Lin Jong’s season came to an abrupt end during the Dogs’ Round 13 loss to Melbourne when he sustained an ACL injury and was forced to undergo a traditional reconstruction in order to repair the tear. 

Jong’s start to 2017 was strong; he played all 12 AFL matches before going down with the injury, averaging 18.9 disposals, 4.4 tackles and 2.7 marks per contest.

Jong’s best match came in Round 2 against Sydney when he gathered 23 possessions, 8 marks and seven tackles. He had a career high 14 tackles against Collingwood in Round One.

Stat that mattered:

Jong played his 50^th career game in round 12 against Sydney.

What they said:

“I felt like I was playing a lot more consistent footy throughout the first half of the year and I was finding a good balance and then unfortunately I got injured which was obviously disappointing. 

“I’ve still got to try and take the positives away from when I played and what I need to improve on and obviously get the knee right.”

- Lin Jong, September 2017