Gold Coast Suns academy player Josh Gore shows his skills by kicking a goal from the car park

Suns academy player Josh Gore doesn’t have any representative football to show his wares to recruiters right now but this kick could be used as a handy audition.

SUNS academy player Josh Gore doesn’t have any representative football to show his wares to recruiters right now but this kick could be used as a handy audition.

At a time when professional sportsman are turning to trick challenges to keep themselves busy in isolation, Gore has shared a video of him kicking a goal from the car park of Gold Coast club Labrador Tigers.

“I have been doing a lot of training with (AFL listed Suns player) Connor Budarick because he lives nearby,” Gore said.

“We did a decent training session and thought we would finish it off with a bit of fun.

“We were trying to kick it from the boundary and I told him to film one of me from over the fence.

Gold Coast Suns academy player Josh Gore.

“I put it up there and let the ball do the work.

“Connor gave it a go on his left foot and he is pretty good on his opposite foot but he didn’t quite get it. I have always told him I’m better at kicking goals anyway.”

Gore, 18, was overlooked at last year’s national AFL draft in a setback to his dream of getting on to a list.

“Leading up to the draft it was up in the air still,” Gore said.

“I didn’t get a definite yes or no so I was a bit nervous going in and then I found out after I missed out in the rookie draft too.

“It took me one day to fully get over it and then the next day I was determined to put my best foot forward and go again.”

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Gore trained with the Suns AFL squad in the pre-season and got himself in a space to gain the added versatility recruiters wanted from him by adding more midfield minutes to his game.

But the COVID-19 crisis that put football to a stop has put Gore in the dark as to how he will convince clubs like the Suns, where he is in the under-19 academy, he is worth signing.

“If there is a little season I’ll have to play my best in every game that is left because that is all we will have to show what we can do,” Gore said.

“Hopefully I can put my best foot forward if there is a season and if not we will have to see what happens.

“It is a bit frustrating but I can’t do anything about it.”

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