Harsh on Patton, every time he started to find his feet at AFL level he did his ACL and now he just doesn't have the confidence or athleticism anymore.
I think that's fair enough but:
a) the premise is wasted talent and his talent has been wasted
b) given his size - he should be a formidable, scary prospect - he isn't and never has been
c) I think of blokes like Max Bailey who had three knee recos - he was hardly a superstar but through good old-fashioned grunt managed to get an AFL career out of his creaking knees nabbing a premiership in the process.