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Our issue was getting it inside 50 tbh Jen. Destroyed through the centre. Doggies dominated possession. Westy would have struggled today
We've been well beaten in the midfield most games. We're a couple of good VFL listed mids short of being a really good team.

I think a lot of it is the nature of our AFL team. Our AFL midfield depth plays on flanks in the senior team, meaning most of the AFL listed regulars in the VFL are our flanker depth. Leaving no good VFL inside mids from our senior list - unless we have no injuries at all.
 
We've been well beaten in the midfield most games. We're a couple of good VFL listed mids short of being a really good team.

I think a lot of it is the nature of our AFL team. Our AFL midfield depth plays on flanks in the senior team, meaning most of the AFL listed regulars in the VFL are our flanker depth. Leaving no good VFL inside mids from our senior list - unless we have no injuries at all.

Mitchell, Macrae and HH injured on top of Sullivan and Allan carried over for the seniors is a lot of midfield depth unavailable. Allan, Sullivan and Macrae close to the starting midfield the first few rounds. Likely getting a repeat of Saturday this week against the Bullants.
 
Mitchell, Macrae and HH injured on top of Sullivan and Allan carried over for the seniors is a lot of midfield depth unavailable. Allan, Sullivan and Macrae close to the starting midfield the first few rounds. Likely getting a repeat of Saturday this week against the Bullants.
HH was known from the start of the year. Two of the mids on your list out isn't many - I think it would be a pretty standard number. But a couple of weeks we still really struggled in the midfield with only Mitchell not available.
 

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HH was known from the start of the year. Two of the mids on your list out isn't many - I think it would be a pretty standard number. But a couple of weeks we still really struggled in the midfield with only Mitchell not available.

List numbers are limited, both senior and VFL. Reduce any teams options by 4 or 5 potential starting mids and they’ll struggle. Even earlier this year we’ve had both Allan and Sullivan unavailable at VFL level due to senior selection. Macrae is had an interrupted year with his shoulder. Add that we’ve lost senior VFL experienced mids like Hustwaite and all you’ve got left are flankers or you’re Josh Browne types who aren’t first possession winners. We’ve tried other senior listed players like Parker, DeMattia and Ryan, and we’re rotating through of VFL squad as well, so we’re certainly looking for options. Perfect storm of developing ruckmen and diminished midfield options. It is what it is.
 
List numbers are limited, both senior and VFL. Reduce any teams options by 4 or 5 potential starting mids and they’ll struggle. Even earlier this year we’ve had both Allan and Sullivan unavailable at VFL level due to senior selection. Macrae is had an interrupted year with his shoulder. Add that we’ve lost senior VFL experienced mids like Hustwaite and all you’ve got left are flankers or you’re Josh Browne types who aren’t first possession winners. We’ve tried other senior listed players like Parker, DeMattia and Ryan, and we’re rotating through of VFL squad as well, so we’re certainly looking for options. Perfect storm of developing ruckmen and diminished midfield options. It is what it is.

I don't think we're disagreeing.

My point is simply that whilst the senior team does have a fair bit of midfield depth - they don't play VFL very often - whether it's Perryman and Crisp playing half back or wing - and then Sullivan and Allan are our next in line blokes at the moment who get a call up when we need to cover a senior out - almost regardless of position.

A genuinely good VFL listed inside mid would be great for that team and stop us up copping the spanking around stoppage that we do most weeks.
 

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