So it is "pleasing" to note that the last two Thursdays with season on the line games, that at the selection table that our selectors have looked to the youth and our future.
Long and DMak last week, and Battle this week, makes for exciting times for our future.
Finals this year is important, but more important is building the team for our window over the next block of years. And the lack of games by many of our youngest players was a concern to me, and well behind all other teams.
Now admittedly we did trade for the young Steele who has played most games, and of course our 2016 First Rounder (ie if used that pick probably would have played some football by now in the firsts) was traded for multiple picks including the Hawks first pick this year.
But even so I think that we are still a little low on total number of games played by our youth this season. Rice is probably the young play who has been the unluckiest not to have played this year as all in all he has had an excellent year at Sandi. Part of the reason for that is he has ben playing as a backman, and that our backline has been our best performing unit this year.
White did start the season in ordinary shape and form, and so that has not helped.
Freeman is making steady progress and arguably could of debuted. But I do understand the clubs caution and his non-selection to date is probably very much a decision to prioritise the clubs's future over this season.
Goddard has been enormously unlucky with injuries. And Paddy has had a number of issues and most notably repeated concussions.
Sinclair has certainly seized his re-selection and is a much busier and more well rounded player now than he was in his first season with us. Can't wait to see him paired with Freeman on the other wing
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