Agree mate (and yes I am sh***y too). Even though I got torched for saying this a bit last year, Sandy's results bring home how little depth we actually have (separate to what people hope it will become).
After April last year we beat one full time AFL aligned side (and we had one of the AFL's shortest injury lists). In the end we finished 11th in a 14 team comp where 2 teams were not close to VFL standard. So there is nothing wrong with a bit of a cleanout (especially when players become a known quantity).
Personally I would be inclined to give anyone born post 94 (those 23 and under next year) a little more time. That might save players like McKenzie, Phillips, Lonie and Freeman (even with injuries considered).
Below is our list born 1994 and before (the known quantities I mentioned above). That is 21 players. Of that I would consider Steven, Robbo, Carlisle, Ross and Membery untouchable, and Bruce, Newnes and Webb core players. Geary is the captain so he makes the safe list too.
But that is only 9 safe out of 21. To me, any of the rest are either tradeable, replaceable or delistable. Of course you don't move them all. We are not Melbourne. But for me that is 12 genuinely replaceable players before we even look at delisting the half a dozen or so battling to survive from the 23 and under group.
Gilbert, Sam
Armitage, David
Geary, Jarryn
Brown, Nathan
Steven, Jack
Savage, Shane
Hickey, Tom
Stevens, Koby
Roberton, Dylan
Carlisle, Jake
Weller, Maverick
Bruce, Josh
Newnes, Jack
Ross, Sebastian
Longer, Billy
Webster, Jimmy
Minchington, Darren
Wright, Nathan
Membrey, Tim
Connellan, Ray
Pierce, Lewis