Back by popular demand (well one person a month ago) here is the annual thread to discuss which clubs are in the most trouble from an age profile perspective, not just which clubs are the oldest, but also which clubs seemingly have the least youth coming through to replace those older players.
Here is last years thread if anyone wants to have a look
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Same rules as previous seasons, where the players included in these lists must have played a minimum of 5 games, just so we have a bit of body of work to discuss rather than going off draft reports and supporter hope.
Every person can vote for 3 clubs. I have also put the clubs in order of their finishing positions in the Home and Away season for 2024 since their finishing positions should definitely be taken into account when it comes to the health of their list.
I also included players each club lost from the 32+ category in 2024 and which will need replacing
Also feel very free to point out any mistakes I have made, which I am sure I have made more than a few. Any mistakes will be corrected as soon as I can.
1. Sydney - 7 - Reid
32+ - Rampe
29-32 – Hamling, Fox, Adams, Lloyd, Cunningham, Grundy
27-29 – Heeney, Papley, Melican, Mills, Francis, Ladhams
25-27 – Florent, Paton, Hayward, McLean, Amartey, Wicks, McCartin
23-25 – Blakey, McInerney, Rowbottom, Jordon, Ch.Warner
21-23 – Campbell, McDonald, Gulden, Roberts, Co.Warner, Sheldrick
Under 21 – Cleary
2. Port Adelaide - 6 - Dixon
32+ - Boak
29-32 – Atkins, Aliir, Wines, Rioli, Byrne-Jones
27-29 – Finlayson, Soldo, Burton
25-27 – Powell-Pepper, Sweet, Ratugolea, Zerk-Thatcher, Drew, Marshall, Farrell, Richards
23-25 – Rozzee, Lukosius, Butters, McEntee, Williams, Georgiades, Mead, Burgman, Lord
21-23 – Jones, Sinn, Visentini, Horne-Francis, Burgoyne
Under 21 – Evans
3. Geelong - 11 - Hawkins, Tuohy
32+ - Dangerfield, Stanley, Blicavs, Duncan, C.Guthrie
29-32 – Stewart, Cameron, Bews, Martin, Kolodjashnij, Atkins
27-29 – O'Connor, Mannagh
25-27 – Bowes, Z.Guthrie, Close, Henry, Stengle, Miers
23-25 – Mullin, Smith, De Koning
21-23 – Bruhn, Neale, Henry, Holmes, Dempsey, Knevitt, Humphries, Conway
Under 21 – Clarke
4. GWS - 8
32+ - Ward, Keefee
29-32 – Greene, Coniglio, Stringer, Whitfield, Kelly, Hogan
27-29 – Himmelberg, Buckley
25-27 – Wehr, Daniels, Taylor, Briggs, Riccardi
23-25 – Bedford, O'Halloran, Idu, Brown, Green, Ash, Leek
21-23 – Stone, Angwin, Callaghan, Fahey
Under 21 – Cadman, Jones, McMullin, Rowston, Thomas
5. Brisbane - 9
32+ - Zorko, Lester, Day
29-32 – Neale, Fort, McCarthy, Cameron, McInerney, Gardiner
27-29 – McKenna, Andrews, Dunkley, Doedee, Joyce, Hipwood, Ah Chee
25-27 – Berry, McCluggage, Stercevich, Answerth, Bailey, Payne, Rayner
23-25 – Coleman, Reville, Robertson
21-23 – Lohmann, Tunstill, Wilmot
Under 21 – Brain, Flecher, W.Ashcroft, Morris
6. Western Bulldogs - 9
32+ - Jones, Duryea, Liberatore, Johannisen
29-32 – Lobb, Treloar, Scott, Harmes, Bontempelli
27-29 – Dale, Kennedy, Gardner, English, Williams
25-27 – Bramble, Baker, Vandermeer, Richards, Coffield, Naughton
23-25 – Khamis, West, Weightman, Garcia, McNeill
21-23 – Cleary, Ugle-Hagan, O'Donnell, Poulter, Jones, Darcy, Gallagher
Under 21 – Sanders, Freijah
7. Hawthorn - 7
32+ - Breust, Gunston
29-32 – Frost, Sicily, Impey, Amon, Barrass
27-29 – Chol, Hardwick
25-27 – Meek, Nash, Battle, Scrimshaw, Lewis, Reeves, Morrison
23-25 – Worpel, Jiath, Moore, Blanck, Stephens, Maginness, Day, Newcombe
21-23 – Mitchell, Ginnivan, MacDonald, Butler, Serong, Ramsden, D'Ambrosio, Ward
Under 21 – Mackenzie, Weddle, Hustwaite, Watson, Dear
8. Carlton - 10
32+ - Haynes, Newman
29-32 – Docherty, Saad, Williams, McGovern, Cripps, Fantasia, Acres, Hewett
27-29 – Pittonet, Cincotta, C.Curnow, Weitering, Silvagni, McKay
25-27 – Boyd, Yong, Fogarty, De Koning, Cerra
23-25 – Cottrell, Walsh, Kemp
21-23 – Durdin, Hollands, Motlop, Hollands
Under 21 – Cowan
9. Collingwood - 12
32+ - Pendlebury, Howe, Sidebottom, Cox, Elliot
29-32 – Mihocek, Mitchell, Hoskin-Elliot, Crisp, Membrey, McStay, Cameron
27-29 – Moore, De Goey, Markov, Maynard, Frampton, Houston, Sullivan, Johnson, Schultz
25-27 – Lipinski, J.Daicos, Perryman, Quaynor
23-25 – Hill, McCreery, Dean
21-23 – Macrae, Parker, McInnes, N.Daicos, Long, Harrison
Under 21 –
10. Fremantle - 5
32+ - Walters, Fyfe
29-32 – O'Meara, Pearce, Aish
27-29 – Ryan, McDonald, Switkowski, Wagner, Narkle
25-27 – Banfield, Darcy, Cox, Brodie, Bolton, Brayshaw
23-25 – Sturt, Frederick, Clark, Serong, Young, Sharp, Jackson
21-23 – Champman, O'Driscoll, Worner, Treacy, Walker, Johnson, Voss, Amiss, Erasmus
Under 21 – Draper
11. Essendon - 3
32+ - Goldstein
29-32 – Shiel, Merrett
27-29 – Larverde, Wright, Langfordm Parish, Guelfi, Gresham, Redman, McKay
25-27 – Setterfield, McGrath, Draper, Ridley
23-25 – Duursma, Caldwell, Jones, Martin, Prior, Durham, Bryan, Cox
21-23 – Reid, Perkins, Menzie, Hobbs
Under 21 – Davey, Tsatas, Caddy
12. St Kilda - 8 - Campbell
32+ -
29-32 – Webster, Hill, Wood, Macrae, Sinclair, Jones, Marshall, Steele
27-29 – Wilkie, Howard, Butler, Cordy
25-27 – Higgins, Clarke, Dow
23-25 – Stocker, King, Sharman, Byrnes, Henry
21-23 – Carroll, Wanganeen-Milera, Windhager, Owens, Caminiti
Under 21 – Phillopou, Garcia, Wilson, Hastie
13. Gold Coast - 6 - Casboult
32+ - Witts, Swallow
29-32 – Sexton, Collins, Lemmens, Holman
27-29 – Miller, Weller, Farrar, Noble, Rioli, Long, Fiorini
25-27 – Ainsworth, Himmelberg, Ballard, Powell
23-25 – Berry, King, Graham, Anderson, Budarick, Rosas, Rowell, Flanders
21-23 – Moyle, Jeffrey, Davies, Clohesy, Uwland, Andrew
Under 21 – Hymphrey, Johnson, Rogers, Walter, Graham
14. Melbourne - 10
32+ - Melksham, Campbell, Gawn, May, McDonald
29-32 – Viney, McAdam, Salem, Billings, Petracca
27-29 – Langdon, Hore, Lever, Fritsch, Oliver
25-27 – Fullerton, Petty, Spargo, Chandler
23-25 – Sparrow, Pickett, Rivers
21-23 – Turner, Laurie, Bowey, Sharp, Woewodin, Howes, Van Rooyen, McVee, Moniz-Wakefield
Under 21 – Windsor, Tholstrup
15. Adelaide - 8 - Sloane
32+ - Walker, Smith
29-32 – Laird, Crouch, O'Brien, Strachan, Burgess, Neal-Bullen
27-29 – Keays, Dawson, Milera
25-27 – Hinge, Cumming, Murphy, Fogarty, Butts, Jones
23-25 – Sholl, Keane, Rankine, Peatling, Murray, Schoenberg, Worrell
21-23 – Berry, Pedlar, Thilthorpe, Cook, Borlase, Soligo, Taylor, Rachele, Nankervis
Under 21 – Michalanney, Dowling, Bond, Curtin
16. West Coast - 6
32+ - McGovern, Cripps
29-32 – Yeo, Kelly, Hunt, Sheed
27-29 – Ryan, Duggan, Owies, Cole, Flynn
25-27 – Baker, Graham, Waterman, Allen, Petruccelle
23-25 – Williams, Jamieson, Edwards, Hutchinson
21-23 – Brockman, Hough, Chesser, Bazzo, Williams
Under 21 – Dewar, Hewett, Long, Maric, Ginbey, Reid, Johnston
17. North Melbourne - 4 - Shiels
32+ - Darling, Parker
29-32 – Corr, McDonald
27-29 – Daniel, Tucker
25-27 – Simpkin, Logue, Zurhaar, Larkey, Disher, Dawson, Pink, Xerri, Davies-Uniacke, COleman-Jones, Teakle
23-25 – Scott, Stephens, Comben
21-23 – Powell, Phillips, Ford, Archer, Bergman, Curtis, Goater
Under 21 – Hansen, Wardlaw, Sheezel, McKercher, Duursma
18. Richmond - 6
32+ - Prestia, Lynch
29-32 – Broad, McIntosh, Vlastuin, Nankervis
27-29 – Short, Hopper
25-27 – Taranto, Lefau, Young, Miller, Balta
23-25 – Mansell, Koschizke, Ross, Ryan, Dow, Ralphsmith
21-23 – Bauer, Rioli, Sonsie, Banks, Gibcus, Brown, Clarke, Green
Under 21 – Campbell, McAuliffe
Here is last years thread if anyone wants to have a look
Which clubs are in the most trouble age profile wise? - 2024 edition
Back by no demand, here is my annual thread on which club is in the most trouble from an age profile perspective. The rules are in this thread that I have only included players who have played 5 or more games, so no draftees get included as we need at least some body of work in order to see if...

Same rules as previous seasons, where the players included in these lists must have played a minimum of 5 games, just so we have a bit of body of work to discuss rather than going off draft reports and supporter hope.
Every person can vote for 3 clubs. I have also put the clubs in order of their finishing positions in the Home and Away season for 2024 since their finishing positions should definitely be taken into account when it comes to the health of their list.
I also included players each club lost from the 32+ category in 2024 and which will need replacing
Also feel very free to point out any mistakes I have made, which I am sure I have made more than a few. Any mistakes will be corrected as soon as I can.
1. Sydney - 7 - Reid
32+ - Rampe
29-32 – Hamling, Fox, Adams, Lloyd, Cunningham, Grundy
27-29 – Heeney, Papley, Melican, Mills, Francis, Ladhams
25-27 – Florent, Paton, Hayward, McLean, Amartey, Wicks, McCartin
23-25 – Blakey, McInerney, Rowbottom, Jordon, Ch.Warner
21-23 – Campbell, McDonald, Gulden, Roberts, Co.Warner, Sheldrick
Under 21 – Cleary
2. Port Adelaide - 6 - Dixon
32+ - Boak
29-32 – Atkins, Aliir, Wines, Rioli, Byrne-Jones
27-29 – Finlayson, Soldo, Burton
25-27 – Powell-Pepper, Sweet, Ratugolea, Zerk-Thatcher, Drew, Marshall, Farrell, Richards
23-25 – Rozzee, Lukosius, Butters, McEntee, Williams, Georgiades, Mead, Burgman, Lord
21-23 – Jones, Sinn, Visentini, Horne-Francis, Burgoyne
Under 21 – Evans
3. Geelong - 11 - Hawkins, Tuohy
32+ - Dangerfield, Stanley, Blicavs, Duncan, C.Guthrie
29-32 – Stewart, Cameron, Bews, Martin, Kolodjashnij, Atkins
27-29 – O'Connor, Mannagh
25-27 – Bowes, Z.Guthrie, Close, Henry, Stengle, Miers
23-25 – Mullin, Smith, De Koning
21-23 – Bruhn, Neale, Henry, Holmes, Dempsey, Knevitt, Humphries, Conway
Under 21 – Clarke
4. GWS - 8
32+ - Ward, Keefee
29-32 – Greene, Coniglio, Stringer, Whitfield, Kelly, Hogan
27-29 – Himmelberg, Buckley
25-27 – Wehr, Daniels, Taylor, Briggs, Riccardi
23-25 – Bedford, O'Halloran, Idu, Brown, Green, Ash, Leek
21-23 – Stone, Angwin, Callaghan, Fahey
Under 21 – Cadman, Jones, McMullin, Rowston, Thomas
5. Brisbane - 9
32+ - Zorko, Lester, Day
29-32 – Neale, Fort, McCarthy, Cameron, McInerney, Gardiner
27-29 – McKenna, Andrews, Dunkley, Doedee, Joyce, Hipwood, Ah Chee
25-27 – Berry, McCluggage, Stercevich, Answerth, Bailey, Payne, Rayner
23-25 – Coleman, Reville, Robertson
21-23 – Lohmann, Tunstill, Wilmot
Under 21 – Brain, Flecher, W.Ashcroft, Morris
6. Western Bulldogs - 9
32+ - Jones, Duryea, Liberatore, Johannisen
29-32 – Lobb, Treloar, Scott, Harmes, Bontempelli
27-29 – Dale, Kennedy, Gardner, English, Williams
25-27 – Bramble, Baker, Vandermeer, Richards, Coffield, Naughton
23-25 – Khamis, West, Weightman, Garcia, McNeill
21-23 – Cleary, Ugle-Hagan, O'Donnell, Poulter, Jones, Darcy, Gallagher
Under 21 – Sanders, Freijah
7. Hawthorn - 7
32+ - Breust, Gunston
29-32 – Frost, Sicily, Impey, Amon, Barrass
27-29 – Chol, Hardwick
25-27 – Meek, Nash, Battle, Scrimshaw, Lewis, Reeves, Morrison
23-25 – Worpel, Jiath, Moore, Blanck, Stephens, Maginness, Day, Newcombe
21-23 – Mitchell, Ginnivan, MacDonald, Butler, Serong, Ramsden, D'Ambrosio, Ward
Under 21 – Mackenzie, Weddle, Hustwaite, Watson, Dear
8. Carlton - 10
32+ - Haynes, Newman
29-32 – Docherty, Saad, Williams, McGovern, Cripps, Fantasia, Acres, Hewett
27-29 – Pittonet, Cincotta, C.Curnow, Weitering, Silvagni, McKay
25-27 – Boyd, Yong, Fogarty, De Koning, Cerra
23-25 – Cottrell, Walsh, Kemp
21-23 – Durdin, Hollands, Motlop, Hollands
Under 21 – Cowan
9. Collingwood - 12
32+ - Pendlebury, Howe, Sidebottom, Cox, Elliot
29-32 – Mihocek, Mitchell, Hoskin-Elliot, Crisp, Membrey, McStay, Cameron
27-29 – Moore, De Goey, Markov, Maynard, Frampton, Houston, Sullivan, Johnson, Schultz
25-27 – Lipinski, J.Daicos, Perryman, Quaynor
23-25 – Hill, McCreery, Dean
21-23 – Macrae, Parker, McInnes, N.Daicos, Long, Harrison
Under 21 –
10. Fremantle - 5
32+ - Walters, Fyfe
29-32 – O'Meara, Pearce, Aish
27-29 – Ryan, McDonald, Switkowski, Wagner, Narkle
25-27 – Banfield, Darcy, Cox, Brodie, Bolton, Brayshaw
23-25 – Sturt, Frederick, Clark, Serong, Young, Sharp, Jackson
21-23 – Champman, O'Driscoll, Worner, Treacy, Walker, Johnson, Voss, Amiss, Erasmus
Under 21 – Draper
11. Essendon - 3
32+ - Goldstein
29-32 – Shiel, Merrett
27-29 – Larverde, Wright, Langfordm Parish, Guelfi, Gresham, Redman, McKay
25-27 – Setterfield, McGrath, Draper, Ridley
23-25 – Duursma, Caldwell, Jones, Martin, Prior, Durham, Bryan, Cox
21-23 – Reid, Perkins, Menzie, Hobbs
Under 21 – Davey, Tsatas, Caddy
12. St Kilda - 8 - Campbell
32+ -
29-32 – Webster, Hill, Wood, Macrae, Sinclair, Jones, Marshall, Steele
27-29 – Wilkie, Howard, Butler, Cordy
25-27 – Higgins, Clarke, Dow
23-25 – Stocker, King, Sharman, Byrnes, Henry
21-23 – Carroll, Wanganeen-Milera, Windhager, Owens, Caminiti
Under 21 – Phillopou, Garcia, Wilson, Hastie
13. Gold Coast - 6 - Casboult
32+ - Witts, Swallow
29-32 – Sexton, Collins, Lemmens, Holman
27-29 – Miller, Weller, Farrar, Noble, Rioli, Long, Fiorini
25-27 – Ainsworth, Himmelberg, Ballard, Powell
23-25 – Berry, King, Graham, Anderson, Budarick, Rosas, Rowell, Flanders
21-23 – Moyle, Jeffrey, Davies, Clohesy, Uwland, Andrew
Under 21 – Hymphrey, Johnson, Rogers, Walter, Graham
14. Melbourne - 10
32+ - Melksham, Campbell, Gawn, May, McDonald
29-32 – Viney, McAdam, Salem, Billings, Petracca
27-29 – Langdon, Hore, Lever, Fritsch, Oliver
25-27 – Fullerton, Petty, Spargo, Chandler
23-25 – Sparrow, Pickett, Rivers
21-23 – Turner, Laurie, Bowey, Sharp, Woewodin, Howes, Van Rooyen, McVee, Moniz-Wakefield
Under 21 – Windsor, Tholstrup
15. Adelaide - 8 - Sloane
32+ - Walker, Smith
29-32 – Laird, Crouch, O'Brien, Strachan, Burgess, Neal-Bullen
27-29 – Keays, Dawson, Milera
25-27 – Hinge, Cumming, Murphy, Fogarty, Butts, Jones
23-25 – Sholl, Keane, Rankine, Peatling, Murray, Schoenberg, Worrell
21-23 – Berry, Pedlar, Thilthorpe, Cook, Borlase, Soligo, Taylor, Rachele, Nankervis
Under 21 – Michalanney, Dowling, Bond, Curtin
16. West Coast - 6
32+ - McGovern, Cripps
29-32 – Yeo, Kelly, Hunt, Sheed
27-29 – Ryan, Duggan, Owies, Cole, Flynn
25-27 – Baker, Graham, Waterman, Allen, Petruccelle
23-25 – Williams, Jamieson, Edwards, Hutchinson
21-23 – Brockman, Hough, Chesser, Bazzo, Williams
Under 21 – Dewar, Hewett, Long, Maric, Ginbey, Reid, Johnston
17. North Melbourne - 4 - Shiels
32+ - Darling, Parker
29-32 – Corr, McDonald
27-29 – Daniel, Tucker
25-27 – Simpkin, Logue, Zurhaar, Larkey, Disher, Dawson, Pink, Xerri, Davies-Uniacke, COleman-Jones, Teakle
23-25 – Scott, Stephens, Comben
21-23 – Powell, Phillips, Ford, Archer, Bergman, Curtis, Goater
Under 21 – Hansen, Wardlaw, Sheezel, McKercher, Duursma
18. Richmond - 6
32+ - Prestia, Lynch
29-32 – Broad, McIntosh, Vlastuin, Nankervis
27-29 – Short, Hopper
25-27 – Taranto, Lefau, Young, Miller, Balta
23-25 – Mansell, Koschizke, Ross, Ryan, Dow, Ralphsmith
21-23 – Bauer, Rioli, Sonsie, Banks, Gibcus, Brown, Clarke, Green
Under 21 – Campbell, McAuliffe
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