151-200: Simmonds (179)
101-150: McMahon (136), Newman (133), Pettifer (109), Polak (106)
Too few in that 100-200 game bracket. Considering Pettifer and Polak are both coming back from injury and unlikely to play soon (if ever) you can see the gaping hole we have in that range of experience which should be the engine for the team.
If anyone wants to know why we lose winnable games and put in some inconsistent performances then here's your answer.
2011 and onward is looking pretty good though. Hmmm. Wonder which coach said that, and was ridiculed, at the beginning of 2007? ... TW knows exactly where we stand.
There is nothing set in stone that you need 15 guys over 100 games to be able to win the premiership. It obviously helps but just because you only have two over 150 games doesn't mean you cant do it.
The losing winnable games and inconsistency will work in our favour quicker than expected. The trials of 2007 have made sure none of our players from that time are under any false illusions of where they are at.
The youthful competitiveness for spots is in our favour. With the draw we have a top 4 finish is possible. Get to the top 4 you have a 50/50 chance of making the Grand Final. Make the Grand Final anything can happen
dare to dream
It just shows we still depend on the older 200+ game guys to carry their share of the load for the next couple of years until those under 100 games and especially under 50 games find their feet, perform consistently to a high standard and eventually take over without the side as a whole suffering in terms of where we finish on the ladder. The positive news is apart from Simmo our spine and midfield is mostly young (23 and under) so the building blocks are already in place. It's not like Essendon where they still rely on Lloyd, Lucas and Fletcher all over 30 down their spine and it's up in the air as who will replace them with time running out.