MY form lately hasn’t been as good as I would like it to be.

Some people might think it’s because I don’t get as much sleep now that we’ve got little Lewis, but baby hasn’t been making me tired. I love being a dad.

He’s had a little impact on me but I don't want anyone to think that is why I have not been playing the way I want to.

The real problem is about where I’m running on the field during games. I’m just running to the wrong spots at the moment.

I’ve been working with the coaches and they’re trying to teach me AFL running patterns. Back home my older brother used to help me and tell me where to run but I’ve still got a lot to learn.

And that’s the reason why I haven’t been getting as much of the ball as I would like.

I’m not trying to get a million kicks, I’m trying to do all the team things and the pressure things but I’m still working on the defensive side of my game. When I get that sorted, then I think the offensive side will come.

While I’m not really young, it’s only my second year in the AFL and I’m still finding out so many things about how to play at this level.

The coaches have told me I need to work more on being front and centre.

And often in the last three or four weeks I’ll think I’m in the right spot and then the ball goes over the top or behind me, or just somewhere that I’m not.

So I’m working on my running patterns with Lurka (assistant coach Leigh Tudor) and Horse (coach John Longmire).  And they’ve also been talking to me about what hard running really is, not just jogging.

They showed me some vision of Chance Bateman who has worked his way now to being a very hard runner, who runs hard from one end to the other. I want to get my game at that spot so I’m working hard on it.

I think the game is more intense than it was last year, the pace has jumped up and when we run to the bench we just get a minute or two rest. That's fine and my fitness is there but I’ve got to have the mindset to run faster and harder.

I’ll be trying my best against North tomorrow.