Too many of the old boys have gone over the crest of the hill.

[tdy]

So do we go with Miller or Garthwaite?  Careers making opportunity  I would think for those key defenders.
I would not ask anyone to retire ATM until we see who wants to retire and then talk the others who don't into staying on so we teach the young kids for next year.
One of Miller or Garthwaite will have to take up the slack depending on how long Balta and Broad are out for.
Or maybe Bigoa but he is too raw I woulda thought.

[tdy]

From  https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/tp-richmond-tigers?year=2021&sby=15

Those players 28 years or older

Richmond Tigers Season 2021 Players    Tigers Past Players 
   
No    Name    Games    Age    Date of Birth    Height    Weight    Origin    Position

14    Houli, Bachar    231    33yr 1mth   12 May 1988   180cm    83kg    Western    Defender
10    Edwards, Shane    276    32yr 8mth   25 Oct 1988   182cm    80kg    Nth Adelaide    Midfield
8    Riewoldt, Jack    297    32yr 7mth   31 Oct 1988   193cm    92kg    Tassie Mariners    Forward
9    Cotchin, Trent    261    31yr 2mth   7 Apr 1990   185cm    86kg    Northern Knights    Midfield
12    Astbury, David    148    30yr 4mth   26 Feb 1991   195cm    96kg    North Ballarat Rebels    Defender
4    Martin, Dustin    257    30yr    26 Jun 1991   187cm    93kg    Bendigo Pioneers    Midfield Forward
2    Grimes, Dylan    184    29yr 11mth   16 Jul 1991   193cm    90kg    Northern Knights    Defender
23    Lambert, Kane    123    29yr 7mth   26 Nov 1991   178cm    77kg    Williamstown    Forward
50    Pickett, Marlion R    33    29yr 5mth   6 Jan 1992   184cm    84kg    South Fremantle    Midfield
22    Caddy, Josh    171    28yr 8mth   28 Sep 1992   186cm    87kg    Northern Knights    Midfield
3    Prestia, Dion    170    28yr 8mth   12 Oct 1992   175cm    82kg    Calder Cannons    Midfield
19    Lynch, Tom    185    28yr 7mth   31 Oct 1992   199cm    99kg    Dandenong Stingrays    Forward
35    Broad, Nathan    84    28yr 2mth   15 Apr 1993   192cm    89kg    Swan Districts    Defender

Ive seen others retire at that age.  We could lose the guts of this team next year and the year after we probably will have lost most of that lot except the 28 year olds.