ADELAIDE veteran Tyson Edwards says he’s as fit as ever, as he prepares to complete his 16th pre-season with the club.

Edwards, 33, was offered a contract extension last year after a predictably consistent season, which included a best-on-ground performance in his 300th game against Essendon in round 11.

The evergreen onballer hasn’t missed a football session this summer and said he hadn’t ruled out playing on beyond 2010.

“I’ve got through the pre-season really well and haven’t had any injuries or setbacks at all. I’m as fit as I want to be and I’m looking forward to the year,” Edwards said on Thursday.

“I’m still enjoying it and training is not a grind or anything like that. I haven’t thought about [my future] and I won’t until towards the end of the year.

“We’ll see how it goes, but all the senior guys had good years [in 2009], so as long as we’re playing good footy I don’t think there’s any real reason to ship us off just because we’re old.”

Edwards couldn’t help but feel old when he returned to his old school in Karoonda, one hour from Murray Bridge, for the first time in over a decade as part of the Crows’ AFL Telstra Community Camp.

But the Crows’ champion was given a chance to relive his youth when a former teacher started telling stories about his school years, much to the delight of teammates Patrick Dangerfield, James Sellar and Ricky Henderson.

“It’s good to come back and see the place. Mrs Greenfield got a bit deep with some of her stories there, but that’s the beauty of country towns: everyone knows what’s going on with everyone,” he said.

“It’s a fair while since I was here, but a few teachers that taught me are still hanging in there, so I must not have been too bad a student to put them of teaching.”

Edwards, who still holds the school’s high jump record, said it was important for the clubs to get out into the country community.

“It’s good for the players to get out and see just how much passion the country people have.

"They’re great supporters and I know from around here that there are buses that go to Adelaide to watch us. The locals all chip in and take turns driving.”