Last Practice Match v Sydney

[Lods]

Hollands, Cowan and Cincotta have to start somewhere, so why not round 1?

There's probably no right answer to that question because players are individuals who adapt to situations in different ways.

We could play them... all three, and all could be hits....we'd go a fair way towards winning if that's the case.
But if we had all three struggle we'd be in a bit of strife.

One of the luxuries we've lacked in the last 20 years is the ability to introduce new players at a controlled, reasonable managed rate that's best for their development.
Surrounded by experienced players to support and encourage them would be the perfect introduction.
Instead we had young players like Gibbs and Murphy basically thrown to the lions, with sometimes disgraceful levels of support and protection.
Murphy got knocked silly in his first year.
That's no longer the case.
We have experience and big bodies on just about every line.

It's a structure that is perfect for introducing young players on managed game time.
I guess the question will be...how many can it support.