Not to pick on you here as nothing you say is wrong but performance is not dictated by muscle mass alone so generalising height equals more mass equals more strength might be broadly true but not likely to be true among athletes of a similar class.
This theory has been tested in endurance running where you see a diverse height range among competitors. There are trade offs between height and weight plus other anatomical features of individuals which mean within a class you can see different people perform to the same level.
In strength terms you have guys like Martin and hodge that were just stronger than others in certain conditions than others if different heights and weights. Some technique advantages but also they just had extra power in a contest. If you look at inside mids generally, they are all going to have strong abilities in a contest or they won’t make it at afl level in that role. Naturally lachie Neale isn’t competing directly with Cripps but he wouldn’t be materially weaker than the average inside mid due to his size (not that strength is the only factor in success in that role).
