Josh Smillie, who’s got massive wraps as a big-bodied midfielder in the Patrick Cripps mould but had a redshirt rookie season, remains out of main training as he continues to ramp back up following quad surgery last November.
“I think we all are keen to see him get out there and have a good run at it. He’s not into drills yet, but over the next couple of weeks he’s transitioning into that,” Vlastuin said.
“He’s kind of grown again and maturing a little bit body-wise, so hopefully he gets a clean run at it ... of all the second-year (players), they kind of spoke about him last year that he was the best player (in his draft year) for patches, when he was on, he was just unstoppable.
“So hopefully we can see that and consistency as well.”
Source: Foxsports
