Frawley, who joined the club’s leadership group this year, said it would be the key area to help Melbourne’s climb back up the ladder in 2013.
“We’ve got Grimesy and Trenners, who are pretty young - Trenners is the youngest captain ever in AFL history - but both of them have been really good for us,” he told melbournefc.com.au.
“It’s pretty much the first year in the leadership group for most of us, so we’re just learning as we go. We’ve learned a lot this year from different situations that have arisen from week to week.
“We just keep learning from our experiences that we have to do on the job.”
Frawley said he relished being elevated into Melbourne’s leadership group this year.
“I’m really enjoying it, and hopefully we can keep getting better as a group and work out those little kinks that we’ve got. It’s been pretty positive so far. We had a good core group of young blokes who are really trying to drive this place to the top of the ladder ... instead of finishing off in the last round. That’s what everybody plays for,” he said.
“We’ve still got areas to improve on and get better, but I can see our young group getting better each year we stick together. I’ve just really relished and enjoyed it.
“When you’re playing, you’re not just focusing on yourself - you’re focusing on the whole team. That’s probably the main thing I’ve noticed, being a leader -you’re trying to help people out a lot more than just looking after yourself.”
Frawley highlighted emerging defender Tom McDonald as one player he had taken a keen interest in during 2012.
“I just like getting around to the young boys and trying to help them out, especially with Tom McDonald coming in - he’s a young, developing key back, and I know what it was like to come in when you’re a young player,” he said.
“I’ve just tried to help him there a little bit, and I try to get around to most of the boys to give them a word of advice if they need it, but most of them are pretty good.”
Frawley, who went past 100 matches in 2012, indicated the milestone was most important from a games experience perspective.
“Playing 100 games is good to achieve, but it’s probably more [important for] the experience of the side.”
