Interesting, Gee and DOGS want Lids,
What are we missing here?
1. Do we mismanage his body/games ratio?
2. Do they want him for their premiership window?
3. Do we play him incorrectly?
any other options??
Your first point is a tricky one. Maybe YBB can confirm or repute this but really the best thing/way to recover from an Achilles is to not run for about 2 years. Tendons are poorly vasculated and take a long time to properly replenish scar tissue. So whilst he played limited game time in the last season it was actually quite solid managment not to play him. I would have thought that had we been in a position to play finals he would have played a lot more football this year.
Clubs should be aware that an achilles isnt necessarily career ending if you can get it right. Which means his trade value should be stronger than that of someone who has missed almost half the games over the past 2 years. I would hope the dogs and any other team would want a quality a grader. Lids wanting a flag before he finishes up means many clubs are out of the question from his point of view (I would think).
Agree with TM, he was playing in his natural position as a half forward the last few years. His kicking is possibly his best attribute. The more he plays around the goals, the more dangerous he is going to be.