"It was really agonising, because he had a good start to the year and played quite well in the champs. He kicked four in a game down in Geelong, then the game after the champs finished I was at Oakleigh that day and he got a significant injury to his hip," Gieschen said.
"He basically missed the rest of the season. That, combined with some other things, forced him to slip through the national draft and as we know the rookie draft can be totally random."