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BRISBANE coach Justin Leppitsch accepts he must abandon his rule of capping the number of kids in his side after losing Daniel Rich and Daniel Merrett in a horror day for the club.
Rich will miss a year with an ACL injury while Merrett has been rubbed-out by the MRP for three weeks, which can be reduced to two with an early guilty plea, for a high shot on Sun David Swallow in Saturday's 53 point loss.
The Lions will accept the penalty.
Leppitsch said his intention at the start of the year was give every young player who was physically ready for AFL action a taste of senior football but wanted a limit to four in the side at any time in an attempt to balance the advantages of fast tracking a young draftee's development against the potential for burnout and some confidence battering if the losses mount-up.
He has already stretched that rule in the opening three weeks by selecting first and second year players Sam Mayes, Justin Clarke, James Aish, Michael Close and Lewis Taylor.
And he is now giving strong consideration to youngsters Jackson Paine, Nick Robertson and Darcy Gardiner as replacements or Rich and Merrett or the round four match against Port Adelaide on Saturday.
Leppitsch said he cared about the win-loss ratio because he wanted to give hope to the fans but said his priority would never shift from what was in the best long-term interests of the club and their younger layers and he would not make selections to protect his own reputation.
He said the loss of Rich was a massive blow for the club and player but said it was a fact of life in football and the best approach was to focus all energy on his rehabilitation.
He has already stretched that rule in the opening three weeks by selecting first and second year players Sam Mayes, Justin Clarke, James Aish, Michael Close and Lewis Taylor.
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 05: Daniel Rich of the Lions is helped from the field injured during the round three AFL match between the Gold Coast Suns and the Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium on April 5, 2014 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images
And he is now giving strong consideration to youngsters Jackson Paine, Nick Robertson and Darcy Gardiner as replacements or Rich and Merrett or the round four match against Port Adelaide on Saturday.
Leppitsch said he cared about the win-loss ratio because he wanted to give hope to the fans but said his priority would never shift from what was in the best long-term interests of the club and their younger layers and he would not make selections to protect his own reputation.
He said the loss of Rich was a massive blow for the club and player but said it was a fact of life in football and the best approach was to focus all energy on his rehabilitation.
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