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How do you solve a problem like Moloney?

Jesse Christ
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  On 26/06/2012 at 08:47, stuie said:

Actually, the reality is these younger blokes need older blokes around, so if you want to get rid of Moloney, Green, Davey etc, what will happen when guys like Viney, Grimes, Trengove, Gysberts etc struggle with their inexperience in games and training, injuries, form... It's been shown how important a mix of age is, and it's been a big focus of Neeld's to get more of that mix, so you may want to tell him how it would be better to get rid of everyone over 26 because in "reality" that's how it is.

Stuie, I understand your point but I think the older blokes now are going to be the likes of Frawley, Jones, Clark and Garland with Rivers being the old man of the group. Where Moloney, Davey, Silvia and Green sit will depend on form and the desire to go on.

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      On 27/06/2012 at 00:02, rjay said:

    Where Moloney, Davey, Silvia and Green sit will depend on form and the desire to go on.

    We're agreed on this rjay. Although I reckon that should be sitting between MFC and Casey, not MFC or cut. Just think we need at least a few of those guys for another year for insurance, experience, and a chop out for the younger guys so we're not riding them into the ground.

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      On 27/06/2012 at 01:42, stuie said:

    We're agreed on this rjay. Although I reckon that should be sitting between MFC and Casey, not MFC or cut. Just think we need at least a few of those guys for another year for insurance, experience, and a chop out for the younger guys so we're not riding them into the ground.

    We will have Jamar and Rivers and I think we may hold another couple of the older group for the reasons you outlined. I wouldn't be surprised if Green called it a day at the end of the season though, he is chasing injuries now and seems to be a step off the pace. The end of season with the draft, trade and all is going to be a very interesting and important time for the club. I know I'm not telling you anything new there.

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