The return of Majak Daw to competitive footy after a disastrous fall off a bridge in the 2018 off season was one of the stories of last season, though the comeback only lasted four VFL matches before his soft tissues gave out. Many eyes will be on him this preseason, for his physical and mental health. The back end of his 2018 campaign produced some consistently startable scores in a new defensive role. Aside from the drama, North actually needs Daw to fill a hole in its structure left by Scott D. Thompson, much in the same way as Aliir Aliir did at Sydney in place of Heath Grundy. There are still some major obstacles to this happy fate in front of Daw, but if he gets there he will be a low-end fantasy starter, meaning that someone in your league will show the faith in him that he needs.
Handle Daw with care
The return of Majak Daw to competitive footy after a disastrous fall off a bridge in the 2018 off season was one of the stories of last season, though the comeback only lasted four VFL matches before his soft tissues gave out. Many eyes will be on him this preseason, for his physical and mental health. The back end of his 2018 campaign produced some consistently startable scores in a new defensive role. Aside from the drama, North actually needs Daw to fill a hole in its structure left by Scott D. Thompson, much in the same way as Aliir Aliir did at Sydney in place of Heath Grundy. There are still some major obstacles to this happy fate in front of Daw, but if he gets there he will be a low-end fantasy starter, meaning that someone in your league will show the faith in him that he needs.
Daw gets a handle
A fall off a bridge in the off season which broke his ankle means Majak Daw will be treated very carefully by North this year, as footy is not his top priority. Everyone in footy wishes the best for Daw's recovery, both physical and mental.
Majak's tricky future
Across six seasons, Majak Daw has had three stints of six senior games but never made it to the seventh in a row. So it was in 2017, though his run was ended this time by injury with a foot problem and then a post-season ankle clean out. He has never strung two startable scores together, though he is capable of a big bag of goals on the rare occasions when he is on. To his credit, Daw has openly admitted his technical shortcomings, and has the right attitude going into the second year of a three-year contract. There is a switch somewhere in his brain that Brad Scott has been trying to flip to turn him into the new Kouta, as he's got all the physical tools without knowing how to use them. A speculator pick will probably be wasted.
