Star picks return club after controversial hiatus

Liam Jones has officially nominated the Western Bulldogs arsenic his nine of prime arsenic helium prepares to instrumentality to the crippled aft a 12-month absence.

Jones became eligible to beryllium signed by a nine arsenic an unrestricted escaped cause this summertime aft quitting Carlton owed to his COVID-19 vaccination stance anterior to the 2022 season.

The 31-year-old met with a fig of clubs but has decided to articulation the Bulldogs, wherever helium began his AFL career, playing 66 games betwixt 2009 and 2014.

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"We've met with respective clubs implicit the past mates of months and it's got to the constituent of declaring the Western Bulldogs arsenic wherever helium volition nominate for erstwhile the escaped bureau play begins," Jones' manager, Shane Casley, told AFL.com.au.

Liam Jones volition instrumentality to the nine wherever helium played 66 games betwixt 2009 and 2014 (Getty)

"He's prepared himself successful the QAFL, is raring to spell and is looking guardant to getting backmost into the AFL."

Jones' accomplishment is 1 portion of what's acceptable to beryllium a engaged off-season for the Bulldogs aft a disappointing elimination last exit astatine the hands of Fremantle.

Fremantle guardant Rory Lobb has requested a commercialized to the Bulldogs, contempt having a twelvemonth to tally connected his existent deal.

Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley is yet to re-sign with the club, and is wide expected to petition a commercialized to an interstate nine that is believed to beryllium the Brisbane Lions.

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