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Joel Selwood 35*
Tom Hawkins 35
Isaac smith 34
Jack Riewoldt 34
Shane Edwards 34*
Robbie Tarrant 34*
Zach Toohey 33
Patrick Dangerfield 33
Trent Cotchin 33
Alex Rance 33*
Rhys Stanley 32
Jon Ceglar 32
Mark Bliclavs 32
Gary Rohan 32
Mitchell Duncan 32
Dustin Martin 32
Dylan Grimes 32
David Astbury 32*
Marlion Pickett 31
Sam Mengola 31
Kane Lambert 31*
Cameron Guthrie 30
Tom Stewart 30
Jeremy Cameron 30
Dion Prestia 30
Tom Lynch 30
Nathan Broad 30
That there is a list of the players on our & the Cats list on players 30+. I have also included players in our list that were part of our dynasty era & have had to retire due to health or personal issues.
The list is interesting and shows us why our window shut much sooner than theirs & how a lot of that needs to be directed towards the medical teams. How have Geelong been able to get so many extra years from their older players whereas all ours have burnt out?
Tom Hawkins still looks fitter than Tom Lynch even though he is 5 years older. Dangerfield doesn;t require being "managed" in key games despite being the same age as Cotchin & older than Dusty & Prestia.
Our blokes have not aged well We have a number of players like Astbury, Rance, Lambert who are now retired and younger than several cats still performing at a high level. I understand that winning flags is like fighting many wars, but i find it hard to believe that Geelong have not had a similar path and should be suffering from the same problems. Even Selwood in his final year was able to play 21 games and not really have too much in regards to time restrictions etc.
Joel Selwood 35*
Tom Hawkins 35
Isaac smith 34
Jack Riewoldt 34
Shane Edwards 34*
Robbie Tarrant 34*
Zach Toohey 33
Patrick Dangerfield 33
Trent Cotchin 33
Alex Rance 33*
Rhys Stanley 32
Jon Ceglar 32
Mark Bliclavs 32
Gary Rohan 32
Mitchell Duncan 32
Dustin Martin 32
Dylan Grimes 32
David Astbury 32*
Marlion Pickett 31
Sam Mengola 31
Kane Lambert 31*
Cameron Guthrie 30
Tom Stewart 30
Jeremy Cameron 30
Dion Prestia 30
Tom Lynch 30
Nathan Broad 30
That there is a list of the players on our & the Cats list on players 30+. I have also included players in our list that were part of our dynasty era & have had to retire due to health or personal issues.
The list is interesting and shows us why our window shut much sooner than theirs & how a lot of that needs to be directed towards the medical teams. How have Geelong been able to get so many extra years from their older players whereas all ours have burnt out?
Tom Hawkins still looks fitter than Tom Lynch even though he is 5 years older. Dangerfield doesn;t require being "managed" in key games despite being the same age as Cotchin & older than Dusty & Prestia.
Our blokes have not aged well We have a number of players like Astbury, Rance, Lambert who are now retired and younger than several cats still performing at a high level. I understand that winning flags is like fighting many wars, but i find it hard to believe that Geelong have not had a similar path and should be suffering from the same problems. Even Selwood in his final year was able to play 21 games and not really have too much in regards to time restrictions etc.
