- Mar 12, 2003
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Posted this last year, but updated now for our 2024 list. We've actually got younger! Aided mainly I guess by the departures of Rich, Gunston and Adams.
Last year we had the 3rd oldest list (behind Geelong and the Bulldogs)... this year we are down to 4th (behind Collingwood, Geelong and Melbourne). Our average age has dropped from 25.2 to 25.1).
Of the other clubs I've mentioned here:
Geelong: 25.4 (1st) --> 25.5 (2nd)
Bulldogs: 25.2 (2nd) --> 24.9 (7th)
Collingwood: 25.0 (4th) --> 25.9 (1st) - this is a huge change!
Melbourne: 24.7 (7th) --> 25.2 (3rd)
Older
Carlton: 24.6 years (8th) --> 25.0 (6th)
Port Adelaide: 24.4 years (9th) --> 24.6 (10th)
Greater Western Sydney: 24.2 years (12th) --> 24.3 (13th)
Sydney: 24.0 years (13th) --> 24.7 (8th)
Adelaide: 23.8 years (16th) --> 24.3 (14th)
Essendon: 23.8 years (17th) --> 24.5 (12th)
Hawthorn: 23.0 years (18th) --> 23.7 (17th)
Port and the Giants are notable as both groups are slightly older but both have slipped a rung down the age ladder. This is as good an indication as any that the whole league is getting older. As is the relatively few lists that have become younger.
Younger
Gold Coast: 24.8 years (6th) --> 24.7 (9th)
West Coast: 24.4 years (10th) --> 23.9 (16th)
North Melbourne: 24.0 years (14th) --> 23.4 (18th)
The league-wide average age in 2023 was 24.42 and that has risen to 24.63 for 2024.
Last year we had the 3rd oldest list (behind Geelong and the Bulldogs)... this year we are down to 4th (behind Collingwood, Geelong and Melbourne). Our average age has dropped from 25.2 to 25.1).
Of the other clubs I've mentioned here:
Geelong: 25.4 (1st) --> 25.5 (2nd)
Bulldogs: 25.2 (2nd) --> 24.9 (7th)
Collingwood: 25.0 (4th) --> 25.9 (1st) - this is a huge change!
Melbourne: 24.7 (7th) --> 25.2 (3rd)
Older
Carlton: 24.6 years (8th) --> 25.0 (6th)
Port Adelaide: 24.4 years (9th) --> 24.6 (10th)
Greater Western Sydney: 24.2 years (12th) --> 24.3 (13th)
Sydney: 24.0 years (13th) --> 24.7 (8th)
Adelaide: 23.8 years (16th) --> 24.3 (14th)
Essendon: 23.8 years (17th) --> 24.5 (12th)
Hawthorn: 23.0 years (18th) --> 23.7 (17th)
Port and the Giants are notable as both groups are slightly older but both have slipped a rung down the age ladder. This is as good an indication as any that the whole league is getting older. As is the relatively few lists that have become younger.
Younger
Gold Coast: 24.8 years (6th) --> 24.7 (9th)
West Coast: 24.4 years (10th) --> 23.9 (16th)
North Melbourne: 24.0 years (14th) --> 23.4 (18th)
The league-wide average age in 2023 was 24.42 and that has risen to 24.63 for 2024.