PORT ADELAIDE forward Brad Ebert believes the injury woes of last season are behind him, and he is ready to hit the ground running in 2020.

Ebert was restricted to just 11 senior games in 2019, with persistent concussion issues followed by a PCL tear in his knee keeping him on the sidelines.

But the 29-year-old is confident his body still has plenty to offer at the AFL level, and the time off last season has motivated him to get back to his best.

“I still feel like I’ve got enough good footy left in me,” Ebert told the media at a press conference on Monday afternoon.

“Having that time off has almost reinvigorated the love of football. You sometimes come back to pre-season and mope around.

“But missing a half of a footy season last year - I was watching finals footy a little bit more eagerly.

“I was even watching the trade period.”

Ebert said his off-season break looked a little different this year, concentrating on strengthening his knee to be ready for the demands of another pre-season.

“I spent a bit more time in the gym,” he said.

“I had to do a lot more prehab stuff than what I normally had been doing in the past. It probably took a half-an-hour more of my off-season per day, every couple of days.

“I don’t mind getting in there and doing that. The same with the running - a lot of it in the off-season is straight line.

“I just had to add a little bit of change-of-direction exercises just to make sure I was okay to jump back into training pretty quickly.

“I came back with the young boys on and off for those couple of weeks, and it felt fine.”

The former Eagle said it was an exciting time at Alberton, with the club looking to bring in another batch of high-end talent at this year’s draft.

“Each year you are in the game there is a new young crop coming through,” Ebert said.

“You are always trying to help them blend in to the culture and blend into the team as quickly as possible.

“When it does work successfully, you see you get three really strong performers like we did last year. They were able to fit into the mould of our game and add their own flair really quickly.

“We will do whatever we can to get around the new draftees and support them, and make them feel welcome at Port Adelaide.”