Are we an old playing list?

[cwrcyn]

There's been much talk in the media in the past 12 months about the age of our playing list. If you believed what was said and written, even in recent weeks, you'd think we were still in the ancient category, even though we've moved on a few old timers and replaced them with kids

So...how many players will each club have at the start of the 2022 that will already be 29 years or older?

16. Geelong
12. Richmond
9. West Coast, Sydney, Bulldogs
8. Melbourne
7. North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Collingwood
6. GWS, Hawthorn, Brisbane
5. Adelaide
4. St Kilda, Essendon
3. Carlton

[shanegrambeau]

There's been much talk in the media in the past 12 months about the age of our playing list. If you believed what was said and written, even in recent weeks, you'd think we were still in the ancient category, even though we've moved on a few old timers and replaced them with kids

So...how many players will each club have at the start of the 2022 that will already be 29 years or older?

16. Geelong
12. Richmond
9. West Coast, Sydney, Bulldogs
8. Melbourne
7. North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Collingwood
6. GWS, Hawthorn, Brisbane
5. Adelaide
4. St Kilda, Essendon
3. Carlton

If you worked out a formula, which represented the core playing group (if they were not injured - and that is critical) , and the and the likelihood of them being picked on that basis, and the likelihood of us being at our best, it wouldn't surprise me if we were relatively old. But it is all just a matter of decimals, and a blow up for the off season empty news stands.

[cwrcyn]

Success, or relative success, will excuse lop-sided list management. Geelong has been excused for its top-up policy because of its consistent finals appearances (and, as many believe, their ultimate failures). Their strategy is a time bomb and the fuse is getting very short. Right now, I would much rather be in our situation.

[shanegrambeau]

Success, or relative success, will excuse lop-sided list management. Geelong has been excused for its top-up policy because of its consistent finals appearances (and, as many believe, their ultimate failures). Their strategy is a time bomb and the fuse is getting very short. Right now, I would much rather be in our situation.

Geelong are a million miles ahead of us IMO, in their general set-up (home ground, home games, one team town) They remind me of Sydney in the nineties, and like Sydney, they can afford these oldies (albeit with less glamour and charm as a Barry Hall. Very stable club...very stable set-up and they are still creaming it with government grants to fortify their castle.

I think we have to be more 'honest'...Our sh%%tty fixtures, our lack of a home ground (Marvel is nobody's home turf) , our low membership and inactive fan base.

[Impatient Sainter]

Success, or relative success, will excuse lop-sided list management. Geelong has been excused for its top-up policy because of its consistent finals appearances (and, as many believe, their ultimate failures). Their strategy is a time bomb and the fuse is getting very short. Right now, I would much rather be in our situation.

Geelong are a million miles ahead of us IMO, in their general set-up (home ground, home games, one team town) They remind me of Sydney in the nineties, and like Sydney, they can afford these oldies (albeit with less glamour and charm as a Barry Hall. Very stable club...very stable set-up and they are still creaming it with government grants to fortify their castle.

I think we have to be more 'honest'...Our sh%%tty fixtures, our lack of a home ground (Marvel is nobody's home turf) , our low membership and inactive fan base.

Agree with most Shane, but all is not rosy at Geelong. There were major cracks starting to appear with so many of Scotts assistants departing at seasons end (Knights, Enright & Scarlett). Scarlett reportedly had major issues with Scotts 'head in the sand' approach on their game plan. The way they exited the finals brought a lot of questions to Scott's game plan and consequently he lost most of his assistant coaches. WCE (Simpson) has identified their game plan was out dated and I think if Geelong (Scott) doesnt make significant changes they will get the same results as last year. They still have a strong top end, (midfield is their weakness) but not bringing through younger players (plus losing some) is similiar to the RL approach and we all know the results that caused.

Consequently and its a big call - but I like others believe we are closer to winning a flag than they are!