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Club decision.My arguments or the ciubs decision?
And if we have no injuries he spends the season at Peel? If we lose two experienced mids we are better off playing the young players again.You only need two injuries and suddenly your depth is exposed
Is that the only option? What if Mundy/Fyfe/Neale/Pearce get a serious injury.
I am glad you did not mention suban .Then one of the half back flankers / midfielder we draft this year will play.
As much as it's a kick to the nuts, if we're going to embark on a 'play the kids' rebuild, then we need to maximise the number of spots available for young developing players so that we can filter out the ones that don't come on over coming drafts. It's not about current impact or productivity of Barlow - but whether he'll be at peak performance in 3-4 years as our current crop hit their straps.
Surely there were far more pro's than con's in retaining Barlow?
How many games do you expect us to win next year? We were minor premiers 14 months ago. OK Pav and Lukey Mac are gone, but we've won plenty of games without them and we've just traded in 3 KPP who will probably never reach the heights of those 2 but have 3 or 4 pre-seasons under their belts and are ready to hit their straps.
Anything less than 9-10 wins next year will be a failure IMO and we're a good chance to play finals. Blakely, Weller, A Pearce aren't skinny kids, they're AFL ready. Combined with the guys that just arrived and our established players in Johnson, Mundy, Fyfe, Sandilands, etc our best 22 is strong but we lack depth. That's what makes it a poor decision to cut Barlow. If we're 0-9 again next year and Barlow's on the list then sure, he plays out the year at Peel and we miss out on pick 70-odd so it's not ideal. But if we're 11-7 in July and Neale/Fyfe/Blakely get injured and Barlow's running around for another club then this decision will look ridiculous.
This is all true but we don't know the extent of his shoulder rebuild. The injury could have been a factor .
You might well be right Salim but if he rocks up for Adelaide against us with a 30 disposal 4 mark 2 goal game and we lose by 5 points how stupid are we gonna feel if we finish 9th by a game?
Yeah .I know. ..don't cope well with delistings etc.
If gc and adelaide take him he will get plenty of game.Kinda sad for Mickey B
I do however think thats it probably a fair call.......
Hope he gets a game or 2 elsewhere.
That is a lot of what ifs there.You might well be right Salim but if he rocks up for Adelaide against us with a 30 disposal 4 mark 2 goal game and we lose by 5 points how stupid are we gonna feel if we finish 9th by a game?
This is all true but we don't know the extent of his shoulder rebuild. The injury could have been a factor .
Put simply - they've got rocks in their heads!!
And to think Suban and Pearce survive - does my own head in.