Athletic Kangaroos defender Flynn Perez has penned a new one-year extension to remain at Arden Street until the end of the 2022 season.
The highly-rated teenager made his AFL debut in Round 16 against Port Adelaide and played out the remainder of the season with North Melbourne after overcoming injuries.
Speaking to North Media, Perez expressed his delight to be signing on with the Kangaroos.
โIt feels really good,โ Perez said.
โObviously after last year with injuries, I finally got to play towards the end of the year, so Iโm really looking forward to a big pre-season and happy to put pen to paper.
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โIt gives me heaps of confidence especially from where Iโd come from [with injury].
โI probably didnโt think Iโd be able to play those last few games, so to get some footy in towards the end of the year and play some senior footy was really good.โ
Perez stated his excitement of North Melbourne's young and aspiring list ahead of the 2021 season.
โItโs really exciting, I think weโve got the most under 22โs in the competition now so if we can keep that group together, and weโve got some older guys that are really experienced like Robbie Tarrant and Todd Goldstein and these types โฆ if we can keep them and continue to learn off them, I think it holds us in great stead and itโs really exciting for the club and the members.
โโNobesโ [David Noble] has been awesome, heโs a real calm influence and he knows his stuff. Heโs been round the block and heโs pretty much done everything in footy, so his influence on the group is really exciting.โ
โItโs been a huge journey. Iโve been building my fitness and form over the last month, and Iโm really stoked.โ
It's been a tough road back from an ACL injury, but Flynn Perez can't wait to play his first AFL game. pic.twitter.com/Crx4YkDO8p
— North Melbourne (@NMFCOfficial) September 3, 2020
The 19-year-old is hoping to remain readily available for selection and keep himself on the track.
โFor me itโs probably just about staying on the park and staying fit, thatโs probably been my biggest challenge with injuries,โ he added.
โIf I can stay fit and stay healthy, the rest will take care of itself and Iโm just really excited about what we can do this year.โ
โIf I can stay fit and stay healthy, the rest will take care of itself and Iโm just really excited about what we can do this year.โ
We caught up with Flynn Perez after he signed a contract extension with the club. pic.twitter.com/Vo9Mfx0idl
— North Melbourne (@NMFCOfficial) January 14, 2021
