Redpath made his return from a knee reconstruction in the VFL (Round 4) against Richmond in May, where he kicked six goals for the ‘Scray against the Tigers in a seven-point win at Etihad Stadium.
Redpath went on to play nine senior games for the Bulldogs in 2017, kicking 15 goals.
He gathered a career high 18 disposals, 11 marks and one goal against the Gold Coast Suns in July.
In another of his better performances, he collected 17 disposals, 9 marks and two goals in the Dogs’ Round 15 seven-point loss to West Coast. He kicked a season high three goals against Brisbane in August.
Stat that mattered:
Redpath signed a new two-year contract extension in September to stay at Whitten Oval until at least 2019.
What they said:
“It all happened pretty quickly. I came back (from my ACL) and played one game (in the VFL) and I was back in the team. After Geelong (Round 9) I got dropped. You go through some highs and lows but then I got back in and finished the year strongly.
“It does hurt a bit (not making finals) but another pre-season will help and I’m sure with the group we’ve got next year we’ll be really strong.”
- Jack Redpath, September 2017.
