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They should put a line through perennial finals chokers, and put a youngin’ in their place. What’s the point of playing them if they can’t get the job done when the heat gets turned up.It's more leaving out guys like Higgins, Dahl, Kolo, Rohan, Miers, Atkins etc. and guys like Willis, Stephens and Kroeger showing they're ready.
On any given week, you could have a line up like this, and be able to fit at least two of them in (Willis and Stephens for mine, as Kroeger has been out for a bit with injury here and there and could be a bit rusty):
B: O'Connor, Blics, Henry
HB: Stewart, SDK, Bews
C: Menegola, C. Stephens, I. Smith
FO: Stanley, C. Guthrie, Parfitt
HF: Duncan, J. Cameron, Danger
F: Close, Hawkins, Stengle
INT: Ceglar, Tuohy, Holmes, Willis/Miers (one is med sub)
EMG: Miers/Willis (one is med sub), Kolo, Sav, Atkins
Selwood: rested
Danger: rotating between mid and half forward
Duncan: predominantly half forward
Menegola: one wing
I. Smith: other wing
Guthrie: rotating mid
Parfitt: rotating mid
C. Stephens: rotating mid
Willis: rotating between mid and half forward
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It can definitely work, it's just a matter of prioritizing the kids over others - and taking others out of the midfield to help with team balance.
Same goes with SDK taking Kolo's spot, and hopefully Kroeger pushing his way in too - given he's readymade and can play back as well. Will be very interesting to see what our Round 1 line up ends up being - and if the fringe older players are kept in the VFL and made to earn their spots.