Age v youth?

[Grahame]

Houston we have a problem ...

There’s been much discussion on the BB about age v youth. So I thought it might be helpful to look at our list.

So, our best players (as per MC)?
Hurn (35)
NicNat (32)
Shuey (32)
Gov (30)
Cripps (30)
JD (30)
Gaff (30)
Yeo (29)
TK (28)
Hunt (27)
Sheed (27)
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TB (26)
Ryan (26)
Duggan (25)
Cole (25)
Waterman (24)
JJ (24)
Oscar (23)
BWilliams (22)

So that’s 19 (with 11 currently 27 or over).

That leaves (with age/games)*
Clark(25/9)
West (23/19)
Foley (22/23)
Jamieson (22/9)
XON (22/24)
HEdwards (20/11)
LEdwards (20/11)
Culley (19/4)
Hough (19/15)
Chesser (19/0)
Bazzo (18/9)

That’s 11.

*NB: Langdon (56 games), Petro (54), SPS (108), Rotham (46) and Witherden (81) have had plenty of opportunities so at best they’re ‘depth’.
Also it seems Winder, JWilliams and Trew are either not ready, will be delisted or not favoured by MC.
And the wild card is whether, like 2022, the S&C might create a huge availability of positions.

What does the MC do?


PS: this doesn’t consider the possibility of getting games into our draftees.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

You lost me when you had Gaff in the ‘best players’ list.

 

[Grahame]

You lost me when you had Gaff in the ‘best players’ list.

Don’t disagree but the MC keep picking him.

 

[DanWCE]

I don't see how Dan Houston

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Dan Houston

Age

27

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.0

5star

MG

289.2

4star

D

17.6

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.4

4star

MG

319.9

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

279.8

5star

will help. He's 26 next year

 

[ioppolo]

If we had Geelong's set up, we'd be in prelims every year whilst recruiting Buddy to replace JK.

 

[Grahame]

Houston we have a problem ...

There’s been much discussion on the BB about age v youth. So I thought it might be helpful to look at our list.

So, our best players?
Hurn (35)
NicNat (32)
Shuey (32)
Gov (30)
Cripps (30)
JD (30)
Gaff (30)
Yeo (29)
TK (28)
Hunt (27)
Sheed (27)
---------------
TB (26)
Ryan (26)
Duggan (25)
Cole (25)
Waterman (24)
JJ (24)
Oscar (23)
BWilliams (22)

So that’s 19 (with 11 currently 27 or over).

That leaves (with age/games)*
Clark(25/9)
West (23/19)
Foley (22/23)
Jamieson (22/9)
XON (22/24)
HEdwards (20/11)
LEdwards (20/11)
Culley (19/4)
Hough (19/15)
Chesser (19/0)
Bazzo (18/9)

That’s 11.

*NB: Langdon (56 games), Petro (54), SPS (108), Rotham (46) and Witherden (81) have had plenty of opportunities so at best they’re ‘depth’.
Also it seems Winder, JWilliams and Trew are either not ready, will be delisted or not favoured by MC.
And the wild card is whether, like 2022, the S&C might create a huge availability of positions.

What does the MC do?


PS: this doesn’t consider the possibility of getting games into our draftees.

So much vigorous discussion on youth v age elsewhere. I'd like to see how people think we can play all our 'best' 19 plus give the newbies and draftees a fair go. Do the maths - unless we have again have serious injury issues then there simply will not be enough games available for the newbies and draftees to show or develop their skills.

It is a serious issue.

Sure if we play all our best players (IF they get on the park and IF they can perform somewhere near reasonably) then we'll definitely rebound in 2023. (But I can't imagine we can make the eight, and even if we do so what? - we'd just be making up the numbers.) Then will we improve further in 2024?

2023 is the season to experiment so we know in 2024 e.g. if LEdwards or Clark or West or Foley or Jamieson are worth persevering with.

 

[KERRPOW]

Gaff on form over the last 2 years, shouldnt be in the best 22

 

[Grahame]

Gaff on form over the last 2 years, shouldnt be in the best 22

Not disagreeing. But I’m talking about who MC have shown as their preferred players. And I don’t doubt we’ll do better if most/all their preferred players play. But I’m thinking beyond any rebound in 2023.

If the MC don’t give more priority to the fringe players they’ll have little chance to develop.