Maybe its the sheer disappointment of the recent result and maybe some of the reasons for the fade outs are the kids are starting to tire. So to hell with it, if players like Dawson, Ibbo, Griff, Pearce (possibly) might not be with us next season, I think they should get one more game in the bigs. Most of the young guys will have qualified to play finals for peel, so even giving them a week off to contest a finals series and try to finish the year on a high might be something to consider.
At least there were a few sentimental selections last year with Pav's final game.