Pickett as we know is a no.4 pick....and was about to break into GWS 22 when injury struck...hence big wraps and justified.
He has had several months off post surgery and his was worse than Sumners with a longer rehab time.
We are looking at rehab management of a lis franc injury......he would not have put a full load repetitively on that foot yet in terms of full sessions and game sim time and would have lost what little tank he had...
going to have to be patient.[this is why GWS let him slide]
because even if he makes the 22 say mid season from northern he will be struggling for fitness.
Yep. Pretty slim chance will see him in the seniors in the early part of the season, think half way mark is much more realistic.
Has the potential to be a massive win for us, but will need to be patient, is one of those players with the rare combo of elite pace and foot skills.
If anyone wants to see him play, pretty sure you can watch a replay of the AIS vs Collingwood 2's on Utube.
IIRC the first play of the game is him winning the first possession turning on the turbo and bursting out of the middle, pretty impressive, bigger bodies didn't seem to worry him.