IN THEIR WORDS – MAX DUFFY ROUND 5

I'D just gotten off the plane fresh from a trip to America were I was lucky enough to meet the likes of NBA MVP’s Kevin Durant, Shaquille O’Neal and Steph Curry on a basketball tour around the States.

This was a trip of a lifetime and I was full of enthusiasm for the upcoming WAFL season, the only thing was I didn't have a team to play for after being let go by Fremantle the year before and therefore leaving the Peel Thunder Football Club.

It was at this stage I was approached by the West Perth Football Club, I was extremely impressed by the chat I had with Ward and Bill and was rapt to be able to join the Falcons for the upcoming two seasons.

I felt as though this was a great fit for me as from an outsider looking in I felt the staff and club seemed to be run by a great group of people, the list was young and determined for success after just missing out last year and from my experience of playing them in previous years they played a style that could bring about sustained success for years to come.

This accompanied by the fact they seemed like a great bunch of guys that were a really tight group and enjoyed their football I couldn’t be happier to join the group and get into the pre-season as soon as possible.

All these thoughts have definitely been justified from my experience so far and I am enjoying every minute of my time up in Joondalup. The guys are a great group and make it a fun enjoyable place to rock up to for three afternoons a week.

I can't speak highly enough of my time so far, the club's staff from the President right the way through to medical staff have been so welcoming and made me feel at home straight away and the coaching staff is one that is committed to helping us achieve our best and led by Bill I am extremely impressed with the football program.

From a team point of view, we haven’t got off to the greatest start so far but I feel that we are not far off returning to our best footy and delivering a really exciting next 15 games in what I hope can bring about a finals campaign after that.

I can assure you the mood in the change rooms is as vibrant as ever and we are determined to getting the season back on track through some minor adjustments to delivering greater effort in games and some tweaks to our ball movement and team defence.

Overall I'm looking forward to what the group can deliver over the remainder of the season and with the return of some key players from injury believe we will be back to our best in no time.