DREAMTIME at the 'G might be the headline act of the AFL’s Indigenous Round, but Lions utility Anthony Corrie will reflect on his own dream come true when he runs onto the Gabba on Sunday.

The Lions’ clash with St Kilda looms as a pivotal match in terms of their seasonal aspirations – the type of game Corrie could only imagine playing in while growing up in the Northern Territory.

"I guess when I think about what the Indigenous Round means, I probably look at being a role a model for all the young kids out there," Corrie told lions.com.au.

"I was in the same situation as them only a few years ago.

"Playing AFL footy shows that you can follow your dreams and achieve what you want as long as you stay motivated and do the right things on and off the field."

Later this month Corrie will mark another significant milestone – one he’d probably prefer not to remember but one that he’ll also never forget.

It was on May 28, 2006 that the 22-year-old seriously damaged his knee in a game against Fremantle at the Gabba.

Corrie missed more than a year after requiring a knee reconstruction and was forced to face his footballing mortality as a result.

"When I was a kid I was so confident that I’d make it in the AFL that I didn’t actually end up finishing school," he said.

"I was lucky that things worked out that way to start with, but when I did my knee I was coming out of contract and that made me realise that you can be only one serious injury away from it all being over.

"Even though I’m back playing footy now, recently I’ve been looking a lot at what I want to eventually do after AFL and how I can better my skills.

"The advice I’d give to any kids is that you need to set goals if you are going to make it in footy. But you need to have goals outside of the game as well.”

Corrie’s most immediate goal is to help the Lions knock off the ninth-placed Saints and preserve their spot inside the top-eight.

The Lions are yet to string together successive wins in 2008 and Corrie says Sunday would be a handy time to make it two on the trot.

"St Kilda are a really good side and, even though they have a few injuries at the moment, we’ve got to treat each game on its merits," he said.

"But like (coach) Leigh (Matthews) said during the week, we’ve got to beat the sides around us if we are going to be playing finals.

"We’ve also got three weeks at home and we’ve got to make use of them."