Jamarra Ugle-Hagan’s football return is so unclear that Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is making no predictions about when it might happen.
The former AFL No.1 draft pick has returned to the club after months out of the game because of off-field troubles. He trained on Thursday morning at Whitten Oval with the AFL squad.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan at training this week.Credit: Eddie Jim
After months away from the game Ugle-Hagan is effectively in pre-season training.
The key forward’s most recent AFL game was at the end of last season.
“I don’t know … it’s probably difficult to make any predictions about when he might play at either level (AFL or VFL),” Beveridge said.
“It’s probably best we keep our powder dry on that.”
Beveridge said patience would be paramount as Ugle-Hagan tries to regain fitness, let alone trust from the Bulldogs.
“It’s been a difficult time for him, a difficult time for everyone to understand, so we go through a different period where he’s now trying to apply himself and find a way in a football career sense,” Beveridge said.
“He has a fair bit to get through to get there, so we’ll go through that patiently.”
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