"My first proper pre-season, I didn't come back in the nick I'd like to. I was pretty unfit and a long way off it, but in some ways I'm glad I did it," Worrell said.
"It was during that COVID year, I went back to Melbourne and I wasn't really training with anyone and probably didn't know what the standard was. Footy probably wasn't front of mind, so I was a bit lost.
"It was a tough time, but I think it really taught me a lot, so I know now that I'll never let myself get to that position ever again. It really just made me the individual I am today.
"Then last year I felt like I was really fit and I was getting into the right area of being more professional, but I did my hammy and that kind of offset my pre-season. Hopefully this year it can really all come together."