starts with the list mate, you cant replace 14 jouneymen if the rest of the list are journeymen.If Goldy took the Geelong offer he would be playing in a GF this year and would probably win it given what he is producing.
As for us carrying 14 players a week - its culture - happened under the Scott era and is happening now.
Strong sides drop blokes for non performance - we pat them on the back and say you tried hard there is always next week.
It doesn't matter if the replacement players are young - you must have a culture that repeated poor efforts will see you out of the team.