Richmond is the 2nd oldest & most experienced team (afl site)

[one-eyed]

2022 average age per team

27.6 years – Geelong
26.6 – Richmond
26.3 – Brisbane
26 – West Coast
25.8 – St Kilda
25.7 – Collingwood
25.6 – Western Bulldogs
25.6 – Port Adelaide
25.5 – Greater Western Sydney
25.1 – Melbourne
25.1 – Gold Coast
24.9 – Sydney
24.9 – Carlton
24.7 – Fremantle
24.6 – North Melbourne
24.6 – Hawthorn
24.5 – Essendon
24.1 – Adelaide

2022 average games played per team

142 games – Geelong
112 – Richmond
105 – Brisbane
100 – Port Adelaide
96 – Sydney
96 – Collingwood
94 – West Coast
93 – Western Bulldogs
93 – Melbourne
89 – Greater Western Sydney
86 – St Kilda
80 – Gold Coast
79 – Hawthorn
75 – North Melbourne
75 – Carlton
72 – Fremantle
71 – Essendon
63 – Adelaide

https://www.afl.com.au/news/763223/top-four-surprise-packets-which-teams-are-youngest-this-season-

[the claw]

Been going on about this for awhile now.

The only kid we have played when it did not come down to injuries has been Gibcus the rest have been dropped as soon as a mature player has become available.
The concern is if the older blokes stay healthy the kids mostly won't play and the chasm that is there now regarding the gap between games played for our younger players and the oldies is just getting wider and wider.

There is a reason why we struggle so much when we cop injuries.
If we are not winning a flag then i truly believe we need to find a better balance between playing kids and the older players.

[Tiger Khosh]

Who is injured that MRJ has taken the place of? A young player you’ve been very critical of btw.

Other than that which players would you like dropped to make way for younger talent? Out of the 22 that played on the weekend you could argue that Castagna and Mcintosh being upgraded on. Those 2 guys are 25 and 28 so are hardly the cause of the skewed age demo. I’m all for playing the cubs but I wouldn’t gift them games over our current players for the sole reason that they are younger. Whether you think it or not, the fact is that we are currently in finals contention and while that remains they have to pick the strongest team available regardless of age.