It is a huge risk taking a player whose had such a massive injury and has yet to play a game in over 18 months. Burton has had a large number of pins inserted into his leg (think it's ten). Apparently the injury was very substantial.
Does he even have any spring in his legs or how does it affect his kicking. No one knows because no ones seen him since the injury.
Sure high risk for high reward but a first round pick should not be that high risk a pick.
This is not like Lever,a knee reco is quite standard these days and players come back from them all the time.
Having said that if the Crows are considering taking him then I'm sure they'll do their due diligence.
A medical examination and a try out must be the minimal assessment you would subject him too.
Why take the risk when there are good picks on the board with no question marks by their name.
If we manage to snare 2 first round picks ( Dangerfield) then perhaps I would be more agreeable with the choice.
I'm guessing he'll be a slider unless clubs know more about how well he has recovered and are comfortable with that..
Technical point, it's 10 screws not pins.
Anyway, Tibial Plateau fractures are pretty horrible and I suspect he'll have some pretty average arthritis down the line as they involve the joint surface. He's got a long road back and given the injury, I'd be really worries spending a 1st on him.
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