{"id":31403,"date":"2015-12-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/power-sign-travis-boak-until-end-of-2019-after-nearly-losing-him-in-2012\/"},"modified":"2015-12-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T00:00:00","slug":"power-sign-travis-boak-until-end-of-2019-after-nearly-losing-him-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/power-sign-travis-boak-until-end-of-2019-after-nearly-losing-him-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Power sign Boak until end of 2019 \u2013 after nearly losing him in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak says he felt like part of the family the moment he walked through the door, but admits there was a moment he nearly left the club to return home.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe moment I walked in the door as a young fella I just felt part of the family,\u201d Boak told FIVEAA after signing a one-year contract extension, which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years we\u2019ve certainly created that culture that the players want to be a part of, and I think that\u2019s why we\u2019ve been able to hold our players so well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN to Travis Boak:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/237634582&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>But Boak admitted there was a moment he came close to leaving the club.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe year that I was tossing up was 2012. It was never because I didn\u2019t like the club or I\u2019d had enough off the club. 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