ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv sˈɔft tˈɪʃuːz ˈɪndʒɚɹiz ɹᵻstɹˈɪktᵻd dˈuː tʊ ɪlˈɛvən ɡˈeɪmz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ænd hiː ɐnˈaʊnst hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt fɹʌm ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn sˈiːzən.
A series of soft tissues injuries restricted Dew to 11 games in 2009 and he announced his retirement from AFL at the end of the 2009 season.