Sarah Hosking says she'd love to continue her career at the Tigers beyond this season.
The 29-year-old is out of contract at the end of 2025 and has suffered a number of hamstring injuries in recent years, leading to questions as to whether the Tiger's playing days are numbered.
"It's not my last season. I hope," Hosking said on the first episode of AFL Media's Tagged for 2025.
Hosking suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in the dying moments of the Tigers' Dreamtime draw with Essendon in Darwin and is still listed as two to three weeks away from being available for selection.
"It's been a really hard slog ... we've spoken about injuries before and anyone that goes through injuries, it's really tough and difficult," Hosking said.
"It's an emotional rollercoaster up and down, but, you know, at the end of the day, you're in a team environment and a team sport and you want to play with the team. So that's what I'm super excited about, which hopefully I'm not too far off it."
Hosking said she had received messages asking if she was planning to retire.
"I did get a message earlier in the week as well saying, 'Please don't tell me the news. Is it true? Are you retiring?' And I'm like, normally that's either a sign that you should retire and I'm not sure how to take it, but no ... I think if I can get my body right, I've still got a few more years to play in me and I would love to keep going," Hosking said.
"You know, hopefully I'd like to go out on my own terms as well. So please, if, if that's where I'm at 'Rowey' (Sarah Rowe), anyone else, please tell me, you can give me a little nudge. If my time's up, my time's up, let me know."