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When Collingwood defender and 2016 Western Bulldogs premiership winner Jordan Roughead returned to the AFL from shoulder surgery against the Brisbane Lions in April, he knew the writing was on the wall.
He had surgery on the shoulder in February in a last-gasp effort to save his AFL career but in his heart of hearts, he already knew it was over.
Roughead officially retired from the AFL last week after 201 games including the 2016 decider.
Roughead leaves the field injured in 2014. It was part of a long history of shoulder injuries that included as many as 15 dislocations in 2011 alone.
He will struggle with shoulder issues for the rest of his life, revealing that he has arthritis and there is no way to replace the cartilage that he lost.
And he can trace it back to one fatal decision back in 2014.
'In the 2014 season I reckon I dislocated it, or subluxed it, my right shoulder, a dozen to 15 times throughout the year,' Roughead told AFL.com.au.
'I should have listened to the advice and got it fixed at the start of the season but I wanted to see out the year and I've now got osteoarthritis as a result.
'Unfortunately they
