As much as I am no JWT fan I think these comments were taken out of context. Yes perhaps they were thoughtless or tactless but in no way were they intended towards Pitman. If so then the comment of no injuries this year could be linked to a clearly unrelated player like Eddy or Turner. Which it obviously isn’t.
I agree with the comments re timing of these matches. Great for Collingwood and their confidence. But what do Swifts have to gain with more than half of their top 10 unavailable and Turner probably still on the injury comeback (there was a lot more to that injury than was released I feel). Match play for their benchies and academy players sure but getting belted can’t be great for their confidence. None the less nice to O’Shannessy make a come back. First game in a long time after Achilles and mono?
