We take a look at some of the key talking points from Jed Adcock’s press conference ahead of his 200th game at the Gabba on tomorrow night.

On game 200

“It’s obviously a long time coming – 12 years. I feel very honoured to be able to play 200 games for the one Club. The Club that I’ve loved for a long time.”

Joining the 200 Club

“I don’t know if I’ll be thought of along the same lines as those sort of players (Brown, Voss, Black) but it’s nice to be able to play 200 games for the Lions. It’s a Club with a proud tradition that goes back to Fitzroy and the Bears. To play for the Brisbane Lions, as the sole identity for that club, it means a lot.”

Joining the Pride

“I came here 2004 off the back of three premierships. We made the grand final my first year. I thought if I spend two years and get a couple of games it’s turned out alright and I would have gone home (Maryborough, VIC) and do whatever I would have been doing. I guess a lot of luck as well comes with 200 games, it takes a lot of hard work to get there and I put myself in a position at the right time – worked hard for the first two years and got lucky in my second year when an injury happened and I was able to solidify myself in the team after that.”

Premierships

“We’re all here to win premierships, it’s why we play the game because we love the game, we love the competition of it, we love winning. I couldn’t imagine any player coming into the system (AFL) and wanting to finish second every time, or finish third or win the wooden spoon. It's eluded me now (a premiership) but I'm confident and hopeful this club in the near future, in the next few years, I think we're pushing in the right direction.”

Teammates

“The relationships you make with the players at the club, the staff at the club they’re memories that will live forever and you’ll never forget.”

A Winning Culture

“We’re still trying to win footy games, get more confident, more experience and more experience in the game plan we’re trying to execute. Even though it's pretty obvious we're not playing finals, we can still shape them and have some sort of decision on who makes it. It’s important that we still leave our mark on the game this year and continue to blood young players. You need to win footy games and we need to get a winning culture back into this footy club. It's been missing for quite a few years now. We need to teach the young kids what it's like and how to win.”

The Lions’ Depth

“We feel like the young talent is really good. We’re still obviously lacking a little bit here and there with our depth, but we feel like our off field management is really good now. We feel like we’re moving in the right direction there and we’ve got really good coaching staff. We know when we do the game plan well, we play really good footy and we’ve shown that the last month that our competitive games are really good against some really good teams. We’ve just got to continue to develop the talent that we’ve got now. We probably need to look at drafting or trading some experienced players back into the Club again. We feel like the Club is working toward something special, I’m hoping it’s in the next couple of years and not five years down the track.”

Getting older

“My body is feeling really good. I’ve been able to do full pre-seasons the last few years . As you get older you notice the younger kids seem to get quicker, fitter, stronger, more skilful. It probably just goes along with the game – it’s getting quicker, faster and it’s harder to play year in year out. I feel like I’ve still got a couple of seasons (left) but I’ll probably assess after that again.”

On captaincy

“I understand now where Browny (Jonathan Brown) was coming from when he did it (stood down from the co-captaincy) in his last couple of years of his career. You probably realise that being able to have a release from footy for a couple of days a week freshens you up for every game, every year and allows you to focus on what’s really important for you. You can get yourself right, focus on some younger players that you might not have been able to do while you’re captain and also have time to spend with the family that you might miss out on. It’s hard for interstate teams to be able to spend that time with the family because you do travel so much.”