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Much as I respect Stanton as a player the idea of losing him does not really concern me.
We still go into next year with Watson, Goddard, Heppell, Myers, Hocking, Cooney and Howlett as experienced players who do not cover the ground particularly well. You really only want the first 5 in the team.
The reality is that something was always going to have to give to help the midfield to get where it needed to go. It kind of makes me want to embrace the rest of the purge. Get rid of Dempsey and free up spots for our quality kids to play (remember that Watson, Zac Merrett, Myers, Hocking and Cooney were not playing for large parts of the second half of the year when some of the younger players were getting games).
We still go into next year with Watson, Goddard, Heppell, Myers, Hocking, Cooney and Howlett as experienced players who do not cover the ground particularly well. You really only want the first 5 in the team.
The reality is that something was always going to have to give to help the midfield to get where it needed to go. It kind of makes me want to embrace the rest of the purge. Get rid of Dempsey and free up spots for our quality kids to play (remember that Watson, Zac Merrett, Myers, Hocking and Cooney were not playing for large parts of the second half of the year when some of the younger players were getting games).

