In 2015, Wood won the Charles Sutton Medal as the club's best and fairest. Wood’s wife, Tiffany, also lost an item of sentimental value“I love my footy as much as anyone. ""These include my wife’s great grandfathers dog tags from World War 1. His medal was one of several items of sentimental value that were stolen, including a World War I identification tag belonging to Wood's wife. The medal, set in a Pandora necklace, is engraved with ‘Sayers SA 1830’ on the front and ‘Nugget’ on the back. Easton Wood’s premiership medal has been stolen.
Wood captained the Dogs to a drought-breaking victory in the grand final while standing in for injured skipper Bob Murphy. Western Bulldogs star Easton Wood has been left devastated by the theft of his premiership medallion and says a burglary at his home during AFL hibernation has added to concerns about spending time away in quarantine hubs.Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said he hadn’t been made aware of the extent of the AFL plans – 20 weeks has been described as a "worst case scenario" – and questioned whether getting a season away in 2020 was even worth it."We've taken some measures now to increase the security at our property but that is a concern," Wood said.A premiership watch, jewellery and a drone were among the items stolen.Meanwhile, the revelation that AFL players have been told to prepare for up to 20 weeks in quarantine hubs across the season, in two phases, was met with a mix of shock and anger among some AFL figures.Police said the silver World War I service identification tag is engraved with "Sayers SA 1830" on the front and "Nugget" on the back.Former tennis professional Sam Groth, however, believes AFL players should accept the circumstances and the “extraordinary times”.The family was not home during the burglary, having chosen to visit Wood's mother's property at Camperdown after the AFL went into lockdown mode due to the coronavirus outbreak.His medal was one of several items of sentimental value that were stolen, including a World War I identification tag belonging to Wood's wife.“The numbers are easy to work out, you can measure a profit-loss quite easily, but the emotional and mental toll is a lot harder to settle on.“There would be players in our organisation and staff that would not make the decision to come and I would not look dimly on that at all.“It’s tough on your mental health, draining. Victoria Police allege it was taken during a burglary in the inner Melbourne suburb of Albert Park between April 14 and 26. Also taken was my Premiership Medal and Premiership Tissot watch.They’ve taken a number of items but we’re pleading for our most sentimental ones to be returned.
It’s definitely not something that you would choose and it may well get to the stage where the leadership of the game needs to work out whether getting a season away in 2020 or asking our people to expose themselves to what has been presented as a worst-case scenario – which one’s going to cost us more.Victoria Police allege the 2016 medallion – famously earned after Wood filled in for injured skipper Bob Murphy – was stolen from his home in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Albert Park between April 14-26.The 30-year-old memorably held the premiership cup aloft with Bulldogs icon Murphy after the club’s drought-breaking grand final win over Sydney in 2016.“Being away is the easy part of the equation, the people at home that are left at home to fend for themselves, the wives, the children, the partners, parents that might need support and families that might need support, that is the short end of the stick."A medal is the symbol of hard work over a career and what we achieved as a team in that year," Wood said.“It would be incredibly difficult and I don’t know if it’s the right thing to ask of our people to be honest,” Buckley said on SEN.The former captain had hoped to bequeath it to his daughter, Matilda. Picture: Michel Klein “It’s something you can’t replace,” Mr Wood said of his 2016 Premiership medal. Victoria Police allege it was taken during a burglary in the inner Melbourne suburb of Albert Park between April 14 and 26.
The 30-year … "Investigators have released images of the unique items in the hope someone may recognise them and come forward. "The property holds sentimental value to the victims, who were not home at the time.With regular captain Bob Murphy out with injury, Wood assumed the captaincy of the club in 2016, leading them to their first premiership in 52 years. "On Sunday night my wife, daughter and I returned home from isolating at my mothers property in the country to discover we had been robbed. Not to mention the sick feeling of having someone invade your home and go through all your personal items. Victoria Police allege it was taken during a burglary in the inner Melbourne suburb of … Wood, 30, stood in for injured captain Bob Murphy captain in the Bulldogs’ drought-breaking grand final win over Sydney in 2016.
Western Bulldogs veteran Easton Wood has had his 2016 premiership medallion stolen from his home in Albert Park. Former Western Bulldogs skipper Easton Wood has had his premiership medal stolen in a suspected break-in at Albert Park in Melbourne. "If you have any info or have seen anything please get in contact with Police and hopefully we can get our precious items back.