Jake Neade during a Power training session. Source: Wayne Ludbey / News Limited
The AFL's lightest player this year is halfway through his pre-season goal of adding some much needed beef to his tiny 170cm frame which he says will help keep him on the field for longer.
In yesterday becoming the latest Port Adelaide player to ink a new long-term deal with the club, livewire forward Jake Neade revealed he wants to enter 2014 at 70kg - 4kg heavier than he played at in his debut season this year.
"I'm up to 68kg but I want to get to 70kg,'' said Neade, who has put on 2kg of muscle since the end of last season.
"I need to put on more muscle to be able to go against my opponents as far as body strength is concerned.''
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The previously unheralded Neade, 19, exceeded expectations in his rookie year, playing a key role as a tackling machine inside 50.
In the opening 17 rounds he led the Power in inside 50 tackles with 16 and became a crowd favourite with his speed, tenacity and ability to create openings for teammates.
But he tired late in the season and was spelled for a couple of weeks as a first year of AFL took its toll on his small frame, resulting in him playing 16 of a possible 24 matches.
"It's a big target to play 20 games next year,'' Neade said.
"I just want to get my body right, even if it means being the sub.
"Mid-season this year I was starting to tire a bit, my body just wasn't used to it.
"But I've worked hard at training and with extra pre-season work and a few more kilograms hopefully I'll be all right."
Neade - from the small Northern Territory town of Elliott - is slogging his way through his first full pre-season.
In his first season at the club he was excused from some of the pre-season work as high performance manager Darren Burgess tried not to break the new boys down.
But Neade said he had never been pushed so hard in his life during the club's pre-season training camp in Dubai and was already reaping the rewards.
"Last year we weren't doing much as first years … but in my second year we're pretty much doing the whole pre-season now," Neade said.
"I've put on some weight and my running's been a lot better this year, which is something I really value because it allows me to do more for the team.''
Neade was already contracted for next season but has extended his deal by two years, tying him to the club until the end of 2016.
Ollie Wines and Neade pictured at Alberton Oval. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: News Limited
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