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From that footage, we could do a hell of a lot worse than playing him as that high half forward/forward pocket role we have Elijah or one of Motts/Durdin in.

The other thing he's got in that footage which he doesn't now is balance. Sam Walsh the draftee was one of the most superbly balanced footballers I have ever seen; he could keep his feet in a hurricane. His balance was as close to Abblett Jnr I've ever seen; Abblett was a ghost and a juggernaut, because he was simply not there when you went to tackle him and if you somehow got hands to him you couldn't drag him to ground or twist his body, such was the strength through the hips and the just bonkers balance, even on one foot.

Sam now gets knocked, gets tackled, takes a step and has to recover.

You've got to wonder about the effect of playing through repeat injuries has on an AFL footballer; but then, you don't really need to wonder, do you?