If you add the points value of each pick in this trade (WB 2nd round pick being pick 36 on ladder position), the Bulldogs have only lost 24 points, which is the equivalent of pick 72.
Very salty comment. His injury was impact related and had zero relation to soft tissue. Saying that he's got less than 40 games less is ridiculous. Bookmark it all you want.
Very presumptuous to assume he won't play more than 40 games over a 5 year contract. If he experiences soft tissue injuries at the Dogs then I'm happy to rescind my comment but with the Dogs, he plays a role that doesn't require heavy lifting in the midfield compared to his stint at Collingwood. He's also lost 8kg (I believe it was that, could be off by a couple) over the off season with the intention of lessening that load on his hamstrings, so I am confident that he will be a consistent contributor over that period. 40 games is just over a third of his contract. I'd be confident of him playing 75 plus.
He’s one of the most injury prone players running around and isn’t getting younger.
Missed one game over the 2016-17 stretch. Hamstring injuries impacted his 2018 season, although still managed 17/25 games. Played every game of 2019. Obvious 2020 he had a wretched run but losing that amount of weight and playing a less demanding role will hold him in good stead.
Collingwood took Poulter and McCreery who both have looked more than at home in the seniors in their first years.
What’s your point? Pies got a couple of long-term mainstays and that first round selection would have been tied up in Daicos anyway.
You sound upset
