Tigers in the AFL's middle range for age and experience (afl site)

[one-eyed]

Club-by-club age breakdown
                        Avg  18-21 22-26 27-29 30+
1. Collingwood   24.88    15    16    8    6
2. West Coast    24.80    14    15   11    4
3. Hawthorn      24.66    19    13    5    7
4. North Melb.   24.66    14    15   12    3
5. Geelong        24.65    21    8    10    7
6. GWS             24.56    16    18    6    5
7. St Kilda         24.30    13    24    5    3
8. Essendon      24.19    13    20    6    3
9. Richmond      24.01    18    13    9    4
10. W.Bulldogs  23.99    14    21    7    4
11. Port Adel.    23.90    20    12    9    4
12. Adelaide      23.87    17    16    7    3
13. Melbourne   23.86    13    22    5    3
14. Carlton        23.75    16    20    3    6
15. Brisbane      23.54    21    16    5    4
16. Fremantle    23.54    20    16    8    1
17. Sydney        23.54    20    16    6    3
18. Gold Coast   23.41    19    18    9    3

*Ages at round one, 2020

Club-by-club matches breakdown

                     Matches   <20 21-50 51-100 101-150 151+
1. Geelong         80.72    19    7    5    3    12
2. Hawthorn       80.25    19    3    8    2    12
3. West Coast     77.89    14    10    5    3    12
4. Collingwood    75.93    18    5    7    6    9
5. Port Adel.       69.02    22    2    7    6    8
6. North Melb.    68.95    18    5    7    8    6
7. GWS              68.87    17    6    8    7    7
8. Richmond       68.82    20    5    7    2    10
9. Carlton           64.33    17    8    11    3    6
10. Essendon      62.83    15    6    11    5    5
11. St Kilda        62.20    18    8    8    6    5
12. Melbourne    60.42    17    6    11    6    3
13. Adelaide       59.19    21    5    5    6    6
14. W.Bulldogs   57.67    17    9    7    10    3
15. Brisbane      56.15    21    7    6    6    6
16. Sydney        55.60    18    9    8    6    4
17. Fremantle    54.11    18    9    11    3    4
18. Gold Coast   52.08    21    9    8    8    3

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-12-04/oldest-youngest-most-experienced-where-does-your-club-rank

[mightytiges]

We've done well over recent years to invest heavily in drafting youth. As we've talked about in the list analysis thread it's kept our list well-balanced.

It says a lot about Carlton that they've got 6 players 30+ and they've been a bottom 2 side. As much as they are adding early picks like Walsh they will still lose experienced key players in the next couple of years like Murphy and Simpson.

The Pies are going to be hampered by their burgeoning salary cap especially if they re-sign Grundy to a 7 year $$$ contract. They still have DeGoey and co. to re-sign and won't be able replace Pendlebury and Sidebottom with free agents. They rely on too few and lack quality when it counts deep in finals.

The Hawks and Cats are transitioning and still have older players remaining from their successful years they will so retire. The difference though is the Hawks list is in a healthier position with 31 players 18-26. Geelong's list on the other hand is still top heavy as Chris Scott keeps topping up.

North's list is similarly overrating and holding onto their large 27-29 age group which is why they've been in mid-ladder limbo land and will remain there.