So? We played O'Connor. Our depth is not much worse than most of the comp that is claimed.
Best 30 players 2017 finalists.
Adelaide: Crouch, Crouch, Douglas, Laird, Jacobs, Sloane, Talia, Cameron, Brown, Betts, Kelly, Lynch, Smith, Walker, Mackay, Jenkins, Lever, Otten, Knight, Hartigan, Milera, Greenwood, McGovern, Hampton, Seedsman, Menzel, Gallucci, Thompson, Ellis-Yolmen, Keath.
Essendon: Goddard, Zaharakis, McD-Tippa, Daniher, Heppell, Colyer, Merrett, Baguley, McGrath, Hurley, Kelly, Parish, Watson, Fantasia, Hooker, McKenna, Gleeson, Hartley, Green, Stewart, Myers, Bellchambers, Leuenberger, Stanton, Langford, Francis, Dea, Laverde, Brown, Howlett.
Geelong: Dangerfield, Selwood, Selwood, Mackie, Duncan, Lonergan, Tuohy, Taylor, Motlop, Murdoch, Henderson, Menegola, Hawkins, Stewart, Smith, Guthrie, Blicavs, Parsons, Menzel, Bews, Kolodjashnij, Stanley, Cockatoo, Lang, Parfitt, Thurlow, Horlin-Smith, McCarthy, Ruggles, Zuthrie
GWS: Not required, we know they have great depth.
Port: Wines, Ebert, Clurey, Dixon, Westhoff, Gray, Gray, Byrne-Jones, Pittard, Ryder, Powell-Pepper, Boak, Polec, Jonas, Hartlett, Impey, Wingard, Trengove, Houston, Broadbent, Amon, Hombsch, Young, Neade, Ah Chee, Lobbe, Howard, Toumpas, Austin, White
Richmond: Martin, Cotchin, Ellis, Grimes, Rance, Rioli, Castagna, Grigg, Astbury, Nankervis, Lambert, McIntosh, Riewoldt, Butler, Caddy, Prestia, Houli, Edwards, Vlastuin, Short, Broad, Miles, Menadue, Graham, Lloyd, Bolton, Townsend, Conca, Lennon, Griffiths.
Sydney: Franklin, Parker, Smith, Hewett, Mills, Grundy, Hannebery, Lloyd, Jones, Kennedy, Papley, Reid, Heeney, Newman, Towers, Jack, Sinclair, Rampe, Melican, Rohan, Naismith, McVeigh, Tippett, Cunningham, Florent, Laidler, Aliir Aliir, Hayward, Foote, Marsh.
Eagles: Gaff, Sheppard, McGovern, Yeo, Hurn, Darling, Shuey, Naitanui, Mitchell, Sheed, Priddis, Cripps, Duggan, Lecras, Barrass, Hutchings, Redden, Kennedy, Jetta, Wellingham, Nelson, Masten, Hill, Schofield, Butler, Vardy, Petrie, Mackenzie, Mutimer, Lycett.
Now, we can see that for all those sides, the premiers included, that by about the 25th player or so it's merely role players, there's not one there that has super depth to 30 players in this season just gone. All have their share of stars and solid B players. All have role players in there as well. We do not have depth that's significantly worse than those we are competing with. Sad that I had to show each sides nominal best 30 to show it so.
No doubt you'll run through about 5 cats whipping boys listed to show that's not the case but you'll find every club listed here will have players on this list that are similarly whipping boys and have nothing but faults in supporters eyes, alas AFL standard they all are.