- May 5, 2014
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hasn’t he rested enough? It’s 2 games into the season and looked below par last year. Sorry but his body is clearly not up to it at this stage
He blew his shoulder out in round 6 last year and played the year out encumbered from that point on before getting a reconstruction at the end of the year. Was averaging 23.5 disposals a game at that point which doesn't sound that great but in shortened quarters it was still the equal 11th highest average in the league at the end of the year.
Then was killing it in round 1 this year after getting his body fully healthy and was BOG at half-time before petering out and then playing an underwhelming game in round 2. Liable to believe he got injured around half time in round 1 explaining the current drop-off since then.
I tend to think he has just gotten unlucky of late due to some contact injuries, but forecasting into the future his body is certainly no more banged up than Dangerfield with his groins, Petracca with his knee or Fyfe with his shoulders.
Just part of the game and he's found himself in a temporary period of being unlucky.