Tigers of Old said:
Interesting one. There's still grey areas there but I see what you are saying a current 23 year old is likely more able than a 31 year old?
Judging by the selections people have made, everyone has a pretty similar understanding to me or the outcome is the same, so not sure it matters lol.
I should preface by saying I didn't write or determine the rules, I'm merely giving my interpretation and helping U2 and Pharace out while they are busy. We were all given opportunity to discuss them before starting, but you are always going to have people read/interpret and think about things differently. That's exactly how you get loopholes in the law.
It's a just a fun mental exercise that everyone agrees on in a general spirit, we've tried to stay away from exhaustive rules or salary caps etc as we are all busy and just want something light to think about, entertain us in the off season.
Take your question for instance, I would say to you...define able? That is a very broad stroke.
I would say mate, that at 31 Craig Bradley and Robert Harvey were more "able" than Colin Sylvia now at 23.
No I am not saying a 23yr old is more able, in a nutshell, the best way to view it is....
Any player currently on a list...as fit as they possibly could be...given their age, experience and history to enable them to be able to play/contribute again.
It would be simplistic to argue, well....to contribute it must be at a high level....elite level, not so...
Tredrea/Egan is a great example...The former is "contributing" as best as he can, but certainly not to the extent he previously could and never will again I doubt. Egan cannot even get out on the park.
Now you could say well Egan is a goner then, but not so if we are stroking the magic brush on him and at least getting him back on the park, Hird had a similar injury and "contributed" after it.
These things are never simple. Let's keep in mind this is fantasy here, a lot of imagination and speculation. It's very hard to nail down a distinct definition and have everyone agree on it or what the outcome would be.
Always going to be a lot of verified opinion on that, all that has to be considered when selecting players while keeping in mind we are not playing for sheep stations.
Just to pass time while we are chomping at the bit for the new season. :hihi
Then they might be able to understand things through another's terms of reference >
