It's the interview that had the footy world abuzz on Friday night.

Dale Morris joined Triple M's 'The Friday Huddle' before the Western Bulldogs faced Carlton at Etihad Stadium, and listeners were treated to an interview unlike any other from an AFL player.

Instead of ten minutes of football cliches, Morris gave listeners an extraordinary insight into how visualisation techniques have played a major part in his 15 year AFL career. 

“Everyone thinks I want to win a million bucks, I want to play AFL footy, but that doesn’t really mean anything,” he explained. 

“If there’s something that you really want to do — and for me it’s play AFL footy — when you’re thinking about it, dreaming about it, and putting yourself in those situations, you have to heighten all of your senses, the sight, the smell, the touch, and really experience that."

It's an approach the 35-year old has employed since the early days of his career, and is using it again as he prepares to come back from a partial ACL tear that has so far kept him on the sidelines for every game of the 2018 season.

“That’s what I’ve done forever, and I did the same thing about winning the grand final," he continued. 

“I’d dream and think about the siren going, running and hugging players and standing up there with the medal around your neck and kneeling down to see the Auskicker and putting that medal over your head." 

Morris famously played the 2016 grand final with a broken back, and his pain threshold is the stuff of legend, so asked if he uses any special techniques to help cope with physical ailments, he spoke of a much more powerful driver.

"No I'm a big sook at home, so I let it all out at home," he laughed. 

"Everything hurts a lot more when you're at home so I don't have to do the dishes."