The condition he has is in regards to his patella and that in turn causes issues with swelling and inflammation, pain & discomfort but isn’t a concrete condition. It can be almost on a scale or % of how bad it is depending on the time of the week and how it is pulling up, it’s weird.
Although in Mitch’s case he would’ve been playing through it as it would’ve been good enough, but as it progressed with his hamstring it would’ve gotten worse. But that isn’t to say he didn’t play injured, which he definitely did.
The main thing is it isn’t as simple as fix the issue, that issue was so difficult to handle over the period he was out and was very inconsistent. It seems now that it’s settled down and there’s been no structural damage.
He would absolutely kick 50+ if fit. He is valuable but if he’s deemed fit which he is now, he’ll play AFL.
Knees are an absolute pain in the behind, the most important part of the body and probably the weakest.
I’m sure players who are taller get more leg room when they fly and between his last VFL game and west coast itll be 2 extra weeks of training.
I think he’s too valuable if fit to play VFL footy.
Scaife if chosen would definitely be a good option, I love the look of him.
He kicked 3 in the first half and his attributes put him in good stead as not just a FF or CHF but can play the roaming third tall. Strong aerially and at ground level, can ruck, good field kick and kick for goal and his main focus point would come under continuity and consistency, then obviously with more game-time, his improvement areas would become more clear.
