For nothing has gone right for the luckless midfielder since winning the Michelsen Medal in 2012.

Five days after taking out the honour, Walsh suffered a broken leg in the opening contest of the grand final against Gisborne and since then has suffered one injury setback after the other.

He has missed 20 of the Bulldogs' 44 games since the 2012 grand final through a combination of a broken leg, calf and hamstring injuries, and is facing another extended stint on the sidelines, this time with a fractured scaphoid that will keep him out for eight to 10 weeks.

Walsh suffered the scaphoid injury in round one against Kyneton when he fell awkwardly after a tackle and played the following three games, before having surgery last Saturday.

"If I could hand the Michelsen back and be able to play the past few years uninjured, then I would," Walsh said on Thursday.

"It has obviously been very frustrating, but at least this time it's my hand and not something related to my legs."

Despite the injury setbacks Walsh has suffered, he remains confident he can get back to his form of 2012, with that belief enhanced during the summer with a strong pre-season.

"I had a massive pre-season and I thought I was getting back there, and while this is another setback, I definitely think I can get back to where I was," Walsh said.

While Walsh has endured a frustrating injury run of two years, in the meantime his younger brother, Tim, continues to stake his reputation as one of the BFL's premier defenders.

"He has been amazing. He has just turned 22, but the way he is going is like he has been playing senior footy for years," Walsh said.