Is Gary Rohan the worst finals player of all time?

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Gary Rohan in finals:

21 games

14 goals
9 behinds

12/21 games with 0 goals.

Average of 0.67 goals per game as a pure forward.

188 disposals at an average of 8.95 per game.

13/21 with 9 or less disposals.


I canā€™t recall a player thatā€™s consistently had that many bad finals across their career.

What about now?
 
Disturbing stats. Gary Rohan performances in 'losing finals':

2011 SF Swans v Hawks - 6 disposals, 1 goal
2013 QF Swans v Hawks - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2013 PF Swans v Freo - 6 disposals
2014 GF Swans v Hawks - 7 disposals
2015 QF Swans v Freo - 8 disposals
2015 SF Swans v Roos - 10 disposals
2016 QF Swans v GWS - 12 disposals
2016 GF Swans v Dogs - 5 disposals, 1 goal
2017 SF Swans v Cats - 7 disposals
2019 QF Cats v Pies - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2020 QF Cats v Port - 5 disposals
2020 GF Cats v Tigers - 5 disposals
2021 QF Cats v Port - 12 disposals
2021 PF Cats v Demons - 1 disposal

Swans: 64 disposals, 3 goals in 9 finals
Cats: 26 disposals, 1 goal in 5 finals
Totals: 90 disposals, Av. 6.42/game - Goals/game Av. 0.28
 
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Disturbing stats. Gary Rohan performances in 'losing finals':

2011 SF Swans v Hawks - 6 disposals, 1 goal
2013 QF Swans v Hawks - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2013 PF Swans v Freo - 6 disposals
2014 GF Swans v Hawks - 7 disposals
2015 QF Swans v Freo - 8 disposals
2015 SF Swans v Roos - 10 disposals
2016 QF Swans v GWS - 12 disposals
2016 GF Swans v Dogs - 5 disposals, 1 goal
2017 SF Swans v Cats - 7 disposals
2019 QF Cats v Pies - 3 disposals, 1 goal.
2020 QF Cats v Port - 5 disposals.
2020 GF Cats v Tigers - 5 disposals.
2021 QF Cats v Port - 12 disposals
2021 PF Cats v Demons - 1 disposal.

Swans: 64 disposals, 3 goals in 9 finals
Cats: 26 disposals, 1 goal in 5 finals
Totals: 80 disposals, Av.5.71/game - Goals/game Av. 0.28

Read this with the lights off and couldnā€™t sleep. Disturbing indeed.
 
Disturbing stats. Gary Rohan performances in 'losing finals':

2011 SF Swans v Hawks - 6 disposals, 1 goal
2013 QF Swans v Hawks - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2013 PF Swans v Freo - 6 disposals
2014 GF Swans v Hawks - 7 disposals
2015 QF Swans v Freo - 8 disposals
2015 SF Swans v Roos - 10 disposals
2016 QF Swans v GWS - 12 disposals
2016 GF Swans v Dogs - 5 disposals, 1 goal
2017 SF Swans v Cats - 7 disposals

2019 QF Cats v Pies - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2020 QF Cats v Port - 5 disposals
2020 GF Cats v Tigers - 5 disposals
2021 QF Cats v Port - 12 disposals
2021 PF Cats v Demons - 1 disposal

Swans: 64 disposals, 3 goals in 9 finals
Cats: 26 disposals, 1 goal in 5 finals
Totals: 90 disposals, Av. 6.42/game - Goals/game Av. 0.28

Just remember - Geelong recruited him AFTER all of the bolded had happened.
 
The decision to trade him to Geelong was one of the great moves. It strengthened the Bloods list and weakened that of a rival. The relief was palpable among our fans.
 
Disturbing stats. Gary Rohan performances in 'losing finals':

2011 SF Swans v Hawks - 6 disposals, 1 goal
2013 QF Swans v Hawks - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2013 PF Swans v Freo - 6 disposals
2014 GF Swans v Hawks - 7 disposals
2015 QF Swans v Freo - 8 disposals
2015 SF Swans v Roos - 10 disposals
2016 QF Swans v GWS - 12 disposals
2016 GF Swans v Dogs - 5 disposals, 1 goal
2017 SF Swans v Cats - 7 disposals
2019 QF Cats v Pies - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2020 QF Cats v Port - 5 disposals
2020 GF Cats v Tigers - 5 disposals
2021 QF Cats v Port - 12 disposals
2021 PF Cats v Demons - 1 disposal

Swans: 64 disposals, 3 goals in 9 finals
Cats: 26 disposals, 1 goal in 5 finals
Totals: 90 disposals, Av. 6.42/game - Goals/game Av. 0.28

This isnā€™t that bad when you consider he averages 9.7 disposals a game over his career.

Heā€™s a true D grader who sometimes gets made to look good playing in a great team. Amazing heā€™s lasted as a professional sportsman for so long.
 
i think Cameron has him covered

Massive flogs, the pair of them.

And now Geelong has to eat Cameronā€™s fat salary through a long rebuild. Who carries 11 players over 30 into a big final, especially when one of them is Gary fā€™ing Rohan?

Never forget, Geelong did this to themselves.
 

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The decision to trade him to Geelong was one of the great moves. It strengthened the Bloods list and weakened that of a rival. The relief was palpable among our fans.
And every year since you traded him, Geelong have finished above Sydney. In the 5 years where he became a regular Swans player, Sydney finished above Geelong in 4 of those years.
 
And every year since you traded him, Geelong have finished above Sydney. In the 5 years where he became a regular Swans player, Sydney finished above Geelong in 4 of those years.

We were on the way down. Rohan was a complete and utter dead weight. Worse he cracked the sads when he was finally dropped in his last season. Most players are level headed and many are humble. Rohan had long been addicted to his own bathwater.
 
Disturbing stats. Gary Rohan performances in 'losing finals':

2011 SF Swans v Hawks - 6 disposals, 1 goal
2013 QF Swans v Hawks - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2013 PF Swans v Freo - 6 disposals
2014 GF Swans v Hawks - 7 disposals
2015 QF Swans v Freo - 8 disposals
2015 SF Swans v Roos - 10 disposals
2016 QF Swans v GWS - 12 disposals
2016 GF Swans v Dogs - 5 disposals, 1 goal
2017 SF Swans v Cats - 7 disposals
2019 QF Cats v Pies - 3 disposals, 1 goal
2020 QF Cats v Port - 5 disposals
2020 GF Cats v Tigers - 5 disposals
2021 QF Cats v Port - 12 disposals
2021 PF Cats v Demons - 1 disposal

Swans: 64 disposals, 3 goals in 9 finals
Cats: 26 disposals, 1 goal in 5 finals
Totals: 90 disposals, Av. 6.42/game - Goals/game Av. 0.28
So 4 goals in the 14 games as a "3rd key forward"
Gawn kicked 5 last night as a resting ruck.
Unbelievable.
 

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