Chance of a 10 goal loss, history shows if you don’t have the experience around the kids they quickly lose confidence and start to doubt their own ability, maybe someone can point out a team of under 23’s that were beating the top teams ?
WTF The excuses are rolling out already. What lack of experience.
There are just 2 kids in the starting 18. Trezise at 21 and Campbell at 19.
There are two debut's Lefau a 25yo mature recruit and Trezise at 21.
The real problem is we have seen just about every player named who is 23 and under in even more experienced sides and they have been underwhelming.
The average age of the named backline is 26.8, with four players with well over 100 games. Another is in his 7th year in our system. The midfield and onballers is 27.5 with five players with well over 100 games. The other is in his 5th season
The forward half is 25.6. with three players with over 100 games. One fast approaching that milestone and Another is in his fifth season.
Imo we have named just 4 players that i would call kids. Trezise 21 yr 2. Campbell 19 year 2. Brown 20 year 3, Banks 21 year 3.
There is a ton of experience in that team despite losing 5 of our better more experienced players. If we lose badly it will not be because of a lack of experience.
Its time for those mid tier players with experience to stand up, god knows we keep on picking them. Time to show they actually belong. Show they can actually drag the club up the ladder.