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Didn't think we could go any younger but we did. Record youngest side this weekend. 23yo 2 months. 57 games average. 14 players under 50 games. I think GC and GWS first games had a more experienced side. Might be the youngest side that we will field for the next 10 years. We are building something special here.

We fielded our youngest side all year this weekend. Great effort to come home with the chocolates

Saints averaged 100 games today. Dont under estimate the effect that reiwoldt, monty, fisher, dempster have on the side. All 200 game plus players. We just don't have that.

Still the youngest and most inexperienced side in the competition. These loses are expected

Salem is wasted down back. Unfortunately grimes can't be trusted down back and melk is out for the year.

Jake is a superior player atm to both wagner and hunt. Will got a spot over then all day long

Very good analysis...

There is a common theme with all GF sides. Starting 22 have an average of 100 games and age of 27.

On the weekend we fielded the youngest and most inexperienced side in the comp. Average age of 23 years and 10 months with 62 games. Shows that there is massive upside and also that this year will be a bit of a roller coaster regarding performance.

Totally agree.. He will dominate at VFL level and will get called in for the seniors round 5-6.

I think Oliver is a lock for a forward role come round 1.... Has the size and strength. Just needs a good preseason to build his fitness

Defensive work??? We are not planning for this guy to be a tagger. the best form of defense for this guy is attack. Sides will need to get 2 players on him in order to bring him down. Are you comparing him to Mckenzie because he is a red head? Mckenzie couldn't break tackles and is listed as 71kg. Clayton has 15 kg on Jordan and has just turned 18.

Nearly every AFL aligned VFL side has 10-12 AFL players. That's a lot more than 2 at WAFL and SANFL

Parish might turn out to be a gun however the football departments preference was for a bigger bodies mid

I tend to agree... There are more AFL listed player running around in VFL than WAFL and SANFL combined

That's exactly why we picked Oliver ahead of Parish. Roos wants a top 10 mid to play round 1 and match it with the best. i.e Brayshaw At 74 kg Parish will be bowled over next year

Makes this even more impressive if he only had 60% game time with no pre season.

He will likely start as a high half forward and have a few minutes per quarter in the midfiled. He can mark overhead and kick goals. That's a massive asset. Could be a Jake Stringer type

He played for Richmond against Box Hill and had 6 kicks, 10 handballs, 5 marks and kicked a behind. That's amazing considering he didn't have a pre season, is 17 yo and has never played with that squad before. Against Williamstown he had 4 kicks, 9 handballs, 2 marks and 4 tackles. He was also named in Richmond's best for the day. How many TAC cup player could do that? What it shows is that he is good enough for VFL at 17 without a preseason.

My concern with Parish was his size. This is the same concern that the recruiters had. If you don't weigh more than 80kg then you will get bowled over in the midfield. Top 10 Mids need to come into AFL and have an impact from day one. i.e Brayshaw. Oliver will stand in the centre square in round 1 and will match it with the best.

Have a look at who the recruiters have picked up in the last couple of drafts. Our TOP 10 picks have all been over 183 cm and over 80 kgs. Brayshaw, Pettracca, Salem There is a pattern here and I cant see them breaking this. Roos wants big bodied tall mids and thats exactly what we will get. Parish is out of the picture.

Fyfe is 190cm Parish is 180cm No comparison. I'm concerned that parish isn't big enough for today's midfield

That is correct. Scully had/has poor skills by foot. Check out his game against SA in 2009. Parish's highlights show that he has above average foot skills.

Parish seems very similar to Tom Scully.... http://afldraftinfo.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/tom-scully-dandenong-stingraysvic-metro.html I always thought that Tom was too skinny for a midfield roll. In his first few years he kept getting pushed off the ball and was unable to shrug tackles. This should be a red flag to the football department.

Agree...