Media Swans Talk in the Media 2026

[Ticky009]

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[Cadsky]

Swans set to dominate primetime as latest fixture release looms - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1512906

 

[Millky95]

Swans set to dominate primetime as latest fixture release looms - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1512906

I don't believe for a second that Richmond, Carlton and Essendon won't get prime time slots but they'll be the games against the current top 6 to justify it

Also releasing the fixture in 2 blocks is so anti-consumer it's ridiculous

 

[liz]

Don’t think this has been posted yet.

I didn’t have any idea about Malcolm’s footy heritage. He’s certainly not built like his grandfather.

The Swans are fast, bold, skilful – and making the most of the AFL’s new rules. It’s a good time to be a forward | Jonathan Horn

With seven goals, Malcolm Rosas Jr propelled Sydney to the top of the ladder in a helter-skelter win over Melbourne

www.theguardian.com

 

[giantsully]

Melbourne supporters would be throwing up at all this talk of Goodwin helping to make us such an offensive juggernaut. They were dour as shit under him their last few seasons.

It's really ironic how Trac, Oliver and Goodwin have resurrected their careers at new clubs, while the club they left has flourished under a new coach. If you love someone, set them free, or something like that.

 

[giantsully]

Don’t think this has been posted yet.

I didn’t have any idea about Malcolm’s footy heritage. He’s certainly not built like his grandfather.

The Swans are fast, bold, skilful – and making the most of the AFL’s new rules. It’s a good time to be a forward | Jonathan Horn

With seven goals, Malcolm Rosas Jr propelled Sydney to the top of the ladder in a helter-skelter win over Melbourne

www.theguardian.com

Yes I didn't know this until I read that article - Bill was a WAFL legend, but a great lump of a ruckman (not that tall though IIRC).

 

[Callipygian]

 

[Callipygian]

Gotta this club having their Dads on SCG kicking goals



but Isaac's Dad, barefooot from th boundary!

First, what a fun event and morale booster for all involved.

Second, Heeney looked so joyful and thrilled after his dad kicked the goal from the boundary. Love it!

 

[caesar88]

I really enjoy these. It captures the feel of a win more hearing from the players' friends & family as well.

 

[Jewelsbon]

I really enjoy these. It captures the feel of a win more hearing from the players' friends & family as well.

I loved the boys families and friends all joining in singing the song. Really warmed my

 

[Ticky009]

 

[Kiama Chris]

Good question. Could Mal have produced this footy at GC? My feeling is probably not. Why?
1. System. Sydney's system suits guys like Papley and Rosas a lot better than GC although Richmond had decent smalls.
2. Feeling the love and respect. No doubt anyone will play better when they belong and feel it. Also the roar of 40,000 getting behind you.
If he reads stuff like Big Footy and Instagram it's so overwhelmingly positive and supportive it has to be good for your morale.
Did Mal feel the love from Dimma? The evidence suggests not. His loss, our gain.

 

[Arwib]

Think they're radically underselling GC's non-key forward stocks by just excluding Humphrey, Long, Ainsworth and Farrar from their definition. GC let Rosas and Flanders go because they had those guys, plus Lombard and Petracca coming into the mix.

Plenty of clubs use hybrid mid/forward types for these roles and do just fine, Hardwick won flags with disciplined unflashy roleplayers up forward. We've done it ourselves, we get a lot from mid/fwd mix players.

GC had way too many to fit either in the best 23, in their list spots, or under the cap. We're just the beneficiary of a club that's stacked in part of the ground, and we got him cheap because GC needed the space.

Serong was the same kind of thing. We found the market and cap inefficiency and were attractive enough to beat other clubs who spotted the same things to securing their services.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Think they're radically underselling GC's non-key forward stocks by just excluding Humphrey, Long, Ainsworth and Farrar from their definition. GC let Rosas and Flanders go because they had those guys, plus Lombard and Petracca coming into the mix.

Plenty of clubs use hybrid mid/forward types for these roles and do just fine, Hardwick won flags with disciplined unflashy roleplayers up forward. We've done it ourselves, we get a lot from mid/fwd mix players.

GC had way too many to fit either in the best 23, in their list spots, or under the cap. We're just the beneficiary of a club that's stacked in part of the ground, and we got him cheap because GC needed the space.

Serong was the same kind of thing. We found the market and cap inefficiency and were attractive enough to beat other clubs who spotted the same things to securing their services.

humphrey is a star

 

[bedford]

Tom Harley on the Front Bar Wednesday night

 

[the hypnotoad]

Stocks up, stocks down: Let Brayden cook; Yeo's bizarre post-game comments

Boyhood Crow Brayden Cook lived out every child's dream, but Elliot Yeo might want his post-game media interview back. Here's whose stocks are up and down after Round 8.

www.espn.com.au

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

Good question. Could Mal have produced this footy at GC? My feeling is probably not. Why?
1. System. Sydney's system suits guys like Papley and Rosas a lot better than GC although Richmond had decent smalls.
2. Feeling the love and respect. No doubt anyone will play better when they belong and feel it. Also the roar of 40,000 getting behind you.
If he reads stuff like Big Footy and Instagram it's so overwhelmingly positive and supportive it has to be good for your morale.
Did Mal feel the love from Dimma? The evidence suggests not. His loss, our gain.

Love that he plays with such a smile on his face, you can’t help but feel happy for Rosas and want the best for him!!

Wasn’t valued in GC set up, our massive gain!!

 

[KTT]

Whately and Simpson talk of the Swans v dees game
Simpson is a good listen

 

[bloodsbigot]

Whately and Simpson talk of the Swans v dees game
Simpson is a good listen

Call me naive but I didn't notice the dees made an effort to block the middle watching on my phone. Or that we used to outside to get around.

I'm very, very happy to hear that we adapted for once instead of capitulating. Didn't the hawks try that and succeeded (blocking the corridor)?

Agree with whately that Sunday's are good for us. I enjoy watching us play Sundays.

 

[The Blue Max]

Call me naive but I didn't notice the dees made an effort to block the middle watching on my phone. Or that we used to outside to get around.

I'm very, very happy to hear that we adapted for once instead of capitulating. Didn't the hawks try that and succeeded (blocking the corridor)?

It happened early - but they couldn’t stop Blakey tearing through the middle.

They were still trying it in the 2nd half, but by that time I think we were controlling the centre and keeping the game mid fwd.

I think their run in the last was started in the middle - and having Gawn as a target - I’m unsure why we dropped off (Ruck?) - but bad kicking fwd didn’t help, maybe Amartey is better than we think?

 

[bedford]

Call me naive but I didn't notice the dees made an effort to block the middle watching on my phone. Or that we used to outside to get around.

I'm very, very happy to hear that we adapted for once instead of capitulating. Didn't the hawks try that and succeeded (blocking the corridor)?

Agree with whately that Sunday's are good for us. I enjoy watching us play Sundays.

I'll reply on the game day thread

 

[Ticky009]

 

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[bedford]

How good is swamp

 

[MF]

Call me naive but I didn't notice the dees made an effort to block the middle watching on my phone. Or that we used to outside to get around.

I'm very, very happy to hear that we adapted for once instead of capitulating. Didn't the hawks try that and succeeded (blocking the corridor)?

Agree with whately that Sunday's are good for us. I enjoy watching us play Sundays.

Hawks definitely did it and apparently after that game we went away and made some adjustments to the game plan. The dogs also tried it (not just blocking the corridor but also taking the ball wide themselves so we wouldn't hurt them as much on the turn over).

Both against the dogs and against Melbourne it looked like we were happy just to take our same forward handball game wider. The fact we scored 131 points shows that it's effective.

I've noticed since teams started doing this our mids haven't been scoring as many of those long goals from the 50 metre arc straight in front but we've been getting more goals from our talls and our crumbers.