No Oppo Supporters 2026 General Discussion

[Ticky009]

Happy New Year - may the music after goals disappear and our goals be plenty.

 

[bedford]

Happy New Year - may the music after goals disappear and our goals be plenty.

What if every swan at the game started chanting Sydney and drown the music out , or the club should do a poll with members

 

[MrSwans]

Happy New Year - Wishing a healthy, prosperous and successful (especially for our team) 2026 to all.

They won't stop the music so let's drown it out with our ''Sydney" chanting!

 

[wolftone57]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL SWANS FOOTY SUPPORTERS, REFUSE TO SAY FANS AS THAT IS AN AMERICANISM AND THEY ARE ON THE NOSE. MAY YOU KICK ONLY GOALS THIS YEAR. MAY YOU BE HEALTHY. MAY YOU HAVE THE WISDOM OF ROUSEAU & RUSSELL, THE CONSTITUTION OF CALMET AND THE EMPATHY AND HUMANITY OF MANDELLA.

I HOPE YOU ALL CELEBRATED LIKE IT WAS 1999. ENJOY AND HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A CUP OF KINDNESS AT THE END OF THE YEAR

 

[SydneyBlood]

Lloyd, Rampe and Cunningham have all been great servants of the club. Have given their all. In saying that, I hope that none of them are in the top 23 by mid season and other options have gone past them as offering more.

Will be interested to see how the younger brigade of players take their chance, particularly in the back half. Snell, Andrew, Kyle, Edwards among others.

Edit: A 23 I'd like to see by the end of the year:

B: Wicks - Melican or Serong - Bice
HB: McInerney - McCartin - Blakey
C: Jordan - Mills - Gulden
HF: Cleary - McDonald - Datolli
F: Papley - Curnow - Rosas
Foll: Grundy - Heeney - Ch. Warner
I/C: One of Ladhams or Amartey - (7th forward and also back up ruck) - One of Rowbottom or Sheldrick (4th inside mid) - Campbell (3rd outside mid/winger) - Kyle (7th defender) - Cootee or Phillipou (utility livewire)

Won't happen due to names left out such as Roberts, McLean, one of Rowbottom or Sheldrick and the three veterans mentioned at the start of the post. Also the inexperience of players like Kyle. Phillipou and Cootee but the general idea of it is I'd like to see a more dynamic and fast paced team, as opposed to the 'one-pacedness' of the players omitted.

Also younger types specifically in the front half like Cleary, Datolli and Cootee would help to add more pressure on the opposition than we have had previously and also some extra zip around the ground.

Will be curious to see if the rookies Kyle, Phillipou and Cootee in particular can make any type of impression early in the year in the VFL.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Lloyd, Rampe and Cunningham have all been great servants of the club. Have given their all. In saying that, I hope that none of them are in the top 23 by mid season and other options have gone past them as offering more.

Will be interested to see how the younger brigade of players take their chance, particularly in the back half. Snell, Andrew, Kyle, Edwards among others.

Edit: A 23 I'd like to see by the end of the year:

B: Wicks - Melican or Serong - Bice
HB: McInerney - McCartin - Blakey
C: Jordan - Mills - Gulden
HF: Cleary - McDonald - Datolli
F: Papley - Curnow - Rosas
Foll: Grundy - Heeney - Ch. Warner
I/C: One of Ladhams or Amartey - (7th forward and also back up ruck) - One of Rowbottom or Sheldrick (4th inside mid) - Campbell (3rd outside mid/winger) - Kyle (7th defender) - Cootee (utility livewire)

Won't happen due to names left out such as Roberts, McLean, one of Rowbottom or Sheldrick and the three veterans mentioned at the start of the post. Also the inexperience of players like Kyle and Cootee but the general idea of it is I'd like to see a more dynamic and fast paced team, as opposed to the 'one-pacedness' of the players omitted.

Also younger types specifically in the front half like Cleary, Datolli and Cootee would help to add more pressure on the opposition than we have had previously and also some extra zip around the ground.

Will be curious to see if the two rookies Kyle and Cootee in particular can make any type of impression early in the year in the VFL.

I get the feeling that Serong and Rosas stand a very good chance of being in the 23 in Rd 0 and Cootee a good chance to debut during the year.
Lloyd, Cunningham and Rampe all look still to be in decent nick so it might need to be form rather than age that forces them out. Harry in particular to me is still well worth his spot. The other two less so.
The word from Keane on Kyle was that he is likely to spend the year in defence in the VFL learning more about the game.