Coach “He’s simply getting on with the job of navigating a young group through the perils of inconsistency...”

[Stevros]

It won't destroy us, but over the next few years as Boak, Gray et al start to dramatically drop off in form or retire, we're going to have to replace them just to continue to tread water. If we want to actually push for a flag, we're going to have to improve significantly on that group.

We're probably a better chance in 2020 than we are in 2021-22-23, because of retirements and decline prior to any of our 1st and 2nd year players getting anywhere near their primes. And I don't think we're a chance at all in 2020 unless something significant changes. Shame for the likes of Boak and Gray, who should probably consider free agencying out to get a flag if they still have a burning desire to win one personally.

I think a few players are already replacing that quality. Considering gray hasn’t really done anything this year, watts isn’t playing, rotcliffe doesn’t dominate games and Motlop rarely plays a good game there’s only a few quality olds we have to replace
And I think burton dbj and Houston have taken that next step the last 2 years. I think Hayes has the potential to be a gun
Wines and Powell pepper with our draftees coming through the middle makes it pretty exciting I think

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Good to see tribey dig his own dead thread up in Ken's 300th.
Nice one, tribey.

 

[tribey]

Good to see tribey dig his own dead thread up in Ken's 300th.
Nice one, tribey.

Thanks mate!

 

[Power Raid]

We are stuck trying to push for a flag with players who have failed to make finals.

If at first you don't succeed; try, try and try again with the same thing

#inkenwetrust

 

[Steve Dore]

.... we are stuck trying to push for a flag with players who have failed to make finals.

As Hinkley has said, playing finals is overrated.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

For Young And Old: How Age And Experience Affect AFL Results

Statistics on the average age and experience of AFL sides are often quoted in the media, but do they have any real relevance to the game? And are there better ways to measure them? Today, we’ll answer both of these questions.

www.statsinsider.com.au

 

[Duck Farmer]

For Young And Old: How Age And Experience Affect AFL Results

Statistics on the average age and experience of AFL sides are often quoted in the media, but do they have any real relevance to the game? And are there better ways to measure them? Today, we’ll answer both of these questions.

www.statsinsider.com.au

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Ratten doing well with St Kilda.