Kurt Tippett retires due to injury and fitness concerns.

[Snake_Baker]

The finish line for the COLA advantage arrives just as the academy is bearing magnificent fruit.

Well done AFL. Not a beat was missed.

 

[RUNVS]

The finish line for the COLA advantage arrives just as the academy is bearing magnificent fruit.

Well done AFL. Not a beat, was missed.

The North Academy is producing a juicy nectarine as well.

 

[Shukichi Somiya]

Was there a pre season injury involved in the decision?

Just had an ankle reconstruction I believe.

 

[Conca Cuddle]

It's a farce that the Swans are now forced to play with one less on the list for all of 2018. The AFL should allow them to sign a state-league player.

It's happened more than once before, so I doubt there will be any change to the rules

 

[RUNVS]

Just had an ankle reconstruction I believe.

Sounds like he was playing with that ankle injury for the last 18 months, and it just hasn't gotten better.

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

Vickery, Griffiths and now Tippett.

All similar players by way of position all pulled the pin post National Draft.

Very strange off season.

 

[demondavey]

Aww, who can we laugh at now..

Sicily?

 

[JG22]

s**t.

He will be a running joke, but people forget that in 2015, for the first half of the season he was one of the best ruck/forwards in the entire league. He was unfortunately the type of player who struggled to play through injury so when he was a bit injured his performance dropped.

He was genuinely one of the best players in the league for that period. I thought it was the second half after he got banned for the first half.

Was potting goals from everywhere during that stint, physically too good as well.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Aww, who can we laugh at now..

Schoenmakers.

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

Sicily?

Think you would rather throat punch Sicily as an opposition supporter.

 

[demondavey]

When fit he was a good player. He could never play through injuries and failed to perform in big games. It’s a shame he couldn’t have fulfilled his potential, but nonetheless, he played 180 odd AFL games more than all the campaigners on BF who have potted him, including me at times.

 

[The Final Word]

What was his contract situation? Was he up at the end of 2018?

His salary probably cost the Swans a premiership in 2017, think 2017 Tippett out, 2017 Tom Mitchell in with that squad.

 

[demondavey]

Think you would rather throat punch Sicily as an opposition supporter.

He is a good footballer.

 

[Superstar swan]

Good riddence...on a positive note it frees up some salary so that we can bring another "homesick" star home

 

[RUNVS]

He was genuinely one of the best players in the league for that period. I thought it was the second half after he got banned for the first half.

Was potting goals from everywhere during that stint, physically too good as well.

He was really solid for 2013, 2014, 2015 and for about half of 2016. He struggled in a couple of big games, and also he tended to get injured, and usually, it took him a few weeks to find form again when coming back from injury. This lead to the perception he was not a good player, or a pea heart or whatever, bt when he was in form, he was always very good.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Balfour Pies are in mourning

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

He is a good footballer.

With a very punchable face.

 

[RUNVS]

Good riddence...on a positive note it frees up some salary so that we can bring another "homesick" star home

Come on mate. He is/was a Swans player who played very well for long periods of time. We are not Melbourne/Richmond or Carlton fans who eat our own.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Schoenmakers.

Yeah... but that guy is a premiership player and doesn’t cost a million per season. Sooo it’s not quite as funny

 

[Syd]

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2018-01-22/tippett-announces-retirement

 

[Superstar swan]

Come on mate. He is/was a Swans player who played very well for long periods of time. We are not Melbourne/Richmond or Carlton fans who eat our own.

Long period of time? He played 78 games for us and probably cost the best part of 4 mill..youd be lucky if half those games were actually good and half of those again that actually justified his pay

 

[Snake_Baker]

We are not Melbourne/Richmond or Carlton fans who eat our own.

I doubt the average Sydney supporter would have the footy nous to make any critical evaluations.

 

[vanders]

Schoenmakers.

Don't laugh too hard, he has more premiership medals than your list combined

 

[mattymac]

 

[RUNVS]

Long period of time? He played 78 games for us and probably cost the best part of 4 mill..youd be lucky if half those games were actually good and half of those again that actually justified his pay

and at least 50 of those games he was between solid and really good.