EXCITING young small forward Jay Kennedy-Harris says he’s eager to not become complacent as he embarks on his second AFL season.

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Kennedy-Harris, who showed plenty to like about his game in 2014, playing 14 matches, acknowledged he was nervous about his second season, but was determined to step-up in the pre-season and ultimately in 2015.

“I’ve got my own goals – I want to be playing consistent senior footy,” he told Dee TV.

“I want my best games to not be so far and few between.

“So I’m hoping I get to this point next year and I’ll look back and say ‘that was a bit scary, I wasn’t expecting myself to be in this position’. It’s just one yard at a time.”

Kennedy-Harris said his first season had “raced by” and he couldn’t believe almost a year had gone by since he was drafted at No.40 by the Demons in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft.

But he added that it was “a huge step up” going from the TAC Cup to AFL.

“It is beyond my imagination,” he said.

“Before you know it, you’re playing games … but I can look back and really admire what the year’s been and how much work I put into it.”

After playing the opening 11 matches of the season – a fine effort for a player in his first season – Kennedy-Harris conceded it got tougher as the season went on.  

The 19-year-old said it “hurt” to be dropped after starting his career with regular AFL matches.

“I had to work on a few things and I got myself back in the team eventually and then I got myself out [of the team] through the same [things again]. As great as it all was [this year], I’ve just got to keep moving forward next year,” he said.

“The first time I was dropped, it didn’t quite click to me that week, but then it took another week to get going and get back on track.

“I just went back and I probably didn’t understand how important the twos can be for your footy. The standard may not be as high and the pressure may not be as high, but you can really work on your craft from a game situation.”