And FWIW, even though this post is about Gourdis and you have mentioned Putt you can apply the same theory and be just as correct on Gourdis. Taking too long to show anything at all - project players or not, they should be regular Coburg senior players by now if they are going to make it in the AFL. Time to cut our losses on both.
Agree smokey. It seems Hardwick has brought the Hawthorn criteria to us. If you haven't cemented your spot in the AFL seniors within 5 years then bye-bye (Patto). We only have 9 Tigers older than 23 now and it's only that many due to existing contracts.
Likewise if you haven't at least cemented your spot in the Coburg seniors within 2 years then bye-bye.
i know this was last yr but i think the number of players who are 23 or older has now blown out to 20 players. it soon will be 21 as nahas turns 23 at the end of the yr.
for me these older players have been the crux of our problem. theres only probably half a dozen of any real quality the rest you would not miss if traded or delisted.
they are are cousins, deledio, foley , graham, jackson, king, mcguane, mcmahon, moore, morton, newman, polak, polo, roberts, simmonds, tambling, thomson, thursfield, tuck, white. and soon nahas.
players who will be 23 next yr include - collins, connors, edwards, hislop, orielly, riewoldt, webberley.
seems to me if you are correct about the 5 yr rule there are a lot of decisions to be made at tigerland come seasons end.
