Season in short:

After shoulder surgery in the summer, the ruckman had an interrupted pre-season assault.

Campbell plied his trade in the VFL for much of the year, with the Club trying several different ruck combinations throughout the year.

The 23-year-old eventually got his chance in round 16 and made the most of his opportunity.

Campbell spent rounds 16 to 21 in the senior side, before succumbing to a thigh injury ahead of round 22.

Despite limited opportunity at AFL level, Campbell proved he can be a competitor in the ruck while providing value around the ground, and will be eager for more chances in 2016.

Stat that mattered:

Campbell hit a career-high 32 hitouts in round 16 against Geelong.

What they said:

“He was behind the eight ball early with a shoulder reconstruction in the VFL grand final but from there probably just started to build his craft. From there you saw a good six week patch where I think he was a really strong contributor for us and that’s the level Tommy’s got to see himself at and have a really strong off-season where he can come back and hit the ground running and attacked everything in that same frame of mind that he was in during that six week stretch.” – Steven King (Western Bulldogs Assistant Coach), September 2015