Re: Where are our goals going to come from?
Reply #31 –
Agreed, fans see a short term issue due to injury or form and what backups of backups of backups, but it is not realistic with the TPP and list caps to have quality AFL backups for every position. If you have too many in the backup ready to go category your list will crash after 4 or 5 years because they all peak and wane together, or you have to find ways to bring in ready made types like the Handbaggers, but even they are now struggling.
Just like you have a distribution of types, you have to have a distribution of ages as well.
I get the fan frustration, but to sustain long term success you have to accept some risk such that chance will play a role in your fate.