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Ben Newton out with ankle injury

PaulRB
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Pretty stiff to injure it before preseason even commenced.

He showed glimpses last season before ultimately becoming a bottom 6 fringe 22 player, as the article suggests mainly through injury.

Hope his recovery goes smoothly.

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    Very tough luck for Ben who was working hard during the break, to improve his endurance and hopefully cement a spot in the side.  2016 is most likely a make or break season for him, and now he has to do it without the benefit of a pre-season.  Good luck Ben!

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    I really like Newton and think he has the potential to be a really good player. He has a good eye for goal, but just needs to work on the defensive side of his game. It's shame he's injured. Fingers crossed he can fight his way back into the team. 

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    Real shame for him. 

    It's obvious he has the skills and smarts to have a decent career, just doesn't seem to be able to cover the ground well enough and as it says he was working on his endurance. He's one of the best kicks on the list.

    To give him the best possible chance of saving his career I'd actually extend his preseason through until at least April, maybe even until May until he plays games. If we bring him back early he'll play well in the VFL but never be able to impact at AFL without improving his tank.

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    Bad luck of course but injuries happen. That is why depth is important.

    Like most here I wish him a speedy and complete recovery.  

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    12 hours ago, monoccular said:

    Bad luck of course but injuries happen. That is why depth is important.

    Like most here I wish him a speedy and complete recovery.  

    The silver lining is that it promotes Oliver one place up in terms of making an earlier debut. That is the advantage of the depth we are assembling in our midfield.

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