Opinion Posts That Don't Deserve a Thread (Random Opinion or Questions)

[GoTheSwannies]

My apologies , but i was asking the other poster why they said it

Ticky was 100% spot on. I don't hate GC at all, it was purely in reference to GC being a potential competitor re father/son.

 

[bedford]

Ticky was 100% spot on. I don't hate GC at all, it was purely in reference to GC being a potential competitor re father/son.

17 years lol

 

[MR0808]

Ticky was 100% spot on. I don't hate GC at all, it was purely in reference to GC being a potential competitor re father/son.

Personally, I dislike them because they are wasting the AFL's money. The GC has always been a black hole for sport, and the AFL should cut their losses and try something different.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Personally, I dislike them because they are wasting the AFL's money. The GC has always been a black hole for sport, and the AFL should cut their losses and try something different.

I don't disagree with you there, they have been a costly 'investment' so far and haven't yet returned on that investment on or off the field.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Leigh Tudor being let go by the Bombers after a poor VFL campaign.

Might find it tough to get another gig.

 

[bedford]

Personally, I dislike them because they are wasting the AFL's money. The GC has always been a black hole for sport, and the AFL should cut their losses and try something different.

St Scum over the last 10 years have been pumped up more money wise than them and then wasted money on Seaford then got the state gov. to put in millions at Moorabbin , absolute basked case .
For the good of the game Gold Coast being a success is crucial to the national game going forward

 

[Crust]

With the news of Buddy's retirement it got me thinking about a question I'd like to pose to folks on here...

Which Swans player's departure (either by trade or retirement) do you think we have been impacted by/struggled to recover from the most?

For mine it has to be Nick Malceski. I don't think we realised how much we relied upon someone providing that penetration and ability to slice open a team's set up with just one kick until Malceski was gone. It really wasn't until 2021 when we started to see a bit of it from Dawson, Blakey, and subsequently McInerney, Florent and last year Fox that we finally picked back up in a rebounding sense.

I'd also throw in Hanners. I don't think JPK became any less of a player once he lost his partner in crime, but I think he became a little less effective once he lost his partner in crime. That one-two punch of "JPK to Hanners" that became so synonymous with our successful era was suddenly gone. IMO it's not a coincidence that Hanners last good year in 2017 was also the last year we had a great midfield.

I’m late to this party but for me Mumford by a mile. Not just because we have struggled for rucks since, but also for that big unit enforcer role. We were physically smashed in 2014 GF and we needed him. Would Mills have been targeted v Carlton a few years ago if big Mummy was there? And if they did Mumford would have gone straight in.

 

[caesar88]

Personally, I dislike them because they are wasting the AFL's money. The GC has always been a black hole for sport, and the AFL should cut their losses and try something different.

Yep, for me it's the self-inflicted wounds. It's the giving pick 7 & Jack Bowes to Geelong for a future 3rd round pick. It's the sacking Guy McKenna after getting them to their highest ever ladder position. It's the trading pick 2 for Lachie Weller at the eleventh hour of the trade period. It's the Karmichael Hunt deal. And so on...

Why root for a club to receive help when they can't even help themselves?

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Yep, for me it's the self-inflicted wounds. It's the giving pick 7 & Jack Bowes to Geelong for a future 3rd round pick. It's the sacking Guy McKenna after getting them to their highest ever ladder position. It's the trading pick 2 for Lachie Weller at the eleventh hour of the trade period. It's the Karmichael Hunt deal. And so on...

Why root for a club to receive help when they can't even help themselves?

It's having an unintended negative impact on the swans as well. GC continue getting high draft picks, losing developed stars to Victorian clubs, handing over high picks to other clubs and continuing to finish lower than us, hence pushing us a pick back hypothetically, and all of the benefits from their ineptitude is being syphoned off by Victorian clubs. Making their lists stronger at our expense.

We need to figure out how to get in on some of that action.

 

[bedford]

It's having an unintended negative impact on the swans as well. GC continue getting high draft picks, losing developed stars to Victorian clubs, handing over high picks to other clubs and continuing to finish lower than us, hence pushing us a pick back hypothetically, and all of the benefits from their ineptitude is being syphoned off by Victorian clubs. Making their lists stronger at our expense.

We need to figure out how to get in on some of that action.

You are in overdrive with this stuff , it's a national comp

 

[GoTheSwannies]

You are in overdrive with this stuff , it's a national comp

Well someone's benefiting from GC. Given GC havent made finals since inception, its not them. And it ain't us. Therefore, their inclusion in the competition has a negative impact on our ability to put together a premiership-winning team.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

This is a pretty decent list of players developed by GC who ended up on other lists.

Josh Caddy
Charlie Dixon

22

Charlie Dixon

Age

35

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

Dion Prestia

3

Dion Prestia

Age

33

Ht

175cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.1

5star

K

12.7

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

10.8

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.2

5star

CL

3.2

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

Steven May

1

Steven May

Age

33

Ht

193cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

307.3

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

378.4

5star

D

12.4

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

Tom Lynch
Jaeger O'meara

2

Jaeger O'meara

Age

31

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.9

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

10.6

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

5.5

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

20.9

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

7.9

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

19.4

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.6

5star

Izak Rankine

23

Izak Rankine

Age

25

Ht

179cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.7

4star

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.7

4star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

5star

CL

1.7

4star

I will concede, we have benefited from GC. They drafted ruck jesus, although, he passed through a few sets of hands before landing at the swans.

 

[bedford]

This is a pretty decent list of players developed by GC who ended up on other lists.

Josh Caddy
Charlie Dixon
Dion Prestia
Steven May
Tom Lynch
Jaeger O'meara
Izak Rankine

I will concede, we have benefited from GC. They drafted ruck jesus, although, he passed through a few sets of hands before landing at the swans.

Do a list of GWS THAT'S DAMING

 

[bedford]

19 Years since Essendon won a final

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Do a list of GWS THAT'S DAMING

GWS are just as much a part of the problem I'm taking about. Both clubs have been feeder clubs (primarily for Victoria). All they do is draft and develop players who go to clubs other than the Swans - proving my point.

This list below was done prior to the 2021 draft period. Additional names are Jeremy Finlayson, Bobby Hill, Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper.

Absolutely damning and puts us at a further disadvantage.

 

[bedford]

Apologies for my shite mood Saturday night , had a shocking footy result and too many frothies

 

[Tedeski]

GWS are just as much a part of the problem I'm taking about. Both clubs have been feeder clubs (primarily for Victoria). All they do is draft and develop players who go to clubs other than the Swans - proving my point.

This list below was done prior to the 2021 draft period. Additional names are Jeremy Finlayson, Bobby Hill, Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper.

Absolutely damning and puts us at a further disadvantage.

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I think you made a mistake.
That's Carlton's reserves.

 

[Tedeski]

19 Years since Essendon won a final

That's worse than Gold Coast.

 

[bedford]

St Kilda 28 th finals series and for the 1st time pass they're wooden spoons 27

 

[kelpie_X]

Now that we've been without Franklin for a while, why haven't Mclean, Amartey and McDonald all been kicking 5 goals a game each?

I feel ripped off

 

[Dan87]

Surely we've had exit interviews what is HAPPENING

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Surely we've had exit interviews what is HAPPENING

IIRC in previous years we celebrate the year at the Skliton with all players before announcing departures.

Its a classy thing to do imo.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

IIRC in previous years we celebrate the year at the Skliton with all players before announcing departures.

Its a classy thing to do imo.

When is the Skilton this year?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

When is the Skilton this year?

Not sure hasn't been announced yet.

 

[RilesMacca]

When is the Skilton this year?

Surely they live stream it this year, thought it was a bit pathetic by the club not to do it last year.