04-22-2017, 09:54 PM
7 teenagers. I count 10 players with less than 30 games, 6 of them with less than 10. The one I think has the most upside had a breakout game in his 10th (or so) game. Charlie Curnow. What a great game for a kid. He can cover the ground and take contested marks. You bloody ripper. There were people jabbering on about playing him in the 2's, he wasn't up to it at AFL level, another wasted pick, etc... Give the boys a chance. They're boys. They need to learn together. It would be nice if we had 20 top line senior players and could play a couple of kids at a time, but we don't. If we played 22 of our senior hacks and retreads there'd be a riot on here with people wanting to sack the coach for not giving the kids a chance. Some of them will get rested when they need it, not just coz they've played a few games of footy. If they've got the mental toughness it won't hurt them a bit, it'll spur them on. If they don't this is how we'll find out, and they can bugger off. Work 'em hard Bolts, and weed out the fraudsters.
Going back to somebody else's post. Hodge, Lewis & Mitchell were kids and got flogged, and they turned out alright. Why, coz they're tough as cats heads. This is one way to find out, and unfortunately for us, we don't have many other options.
Going back to somebody else's post. Hodge, Lewis & Mitchell were kids and got flogged, and they turned out alright. Why, coz they're tough as cats heads. This is one way to find out, and unfortunately for us, we don't have many other options.