there is always risk. Medical opinion seems to be a simple procedure will fix the problem. He was racking up heaps of Brownlow votes and was favourite to win after a few rounds just this season before the problem hit him. He just turned 24. Plenty of time left in his stellar career.
I see him finishing as a forward in a few years, with that acceleration he would be hard to match up. Ablett Sr started as a half back/wing I think.
