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Sorry but Ollie got played in the reserves because he would not engage with the club over "normal contract extension talks" and was making it pretty obvious that he was never going to sign an extension with the Pies, leaving himself available to head "home" (45 minutes down the highway). His move home was carefully orchestrated by the players management via GFC's recruiting department. They then played the "wants to be traded home card" for "family reasons" and got themselves a first round draft choice that had been chosen and then developed by CFC only to be hijacked by the Cats. When Graham Wright suggested that Geelong cough up their "first rounder" for Henry despite their already underhand tactics in obtaining the lad, GFC traded out their first round pick prior to Wright being able to keep on asking for it. In the end Wright wrangled Tom Mitchell from the Hawks, via a three way deal that cost the GFC another first round draft choice (who never did anything at Hawthorn), Geelong got Henry, Hawks got a mid off their books and Collingwood won the flag with Mitchell playing a large hand in the result.

Ollie Henry could have been part of that Premiership, had he not sooked and gone home to mum.

He was not dropped for Ash Johnson, Johnson came in when Ollie's real reason for not wanting a contract extension became apparent.