South full forward Thomas Gorey eyes bigger goal in Central Australian Football League

SOUTH full forward Thomas Gorey is on track to again become the season’s leading goal scorer, but his main focus is on something even bigger.

Thomas Gorey celebrates after kicking a goal. Picture: MATT HENDERSON

SOUTH full forward Thomas Gorey is on track to again become the season’s leading goal scorer, but his main focus is on something even bigger.

The 31-year-old has amassed 19 goals after five rounds in the Central Australian Football League’s senior men’s competition.

Gorey’s teammate Tyson Woods and Federal’s Waylen Manson trail on 10 majors. But Gorey, who has been overall leading goalscorer in the CAFL five times, wants to experience premiership glory with South, just as he did in 2011 when he played for Federal.

And after the pain of last year’s decider loss to Rovers, the former Pioneer player is hellbent on helping the Kangaroos go one better this year.

“My main focus is winning the grand final this year,” Gorey, who is into his second season at South, said.

“It’s been a while so it would be nice to get another one.”

So focused is he on winning a premiership, becoming leading goal scorer for a sixth time is secondary.

South's Thomas Gorey takes a mark against Pioneer. Picture: MATT HENDERSON

“I think I am on track to become the leading goal scorer, but I’m not worried about that,” Gorey said.

“I’m just focused on helping South get to where we need to be at the end of the season.”

He is happy with his own form and also enjoys working with the likes of Woods, Jamal Lynch and Dustin Oliver. “These are young fellows that came into the club and they are doing a good job,” he said.

And he said there is no friendly rivalry with forward pocket Woods to be the team’s leading goal kicker.

“There’s is no rivalry,” he said. “I’m mentoring him through the game; telling him where he needs to be and when he needs to be in certain spots.”

And the inclusion of Desmond Nandy has only strengthened the potent forward line.

“We are all working well in the forward line and with Dezo coming back, it gives us another target,” he said.

“It’s not about which player kicks the most goals, it’s about finding a way to win.”

Gorey has relished his role in the forward line ever since then Federal coach Scott Weilly put him there in 2011.

“Scott chucked me up forward and I’ve been playing there ever since. I enjoy playing there. That’s the thing with South’s forward line, we want every player to contribute and bring them into the game if they are having a quiet game.”