But previously, injury has halted his progress and he has had to go back to square one.
This time, coming off a strong pre-season and stringing several games together for the Swans Reserves, he is hoping that he’s a bit luckier.
The 21-year-old, who was the Swans third round pick (number 49) in the 2006 draft, is in his third year full time at the Club. He spent 2007 completing his studies in Melbourne, before moving to Sydney at the end of that year.
Despite showing promise in his first two years in Sydney, extended time on the sidelines with groin, back and foot injuries meant that Currie couldn’t reach his full potential.
But he is now injury free and is enjoying being back on the field.
“The past couple of years I have had a few injury problems which has been a bit frustrating. This season it’s been pleasing to play every game so far and touch wood it stays that way,” he said.
Currie was rewarded for his impressive pre-season with selection in three of the pre-season games, which gave him a good indication of where he needs to be as a player.
“It was a really good taste of the speed and intensity of AFL footy.
“At the beginning of pre-season the initial goal was to really build resilience and get through a whole pre-season and I ticked that off and then the next piece of the puzzle was to get a game in the pre-season games which I was able to do,” he said.
The next step for Currie is that long awaited Senior debut and he says that he needs to start dominating at AFL Canberra level before knocking on the door for selection.
“I’ve been playing Reserves level and just really been going about trying to get myself ready for Senior footy and that’s still definitely the goal this year.
“My form has been ok. I think I’m capable of playing better which I suppose has been holding me back. The difference between being close to Senior selection and sort of forcing my way into the side is really taking the next step and really dominating at Canberra level on a consistent basis,” he said.
Currie and Mike Pyke had been sharing the load in the ruck for Reserves before Pyke stepped up to Seniors last weekend following Mark Seaby’s injury and Shane Mumford’s suspension. While Currie says that he would have loved to debut, he knows it wasn’t his time.
“It would have been great but I was realistic. My form’s been ok and they bye (in Reserves) wasn’t ideal timing but I just need to really play at a bit of a higher standard on a consistent basis before I can really I can put my hand up for Senior selection.”
“It’s all about getting out there and doing the best I can each week and not waiting for an injury to open up for a spot to play. It’s more about forcing your way in and playing your role and doing the basics at Reserves level which will get you a game anyway, regardless of whether there is injuries or not,” he said.
Last weekend’s bye in the AFL Canberra competition came at a good time for the Reserves, who suffered their first loss of the season the week before. They will face another tough test when they take on the Belconnen Magpies - last year’s premiers - at Manuka Oval on Saturday.
The Reserves proved too strong for the Magpies in the opening round of the season, but Currie knows his side is in for a challenge this weekend.
“I think they’ve come a long way since then by the sounds of it. They are obviously the reigning premiers and have always been a pretty hard side for us, especially down in Canberra. We’re looking forward to the challenge and hopefully we’ll come back home with a win.
“We are really going about trying to improve our record down in Canberra because there’s a bit of a contrast between our performances at home in Sydney at the SCG and ANZ compared to our form down in Canberra so that’s something we need to address and improve on and hopefully that starts (on Saturday),” he said.
