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REHAB sessions haven't been all boring and repetitive for Geelong forward Steven Motlop.
He put the recovery from knee surgery to good use — to work on the upper body in the gym.
Motlop will tackle the contests with an extra 5kg of bulk around the shoulders when he makes his AFL comeback against Richmond at the MCG tomorrow.
"What it has done is given me time to put a bit of weight on. I had shoulder problems when I was younger and it has given me time to strengthen that,'' he said.
"And to strengthen up my quads (thigh muscles) which I haven't been able to do because of my (knee) tendon issues. I mightn't be as fit because I've missed a pre-season (training), but I do feel stronger.''
Motlop is a critical component of Geelong's forward structure — his 44 goals last season was only five behind leading goalkicker Tom Hawkins.
Steven Motlop at training. Photos Mike Dugdale. Source: News Corp Australia
And he's raring to get stuck into this season after being sidelined for 14 weeks following knee surgery in London.
"It has been a hard couple of months. We didn't want to rush it, obviously, it's a long season,'' the lively Cat said.
"I've played every game the last two seasons and the body's feeling fresh and I've got the run in the legs. And coming off a loss, it's a good time to come into the side.''
Motlop played with discomfort in the right knee in 2013 and the Cats sent him to a surgeon in the UK through a connection with one of their physiotherapists who previously worked with the English cricket team.
There was certainly no time for sightseeing during the four days in London, although he had the luxury of stretching out the repaired knee in a business class airline seat for the 21-hours flight home.
Motlop eased back with two games with the VFL team and he's ready for the senior recall after clocking 12km last weekend against North Ballarat, getting closer to his normal workrate.
"As every player does when they're injured, you're not as confident coming back and I was just a bit worried how it would go,'' he said.
"But I got through the first game and I've got some good teammates to get me into the game. I had a lot of trust in our fitness staff and, thankfully, now it's all fixed.'''
Motlop said the Cats are fired up to bounce back against the Tigers following the first loss for the season to Port Adelaide.
"They're a bit like Port (Adelaide), they've got some really good ball users and if you let them get on top early they can hurt you. So, we'll be looking to nullify a few of their players,'' he said.
And the Cats will soon be able to inject even more pace into the line-up as Allen Christensen continues to step up his training workload for a first game of the season within a couple of weeks.
"He has been running on the sidelines at training. He joined me in one of the kicking drills today, so he's not far away. He's really positive, but he's taking it slow because it has been a problem and something he wanted to get right,'' Motlop said.
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