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A lot has been said about our midfield over the past couple of years (especially the past week), and I'd just like to add some food for thought. I am not defending our midfield (because I agree that it is the root of our problem at the moment), but just thought I would point out a glaring difference between our team and the teams which are looking to compete for the flag this year, based on last years performances.
29 & Over (Based on their age as of their birthday this year)
West Coast: 4 - LeCras (29), Butler (29), Rosa (29) & Priddis (30)
Sydney: 7 - Grundy (29), Franklin (29), Goodes (36), McGlynn (30), McVeigh (30), Pyke (31) & Shaw (34)
Hawthorn: 8 - Burgoyne (33), Gibson (31), Hale (31), Hodge (31), Lake (34), Lewis (29), Mitchell (33) & Roughead (29)
Fremantle: 12 - Crowley (32), Dawson (30), Duffield (31), Griffin (30), Johnson (31), McPharlin (34), Mundy (30), Mzungu (30), Pavlich (34), Pearce (29), Sandilands (33) & Sylvia (30)
Port Adelaide: 5 - Cornes (33), Logan (30), Monfries (29), Schulz (30) & Westhoff (29)
Geelong: 10 - Bartel (32), Enright (34), Johnson (32), Kelly (32), Lonergan (31), Mackie (31), McIntosh (31), Rivers (31), Stokes (31) & Taylor (29)
North Melbourne: 10 - Dal Santo (32), Firrito (32), Gibson (29), Grima (30), Harvey (37), McMahon (29), Petrie (33), Thompson (29), Waite (33), Wells (31)
Plenty of people have banged on about how young our squad currently is, however until you actually put the names and numbers down on paper, you don't realise that we are probably 2 years away from another tilt at the flag. Have a look at each of the teams above and you'll soon notice that the players 30 and above are some of the best players in each team. Currently we have only Priddis at 30 and none above that. The players who currently would have likely filled these spots for us had they not left or been forced to retire would have been Waters, Glass, Embley, Lynch, Judd, Kerr etc...
Now in two years time, this is the list we could have over 29: 12 - LeCras (31), Butler (31), Rosa (31), Priddis (32), Brown (29), Ellis (30), Hill (29), Hurn (30), Kennedy (30), MacKenzie (29), Schofield (29), Wellingham (29).
Granted that some of these players may retire, be traded or simply dropped from the team (Predicting Butler, Priddis, Ellis & Hill) I would think we may have between 8-10 players aged 29 & over.
Add in the more maturely aged players below:
Bennell (27), Cripps (25), Darling (25), Gaff (25), Hutchings (25), Lycett (25), Masten (28), McGovern (25), Naitanui (27), Selwood (27), Sheppard (26), Shuey (27), Yeo (24)
Along with another 2 years of development into the young players in Newman (24), Duggan (21), Waterman (21), McInnes (24), Lamb (21), Nelson (21) & Cavka (21), I really think we are poised for a good run at the flag. Maybe all this doom and gloom is for nothing?
Thoughts?
29 & Over (Based on their age as of their birthday this year)
West Coast: 4 - LeCras (29), Butler (29), Rosa (29) & Priddis (30)
Sydney: 7 - Grundy (29), Franklin (29), Goodes (36), McGlynn (30), McVeigh (30), Pyke (31) & Shaw (34)
Hawthorn: 8 - Burgoyne (33), Gibson (31), Hale (31), Hodge (31), Lake (34), Lewis (29), Mitchell (33) & Roughead (29)
Fremantle: 12 - Crowley (32), Dawson (30), Duffield (31), Griffin (30), Johnson (31), McPharlin (34), Mundy (30), Mzungu (30), Pavlich (34), Pearce (29), Sandilands (33) & Sylvia (30)
Port Adelaide: 5 - Cornes (33), Logan (30), Monfries (29), Schulz (30) & Westhoff (29)
Geelong: 10 - Bartel (32), Enright (34), Johnson (32), Kelly (32), Lonergan (31), Mackie (31), McIntosh (31), Rivers (31), Stokes (31) & Taylor (29)
North Melbourne: 10 - Dal Santo (32), Firrito (32), Gibson (29), Grima (30), Harvey (37), McMahon (29), Petrie (33), Thompson (29), Waite (33), Wells (31)
Plenty of people have banged on about how young our squad currently is, however until you actually put the names and numbers down on paper, you don't realise that we are probably 2 years away from another tilt at the flag. Have a look at each of the teams above and you'll soon notice that the players 30 and above are some of the best players in each team. Currently we have only Priddis at 30 and none above that. The players who currently would have likely filled these spots for us had they not left or been forced to retire would have been Waters, Glass, Embley, Lynch, Judd, Kerr etc...
Now in two years time, this is the list we could have over 29: 12 - LeCras (31), Butler (31), Rosa (31), Priddis (32), Brown (29), Ellis (30), Hill (29), Hurn (30), Kennedy (30), MacKenzie (29), Schofield (29), Wellingham (29).
Granted that some of these players may retire, be traded or simply dropped from the team (Predicting Butler, Priddis, Ellis & Hill) I would think we may have between 8-10 players aged 29 & over.
Add in the more maturely aged players below:
Bennell (27), Cripps (25), Darling (25), Gaff (25), Hutchings (25), Lycett (25), Masten (28), McGovern (25), Naitanui (27), Selwood (27), Sheppard (26), Shuey (27), Yeo (24)
Along with another 2 years of development into the young players in Newman (24), Duggan (21), Waterman (21), McInnes (24), Lamb (21), Nelson (21) & Cavka (21), I really think we are poised for a good run at the flag. Maybe all this doom and gloom is for nothing?
Thoughts?
