Blake Ferguson celebrates one of his two tries against the Storm on the weekend. Source: Getty Images
THE Canberra Raiders today confirmed the signing of centre Blake Ferguson on a contract extension that will keep him in the capital until the end of the 2015 season.
Ferguson, who has a history of off-field issues, said he was determined to remain focused on his career and knows he has to continue to work hard if he is to achieve his long-term goals.
“I’m very excited. It’s good news for me extending until 2015 and I’m very happy with it,” Ferguson said. “I just want to keep moving forward with some of the things I’ve been working on both on and off the field.”
The decision to remain in Canberra was an easy one according to Ferguson and he said he never considered moving to another club as Canberra is now his home.
“I’ve got plenty of mates here in Canberra and I’ve just bought myself a property down in Woden, so it feels like home in Canberra and I don’t want to leave,” he said. “The clubs been really good to me over my time here and I want to repay them by playing well and being a part of a team that’s going well.
“We’ve got some great players here at the club and it's exciting times, there’s plenty of young talent coming through and I know we can be a team that can make the finals if we keep working hard each week.”
Ferguson said he is still working hard on his life away from football.
“I’ve been doing plenty of things outside of football to help me and I’ve been working with the coaches and senior players to make sure I’m focused,” he said. “I’ve been working with some counsellors as well to talk about a few things and they’ve been giving me some tools to work on outside of footy which has been a huge help.”
Raiders CEO Don Furner said the club had shown faith in Ferguson by re-signing him, adding there were representative incentives in the contract that he believes Ferguson will achieve if he continues to develop.
“It is always pleasing when the player indicates he is keen to re-sign and stay at the club and that’s exactly what Blake said a few weeks ago," Ferguson said.
"This is a sign of the feeling of unity within the club.
“He’s one of the most exciting talents in the game at the moment and we want him to continue to improve as a player and a person.”
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