by Cody Lewis
Sinclair, 30, spent two seasons as a reserve Chaser for the Appleby Arrows before playing his first game as Seeker. After catching the Snitch in an exhibition match against the Heidelberg Harriers, he was bought by Pride of Portree, where he spent the next ten years.
Sinclair's time with the Prides had its ups and downs. Sinclair finished in the top four of the league in catches from 2005 to 2008. In 2009, he narrowly whiffed on a catch that would have given Puddlemere United their first loss of the season. He did end up catching the snitch twenty-seven minutes later, at which point Puddlemere United was already up by thirty goals. However, the last few years have been riddled with mishaps for Sinclair, including two broken jaws and six concussions.
The reason for Sinclair's decline from greatness is not his fault alone. In 2011, the Prides signed second-year Beaters Abdul Scott and Cooper Milne to long-term contracts. Scott, 22, and Milne,