News Swans Talk in the Media: 2016 Edition

[Tedeski]

So if Dunkley has a younger brother who is a better prospect do we just miss out. That is he nominates us as a fall back position but is hoping a Vic club will pick him or do we match the offer?

I would match the offer otherwise let the player go into an open market.

I say wait for his brother to follow suit & nominate us in order to get where he wants.
EXCEPT this time we take him.
So he wants to be near his family too?
Reunite them by bringing Bulldog Dunks to the Swans.

We need to be ruthless arseholes more often at the draft.l
We get accused of it so make it real Swans.

 

[RW]

Nobody denied that Dunkley wanted to play in VIC, some of us just don't care.

Pick the best player and back your club culture to convince them to stay.

I agree, but I think the club's been burnt that way in the past and didn't like their chances of bucking the trend with Dunkley. Who knows maybe it will help us retain Mitchell.

We need to be ruthless arseholes more often at the draft.
We get accused of it so make it real Swans.

We were, with Buddy and Tippett. We seem to be strategic in our trading in that we appear to be willing to roll over at times if we think that it won't hurt us too much, in order to help us get who we really want. I make no comment about the merits or otherwise of this approach, but there does seem to be a logic behind it. Needless to say it would suck if it cost us a flag but then again Kennedy did help us win a flag against Hawthorn.

 

[Tedeski]

I agree, but I think the club's been burnt that way in the past and didn't like their chances of bucking the trend with Dunkley. Who knows maybe it will help us retain Mitchell.



We were, with Buddy and Tippett. We seem to be strategic in our trading in that we appear to be willing to roll over at times if we think that it won't hurt us too much, in order to help us get who we really want. I make no comment about the merits or otherwise of this approach, but there does seem to be a logic behind it. Needless to say it would suck if it cost us a flag but then again Kennedy did help us win a flag against Hawthorn.

Problem is we get so much backlash for picking up such players but the Hawks are "so amazing" for picking up Lake, Frawley & now JOM & Mitchell.

 

[Vin Rogue]

I say wait for his brother to follow suit & nominate us in order to get where he wants.
EXCEPT this time we take him.
So he wants to be near his family too?
Reunite them by bringing Bulldog Dunks to the Swans.

We need to be ruthless arseholes more often at the draft.l
We get accused of it so make it real Swans.

Swans have done this over many years. Gave up James Hird to Essendon at the draft for the same reason. Being drafted from Canberra, the Swans had first dibs. Swans are proud of their football culture and their decent values. Sometimes it looks like a very stupid decision in hindsight. But we never got value out of the little saveloy or shannon grant. And we honoured a proud swan's wish in Andrew Dunkley. He wanted his boy to play at home. Who knows how this will play out? Sounds like a pretty good reason to keep Titch.

 

[TheWhiteRhino]

If anyone is looking for some fair, balanced and intelligent analysis of both the Swans and Dogs, I'd recommend you check out Rohan Connolly's Facebook chats for The Age.

 

[CD__]

Chris Judd is about to be on Fox Footy's newest edition of the 'Round Table' and talks about an incident with Goodes in one of the GF's in which the great man asks if he's okay after Judd has come back on the field with a shoulder injury...speaks volumes about the sort of guy he is. Still makes me so angry the way he was treated at the back end of his career by all the mouth breathers.

 

[The King!]

Judd should hand that norm smith back

 

[Tedeski]

Judd should hand that norm smith back

Not his fault !
He did play well for most of that game I guess.

 

[Angry Red Bull]

If anyone is looking for some fair, balanced and intelligent analysis of both the Swans and Dogs, I'd recommend you check out Rohan Connolly's Facebook chats for The Age.

I prefer to just go around and troll the idiots. More fun

 

[momentbymoment]

Cameron Rose has shown his face on Roar again this morning. TBH - I haven't read the article and don't intend to. I did leave a comment tho

 

[Maddo11]

Boy has this thread been quiet this week.. #bravedogs

 

[robbieando]

I've been expecting a tumbleweed to come past any minute all week...

That or another Bulldogs article

 

[V9x18]

Good article on Horse

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...people-first-game-second-20160929-grrtld.html

if you're not subscribed just google "the coach who puts people first, football second"

 

[GoTheSwannies]

I think it's time this thread is closed. We all know the swans have not featured in the media all week.

 

[ScrewInStuds]

I think it's time this thread is closed. We all know the swans have not featured in the media all week.

Yeah, but we need to leave it open for when we land Fyfe.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Yeah, but we need to leave it open for when we land Fyfe.

I started the fyfe trade speculation. I will bask in the glow of my prediction once it's confirmed.

 

[Dangas]

More ****fest this week for the FreeKickDogs

 

[Tedeski]

Why the rest of the competition will kiss our balls.


http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2016-10-02/record-viewers-tune-into-grand-final

The top 4 rating games of all time featuring the Bloods!

 

[bedford]

Robert Walls just said he thought McVeigh should not have played, he watched him and refused to go flat out.
It was followed by Peter Gordon who could not have given us more praise.

 

[Olian]

Why the rest of the competition will kiss our balls.


http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2016-10-02/record-viewers-tune-into-grand-final

The top 4 rating games of all time featuring the Bloods!

Sadly top two games watched we are on the wrong side of the score line.

 

[kickthething]

Robert Walls just said he thought McVeigh should not have played, he watched him and refused to go flat out.
It was followed by Peter Gordon who could not have given us more praise.

Making up for the Sunday speech

 

[The King!]

Why the rest of the competition will kiss our balls.


http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2016-10-02/record-viewers-tune-into-grand-final

The top 4 rating games of all time featuring the Bloods!

I love your positive thoughts and take on the weekend and season as whole

BUT dont take this the wrong way, who gives a stuff if our grand final rated or others rated well, doesnt mean s**t , we lost the games

 

[Tedeski]

I love your positive thoughts and take on the weekend and season as whole

BUT dont take this the wrong way, who gives a stuff if our grand final rated or others rated well, doesnt mean s**t , we lost the games

Ok!

 

[The King!]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-03/i-hope-he-stays-luke-parker-on-gun-teammate-tom-mitchell

great article on mitchell, bit long and in depth so ill summarise.

Basically the writer has looked at the Mitchell potential trade and sought out a way to gain some insights.
In this case he has decided a team mate is a great way to get some perspective on the issue.
So he has reached out to Luke Parker, who managed to turn up for this unlike other events he was invited too.
They had a chat, bit of too and fro and covered Parkers feelings on Mitchell.
It seems Parker obviously rates Tom, and would be of the view that it would be good if Tom Stayed in the side.
The writer decided to pose the question directly to Luke over Toms future.
Luke was good enough to offer some in depth insight and analysis confirming in this instance it is his preference that Tom stay.
Admittedly Luke plays his cards close to his chest in this interview but he tends to indicates it is his strong held belief he would like Tom there.
Luke goes on to suggest he thinks , well hopes the club and Tom can sort it out in the next few weeks.
That is not a precise timeline more Lukes suggestion of how it could go down.

Anyway set aside 30-40 minutes and read for yourself

 

[SilentHunter_]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-03/i-hope-he-stays-luke-parker-on-gun-teammate-tom-mitchell

great article on mitchell, bit long and in depth so ill summarise.

Basically the writer has looked at the Mitchell potential trade and sought out a way to gain some insights.
In this case he has decided a team mate is a great way to get some perspective on the issue.
So he has reached out to Luke Parker, who managed to turn up for this unlike other events he was invited too.
They had a chat, bit of too and fro and covered Parkers feelings on Mitchell.
It seems Parker obviously rates Tom, and would be of the view that it would be good if Tom Stayed in the side.
The writer decided to pose the question directly to Luke over Toms future.
Luke was good enough to offer some in depth insight and analysis confirming in this instance it is his preference that Tom stay.
Admittedly Luke plays his cards close to his chest in this interview but he tends to indicates it is his strong held belief he would like Tom there.
Luke goes on to suggest he thinks , well hopes the club and Tom can sort it out in the next few weeks.
That is not a precise timeline more Lukes suggestion of how it could go down.

Anyway set aside 30-40 minutes and read for yourself

Yeah I found it pretty funny. Literally said OK at the screen in rhetoric.