4 hours ago, #11-TonyAnderson said:

And TMac?

...we have 12 players who are over 29 this season. 10 of those will probably play in the first round and for most of the season.

May, Melksham, TMac, Gawn, Viney, Salem, Langdon, Lever, Steele, Mihochek........ with Campbell & McAdam not in first 23.

Average age of list is a rubbish statistic. As others have pointed out, every teams average is within a small range. And it is the same every year.

The relevant stat is your best 23 age. Our situation is not pretty, as from the list above, most are key position players, all who played most of the games last year and we finished 14th. ....

This is a rebuild and it will take a couple of seasons.

Edited 14 hours ago14 hr by george_on_the_outer

16 hours ago, chookrat said:

Add Tmac and May who likely wont play much AFL next year.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

Then you have Tom Campbell on the list still he's 34 never played a senior game in red and blue.

All this malarkey is always very subjective.

Our 28-30 players that will play a majority of the year especially the core of the group will be young.

Best 25 (young players under 25 that have played senior AFL) off the top of my head.

Backs- Disco, Bowser, Howesy, Andy Moniz Wakefield, Rivers/mid all under 25.

Mids- Lindsay, Kolt, Langers, Culley, Windsor, K. Pickett/fwd, Rivers/def all under 25

Forwards, Roo, Jeffo(has alot of work to do), Chandler, Sparrow.

15 players under 25 in best 25 in 2026.

We are relying on our existing development of our under 25 players and a couple of the draftees to kick on in 26.

(Players that need to be a decent run at AFL level under 25)

Big Kent/Fwd, Laurie/mid, Adams/def, Max Heath/Ruck/fwd +2025 players drafted in.

Edited 13 hours ago13 hr by YesitwasaWin4theAges

42 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

BTW who are top 5 these days. Gawn, Pickett ???

Gawn, Pickett, Langford and Windsor.

I guess we have to wait to see who makes up the top 5

52 minutes ago, Wrecker46 said:

Gawn, Pickett, Langford and Windsor.

Interesting that you include Windsor and no fifth player. Must say I have a similar problem. Langford in the top 5 as a first year player is rather damning but I can't disagree.

At the end of ‘25 Oliver was ranked 2 and Tracc 4, McVee 18th. So without those 3 our top 10 would have been.

1 - Gawn, 2 - Salem. 3 - Bowey, 4 - May, 5 - Rivers, 6 - Kozzie, 7 - Culley, 8 - Viney, 9 - Langdon, 10 - TMac.

For ‘26 I am going for Top 12 -

Max, Rivers, Kozzie, Langford, Culley, Bowey, Salem, Langford, Chin, Turner, Fritsch, Steele

13-24

Mihocek, Lindsay, Lever, Windsor, Sparrow, Vines, Langdon, Tholstrup, Taylor, Pickett, TMac, Heath.

Just now, DeeZone said:

At the end of ‘25 Oliver was ranked 2 and Tracc 4, McVee 18th. So without those 3 our top 10 would have been.

1 - Gawn, 2 - Salem. 3 - Bowey, 4 - May, 5 - Rivers, 6 - Kozzie, 7 - Culley, 8 - Viney, 9 - Langdon, 10 - TMac.

For ‘26 I am going for Top 12 -

Max, Rivers, Kozzie, Langford, Culley, Bowey, Salem, Langford, Chin, Turner, Fritsch, Steele

13-24

Mihocek, Lindsay, Lever, Windsor, Sparrow, Vines, Langdon, Tholstrup, Taylor, Pickett, JvR, Heath.

With Kentfield, Onley, Mathews, Sharpe, TMac and May possible fast risers if and when needed.

55 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Interesting that you include Windsor and no fifth player. Must say I have a similar problem. Langford in the top 5 as a first year player is rather damning but I can't disagree.

Langford did some incredible things in his first year, it don’t know if it’s damning if he turns into a superstar and it looks like he could

I would have liked to put Chandler at number 5 but I have no idea what King has planned for him.

CJ or Steele could easily end up in there but I guess only time will tell.

If cuz Koz does we will be a lot better than anyone expects next year

23 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

  26 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

At the end of ‘25 Oliver was ranked 2 and Tracc 4, McVee 18th. So without those 3 our top 10 would have been.

28 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

I missed CJ??

Petty is underrated.

9 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

An interesting but irrelevant table in itself.

As others have said it's all about the age of your best group of five (1-5, 5-10 10-15 etc)

Collingwood have Pendlebury, Sidebottom and the former MFC fellow in their top ten and they had Mihochek. That's why they're exposed.

We have Gawn and now Mihochek in our top ten. Viney and Salem are in the 10-15 group. I see Melksham, May and TMac as depth this year and would put them in the 20-25 group.

BTW who are top 5 these days. Gawn, Pickett ???

Honestly if a grand final side was all 21 or all 35 I wouldn't write them off solely off that fact. There's usually an element of truth to stats like this. But I doubt in 2 or 3 years time any club suddenly realises they should've acted now re their list's age. Every thirty-something player and his coaches would be conscious of his football 'mortality'.