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    Quote Originally Posted by 2005 View Post

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGrimReaper View Post
    I wouldn't say Brisbane have an aging list. They have a relatively young list.
    It's also fair to say it isn't getting any younger.

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    Getting back to the thread, I think that we will do better than many expect. Why? Because outside of Geelong, Hawthorn and St Kilda I can't see any other sides being certainties for the 8.

    Eagles - gone without Judd and Cousins
    Port - Last year flattered them.
    Kangas - ditto
    Bullies - Still too small
    Carlton - Judd's not enough - no defence
    Collingwood - Retirements hurt - especially Clement
    Brisbane - Aging list
    Adelaide - aging as well
    Bombers - Weak list. Flat out in NAB Cup
    Richmond - diabolically weak list
    Melbourne - Nearly as bad
    Freo - Inconsistent - will try to go the knuckle.

    Swannies virtually have their two most important players as new recruits given how much they played (fit) last year - Hall and Kennelly. Also Goodes may as well have not played the first half of 2007. I have big hopes for "Fridge" Barlow ("the white Goodes") to take the comp by storm as well.

    Also don't forget that the aim of keeping these young guys in the ressies for so long is so that when they make the ones they are ready. How many people thought that Lukey Ablett was no good because he played in the twos for so long?

    I'm confident.
    Gee it's easy to be dismissive of other clubs while crowing about our stagnant, aging list.

    Carlton just haven't got Judd, they had 5 years of early picks. Gibbs, Murphy, Kruezer, Judd et al are going to cause some headaches this year. Fevola won the Coleman medal when they were at their crappiest.....just imagine the delivery he'll get now. Not saying they're gonna win a flag or anything, but they'll be big improvers IMO.

    West Coast gone? They were without Cousins last year...and Judd was restricted with his groin. They still have a very strong list and some quality midfielders....Kerr, Selwood, Priddis, Rosa, Embley....

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROK Lobster View Post
    It's also fair to say it isn't getting any younger.
    2008

    Team Years Days
    Carlton 22 146
    West Coast Eagles 22 167
    Hawthorn 22 220
    Brisbane Lions 22 243
    Port Adelaide 22 340
    Essendon 22 351
    Richmond 23 11
    Melbourne 23 50
    Collingwood 23 56
    Western Bulldogs 23 73
    Geelong 23 91
    North Melbourne 23 99
    Adelaide Crows 23 124
    Sydney Swans 23 301
    St.Kilda 24 1
    Fremantle Dockers 24 149


    If you actually take a look at the list Brisbane have the 4th youngest team in the AFL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGrimReaper View Post
    2008

    Team Years Days
    Sydney Swans 23 301
    St.Kilda 24 1
    Those averages are interesting in the context of Schneider's claim that he is now part of a young emerging team, whereas the Swans are old and crusty. Admittedly the Saints' average age is distorted by having the 88 year old Robert Harvey still playing (and going strong) but they will also be hoping to get significant contributions out of the semi-reluctant Gehrig, the perenially injured Hudghton and a creaky old ruck division of King and Gardiner.

    The most striking thing, though, if you look at lists of average ages of squads is how relatively little difference there is between the oldest and youngest. All clubs will have a veritable barrage of players between 18 and 21, many of whom will never play an AFL game and most of the rest who'll not get to 50 games. You only need a handful to emerge each year, and an "ideal" list surely has to be one with a good spread of senior team contributors from ages 21 or so up to their early 30s (since only the pretty good ones last that long), with a handul of younger players pushing their way through.

    Some clubs (notably Hawthorn) have been talking up the advantages of having a large number of high draft picks all mature at the same time, but the salary cap is a significant obstacle to making that work in practice, even if all your players come on as you'd like them to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROK Lobster View Post
    It's also fair to say it isn't getting any younger.
    Quote Originally Posted by TheGrimReaper View Post
    If you actually take a look at the list Brisbane have the 4th youngest team in the AFL.
    Just because they have the 4th youngest list doesn't mean that they're getting any younger.
    And the man who started it all, the Schneiderman . . . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Claret View Post
    Just because they have the 4th youngest list doesn't mean that they're getting any younger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGrimReaper View Post
    Translation?

    (Or if you can't understand that . . . . )
    And the man who started it all, the Schneiderman . . . . .

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    Swans to miss the spring - Sydney - realfooty.com.au

    Connolly - 10th
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    We're definitely in!

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