JACK Viney says he is not ready for a break and wishes the 2013 season could continue, despite Melbourne’s disappointing season.

Although Viney acknowledged that it had been a “massive” first year, the fact that he missed eight weeks with a toe injury, was motivation for him to keep on playing.

“I’d definitely like the season to keep going. I don’t want it to stop. Having had that eight weeks out, I still feel I have plenty to prove, from a personal point of view, but also from a team point of view, I feel we’ve got plenty to prove,” he told melbournefc.com.au.

“It’s been a really tough year mentally and for some of the boys, they’d be pretty fatigued at the moment. But if we want to be a dominant and ruthless football team, we’ve got to run past the line – not just through it.

“We’ve got plenty to prove and plenty to achieve. We’ve got to set up a really good pre-season and then make sure it flows into next year, so it can help us set up for the long term.”

Viney said he debut AFL season had been a great experience, although it had been a rollercoaster having to deal with the team’s poor form, the departure of his first senior coach and a toe injury from rounds eight to 15.

“Starting my AFL career with a good game was a dream come true. I didn’t put any expectations on me to play well, but I feel like I’m continually learning,” he said.

“With my injury, I was learning about my rehab and how much my body pulls up and how much my body can take, so it’s put me in really good stead for the future.

“It’s about finding the minimal level of performance and to back that up continually, which I think I struggled with early. Hopefully, I can continue to find that benchmark performance every week and continue to improve on my ability.”

Viney said the toe injury had been a difficult period, but it taught him plenty upon reflection.

“I was definitely an observer of the Melbourne Football Club and I got to watch our performances from a completely different aspect. To have the setback and not play for eight weeks was devastating, but I had to look for positives,” he said.

“I wasn’t allowed to train with the main group and I’d do separate things away from the main group, so I was able to observe plenty.

“I had a completely different view of where we were at and where we needed to get better and what we could do well. I think that’s a really good reason why I can perform to a benchmark standard now.”