It is easily forgotten that Wood was being recognised as one of the hottest young players going round when he got hit by injury. At the same time, the injury might have helped push through the contract negotiations for us by taking attention away from him, so there might have been a silver lining in that. The most noticeable thing was that he looked assured in all parts of his game after getting a run of quality games under his belt. Could see the same happening with Daw towards the end of the season. If Wood and Daw can pick up where they left off, we will have plenty to enjoy in 2017.
When I read that Mason has only played 16 games, and the trio of BBB, Wood, and Daw haven't even clocked up 100 games between them, can understand why Waite was resigned for another year. But the games tally doesnt account for their solid apprenticeships and that they have actually played a lot of footy together. Really looking forward to the Brown Wood Daw combination in action and reckon they might surprise a few next year. And kudos to the club for organically developing a 2nd rounder, a 3rd rounder, and a rookie into our next gen forward line.