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Luke Beveridge is determined to concentrate on the incorrect start of the western Bulldog season rather than talking about the young gun in difficulty Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.
The former future of Draft Pick at Whitten Oval remains unclear as he trains sporadically with the rest of the group.
Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.Credit: Getty images
Ugle-Hagan will be put aside until the 22-year-old can prove that he has fully engaged in life as AFL player.
After speaking widely from Ugle-Hagan during an interview with the Nine Network on Tuesday evening, Beveridge wanted to change attention.
“I had a lot to say about a rival network the other night on Marra, probably I don’t want to be too much in detail again for him,” Beveridge said to Whitten Oval Thursday.
In the interview in question, Beveridge said that the expectation on Ugle-Hagan’s movements in the club was “rubbery”.
He also admitted that he had received contacts from people who noticed the Bulldogs forward in public.
Ugle-Hagan did not participate in the match of the 100th anniversary of the club against Collingwood at MCG last Friday evening and was instead in a pub.
His absence comes as a time when Bulldogs faced serious injuries to key players, including Captain Marcus Bontempelli and Adam Treloar’s reigning.
Bontempelli is making constant progress from a “complex” injury of the calf and is listed as three to five weeks later.
But Treloar has undergone a “frustrating” setback with his calf problems and may not play up to the middle of the season, or later.
“It is (treloar) understandably flat and understandably emotional about it. I think we are all,” said Beveridge.
“We only want what is best for Adam.
“If you consider the effect on the competition last year, All-Australian, and not being able to play football so far this year weighs enough on him.
“Some messages (from a meeting on Thursday), has bounced quite well enough, and now we have simply set our eyes for another month and a half away.”
Bulldogs (1-1) will face fire under fire (0-2) in an intriguing clash at the Marvel Stadium on Friday evening.
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