Injured ruckman Hamish McIntosh walks laps during Geelong training. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser
GEELONG has officially ruled a line through Hamish McIntosh for the season, but the pressure for the high-profile recruit to deliver remains.
The former North Melbourne ruckman has simply run out of time to get enough fitness to be able to play a role for the Cats this season, in a year dogged by knee, Achilles tendon and ankle injuries.
McIntosh, who turns 29 next month, signed a three-year deal to join Geelong during the trade period at the end of the last season.
Cats coach Chris Scott said today that after a horror year, McIntosh still had it in front of him to repay the faith shown in him.
"The club's made a big investment in him, we still stand by that investment, but through no fault of his own Hamish has got to come back and do something extraordinary for the next couple of seasons,'' Scott said.
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"This year's done for Hamish unfortunately, it's just one that we've got to write off as one of those years.
"Not much that's happened to Hamish has been within his control and we feel desperately sorry for him because we brought him in thinking that he could have a big impact in improving our team this season.
"But whether it's fair or not, Hamish now has a responsibility to do everything he possibly can to get himself right so he can contribute through the pre-season and next year.''
McIntosh hasn't played since Round 7 last year when he suffered a knee injury which eventually required surgery.
His latest setback this year was an ankle injury, which he had operated on in July.
The Cats said at the time that the ruckman was expected be back running within three or four weeks.
''It was just a situation where he ran out of time,'' Scott said yesterday.
"He hasn't recovered as quickly as he could have from that surgery, he's just not going to get the game time in now so the decision was made to put all our energy into making sure he's right to start the pre-season on day one."
Geelong's ruck problems were compunded by a season-ending knee injury to in-form big man Dawson Simpson, while premiership ruckman Trent West has fallen out of favour, dropped after the Round 19 match against the Kangaroos.
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