His knee is completely stuffed and the doctors didn't think he'd play a game this year. And he has always pulled out of contests (well the last 10 years anyway) - and I'm guessing that's on the coaches instructions to preserve him - except for the Goodes-the-battering-ram in the dying stages of the 2012 GF. But he's definitely in our best 22 because of his footy smarts - and probably would be if he was playing on crutches.