his Brownlow Medal. Picture: Michael Klein. Source: Herald Sun
WINNING the Brownlow Medal seems like a lifetime ago for Jobe Watson as he slugs it out with a small group of Essendon teammates in Colorado.
What doesn't seem so long ago is the Bombers drastic fadeout in the second half of the 2012 season.
Its the painful memories, Watson said, that stay with you for longer.
"The things that perhaps that you would like to remember you move on quickly from and the things that burn you a bit, the disappointments, linger," Watson told the Herald Sun yesterday.
"Certainly the way that the season finished off was very disappointing for the team.
"And it's not that you need any extra motivation to be successful, but I think that when you're faced with those disappointments, like with the way the year ended, it shows that we've got a lot of work to do and that starts this pre-season."
Watson is in Boulder, Colorado with nine of his teammates, performance coach Justin Crow and assistant coach Simon Goodwin.
The group has been sent to the midwest to test for future altitude training camps in the region.
Watson said the group's training program mirrored that of the players still in Melbourne. And while it has been only a short experiment so far, the skipper said he has seen enough to know its benefits will make the trip worthwhile.
"It's obviously important that the place you're at caters for professional training.
"Boulder, being at altitude there are a lot of athletes that train here, so the town is sort of based around sport and activity which means everything is accessible which is really handy."
Watson said star recruit Brendon Goddard had fitted in well with those on the trip. And despite coming in to his 11th AFL season, Watson said he still gets excited when players of Goddard's calibre arrive on the club's doorstep.
"There are guys who you know can really change games and can do that consistently.
"They're not easy to find, but to get the opportunity to get a guy like Brendon in to the club, as a player it really gives you that sense of excitement about what could happen as a result."
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