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Thankfully we're a) no longer a club that culls anyone over the age of 30, and b) only have one player (Vince) of this age anyway.
It's a young best 22. However if we're going to transition seamlessly from 'side that maybe wins 7-10 games a year' to 'finals candidate' to 'contender' we've got to make sure any retirements don't leave gaping holes in the list.
Dawes and Lumumba are irrelevant, so not too worried about them. N Jones is 28 but IMO can probably play for another 5-7 years, such is his longevity/heart. Vince too should have miles in the legs, but at any rate I don't think we're lacking for midfield talent and even if he only has two or three more seasons in him after this one you'd hope that Viney, etc, have stepped up and we have 6-8 bonafide midfield guns in the 22.
With Kent around we won't be shot when Garlett goes, although having another few small forwards coming through wouldn't be the worst as it's a position we had zilch in for a long time before Jeffy. Small defender depth is actually quite good now behind the near on elite Jetta.
Major concern is Dunn IMO. Think we undervalue how consistent he is, which is more than can be said about TMac. It'd be a lot I think to expect Oscar to have come on by the time Dunn has left, and Garland really is less than a year younger. If we're sold on playing Frost forward I reckon a mature KPD (like Marcus Adams) should be a major recruiting concern, along with a back-up ruck that's not named Spencil.
Tbh I'm now seeing that this was a mostly pointless thread.
It's a young best 22. However if we're going to transition seamlessly from 'side that maybe wins 7-10 games a year' to 'finals candidate' to 'contender' we've got to make sure any retirements don't leave gaping holes in the list.
Dawes and Lumumba are irrelevant, so not too worried about them. N Jones is 28 but IMO can probably play for another 5-7 years, such is his longevity/heart. Vince too should have miles in the legs, but at any rate I don't think we're lacking for midfield talent and even if he only has two or three more seasons in him after this one you'd hope that Viney, etc, have stepped up and we have 6-8 bonafide midfield guns in the 22.
With Kent around we won't be shot when Garlett goes, although having another few small forwards coming through wouldn't be the worst as it's a position we had zilch in for a long time before Jeffy. Small defender depth is actually quite good now behind the near on elite Jetta.
Major concern is Dunn IMO. Think we undervalue how consistent he is, which is more than can be said about TMac. It'd be a lot I think to expect Oscar to have come on by the time Dunn has left, and Garland really is less than a year younger. If we're sold on playing Frost forward I reckon a mature KPD (like Marcus Adams) should be a major recruiting concern, along with a back-up ruck that's not named Spencil.
Tbh I'm now seeing that this was a mostly pointless thread.
