What has changed with the interchange cap is midfielders who used to rotate through the interchange, are now more likely to rest on the ground. This now means that you need midfielders who can play other positions or players in other positions who can play midfield. Both of those scenarios now mean you need less KPPs and more utility type midfielders.
As previously posted, the statistical data very strongly indicates that Freo’s recent losses since Round 1 2015 are related to the fitness of the midfield, being, 211, Fyfe, Neale, Mundy, Hill, Barlow and D.Pearce. Round 1 to Round 14 of 2015, they were all fit and dominating. In 2016, 211, Fyfe and Mundy have had significant injuries. So has Bennell. I fail to see how any of that is inaccurate just because it differs to your opinion. During Round 1 to Round 14, Freo had injuries to KPPs Dawson, Johnson & McPharlin, yet Freo were still dominating. There is little statistical data to show that KPP’s have impacted Freo’s Win/Losses in recent history, but there is strong data supporting the impact the midfield has. Please feel free to show any data other than opinion to argue that.
Currently, none of those young promising mids have delivered anything yet to show they are capable of being regular 30+ disposal type mids. They are all tracking well below Fyfe, Neale, Hill or Bennell did at the same age and experience.
None of those young midfielders that you listed have ever yet had more than 20 disposals in an AFL game. Their results in the WAFL for number of times with 30+ disposals in a game are;
Weller 0 out of 20 games, highest disposals 27.
Blakely 3 from 34, highest 34.
Langdon 3 from 20, high 34
Tucker 0 from 3, high 22.
Grey 1 of 36, high 33
Hughes 0 of 27, high 26.
Balic – hasn’t even played a WAFL game yet.
Meanwhile, in 2016, the likes of Matt De Boer has had 4 games in the WAFL, 2 over 30 disposals with a game high of 36 ... better than anything any of those promising young midfielders you list have achieved ... and De Boer isn't good enough to be in Freo's midfield.
Listing them is an argument for my case, not yours.
That would be like me saying we don’t need KPPs because we already have A.Pearce, Taberner, Apeness, Hannath, Collins, Smith, Uebergang and Hurley.