North Albury coach Luke Norman has revealed the club boasted an average of just 17.5 games per player in last week's heavy loss to Wangaratta Rovers.
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And, quite remarkably, that figure would plummet into single figures if 2019 best and fairest George Godde, Ryan Polkinghorne or Clay Moscher-Thomas were to miss.
It's hard to recall a senior O and M team which could match those statistics, which highlights the extraordinary Hoppers' rebuild.
"We'll keep trying to get games into these young fellows," Norman suggested.
The club has an average age of 20.2 years with teenagers Will Maclean and Flynn Gardiner the pick last week.
The former SANFL star is realistic enough to know it will be a challenging time, but he's also competitive enough to ask for more.
"Last week I thought our defenders were way too loose, we allowed Rovers to hit up on us way too much, and our midfielders were a bit loose," Norman said.
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The Hoppers are away to Corowa-Rutherglen on Saturday.
Last week I thought our defenders were way too loose, we allowed Rovers to hit up on us way too much and our midfielders were a bit loose.
- Luke Norman
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