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Most clubs I’d agree with you. But Bevo is stubborn to the point it hurts himself and his team with team selection and has been since 2017. Cleary has well and truly deserved a good longish go at it in the seniors. Last year he played a good game in Ballarat and went straight out. The year before it was the same. If his name was Vandermeer or McNeill etc he’d get a good go, even Bramble, Poulter and Baker get a way better go because they were from other clubs which mean’s Beverage had a say in their recruitment, so he is much more invested in those players than the ones drafted in by the club. Luke Cleary has been badly coached.Obviously if a specific player demonstrates competency at AFL level and they’re firmly in best 23 calculations that’s a bit different. Hopefully Cleary does that. I’m not sold on him personally.
The general point is once these players get to 22-23 years old and have spent 4 years on the list and still aren’t getting games it’s time to move them on. Not keep them until they’re 25.