RokinTiger,
I agree with you.....but don't be fooled by this perception that all we have are rookies and a bunch of very senior players.
As you can see from our list below, what we do lack are LEADERS in this 22-29 year old range....but we don't lack players in this age group:
Bowden, Joel 28
Bowden, Patrick 25
Brown, Nathan G 29
Casserly, Travis 19
Clingan, Tasman 18
Collins, Andrew 18
Connors, Daniel 18
Coughlan, Mark 25
Deledio, Brett 20
Edwards, Shane 18
Foley, Nathan 21
Gaspar, Darren 30
Graham, Angus 20
Hall, Ray 26
Hartigan, Brent 22
Howat, Cameron 22
Hughes, Cleve 20
Hyde, Chris 24
Jackson, Daniel 20
Johnson, Kane 29
King, Jake 23
Kingsley, Kent 28
Knobel, Trent 26
Krakouer, Andre 24
McGuane, Luke 20
Meyer, Danny 20
Moore, Kelvin 23
Newman, Chris 24
Oakley-nicholls, Ja 19
Pattison, Adam 21
Peterson, Carl 19
Pettifer, Kayne 25
Polak, Graham 22
Polo, Dean 20
Raines, Andrew 21
Richardson, Matth 32
Riewoldt, Jack 18
Schulz, Jay 22
Simmonds, Troy 28
Tambling, Richard 20
Thursfield, Will 21
Tivendale, Greg 28
Tuck, Shane 25
White, Matt 20
"Rookies"/young (18-21 years old): We have 21 players in this age group.
Mid-range players (22-29): We have 21 players in this age group.
Veterans (30+): We have 2 players in this age group.