
Part of my thinking is that by the end of last season his shoulder seemed “better” or at least not bothering him as much.It's not a crazy idea. Obviously not his best position but he is a big body that could get the ball to ground. I think it may have been spoken by someone else here that the problems with him being a tall forward replacement was his shoulders in marking contests.
ETA: In theory at least, he could run a key defender absolutely ragged over a game and take advantaged of a knackered opponent.