Had a chat to someone in the know over the weekend.
At the start of 2014, Paul Ahern and Jayden Short were considered on par in the eyes of the recruiting world. Both seen as mercurial types who could do the freakish but couldn't put together consistent football. But Short's 2014 was impacted by a broken jaw. That's the sole reason he didn't make the Vic Metro team. As the year progressed, Short actually had a workman, accumulator year and showed flashes of the brilliance but not as often as Ahern. His 2013 season had more highlights but his 2014 was much more consistent as he moved from a small forward to a onballer. In 2013 he named in the best 5 times. Don't forget that side had Ben Lennon & Marcus Bontempelli in it. The name that was floated to me was that he is very Luke Dahlhaus like and that's the career trajectory.