News Swans Talk in the Media 2023

[Bandicoot]

Are you for real? That is a great piece of history! You should let Phil McLeod and the club know. Maybe you'll be inducted to the club's Heritage List: Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club. All the latest news, videos, results and information..!

Yeah, it definitely was me.
I wouldn't know how to let them know.

 

[RubbaDuck]

I'd be really happy if McDonald modelled his game on Nick Reiwoldt, or even his cousin Jack (though like most Tigers, including their coach, Jack can be a bit of a sook). No-one would call out either of the Reiwoldt cousins for a lack of guts, but Nick took it to extremes. Sometimes I felt he would have gladly laid down his life for his club.

I was fortunate to see Nick's famous mark against the Swans, live at the SCG in Round 11, 2004. Running flat out with the flight of the ball he looked like he wasn't going to make it until he threw himself towards the ball at the end of his run, seemingly oblivious to players coming hard the other way. If he gave a thought for his own safety it wasn't apparent. His only thought was to mark the ball, even as he slammed into Tadgh Kennelly and Steven Milne who were going for the same ball. Reiwoldt's focus never waivered, even as he slammed into them. Milne took the brunt of the impact while Kennelly managed to avoid the worst of it. The force flung Reiwoldt through the air like a rag-doll, landing on his back and facing the other way on top of an astonished Jared Crouch. The mark was the epitome of bravery, probably the gutsiest I've ever seen. Fans of both teams wernt wild with applause. Miraculously, Reiwoldt bounced up like the Indian Rubber man and kept playing, brushing aside the trainer who came to check on him. From the replay, it's obivous it bloody well hurt, a lot more than he was letting on. His courage led directly to a Robert Harvey goal, but Harvey and all the other Saints went over to pat Reiwoldt on the back. I think all the Swans fans were happy to concede that goal.

The sight of St Nick's flying body still sticks with me. The Saints lost that game but they got something more. They got credibility and the legend of St Nick. It's no wonder that club loved him, though he had no shortage of admirers outside the club too. If McDonald was being compared with Reiwoldt as a junior, then that's a huge compliment.

I very much liked McDonald's game against Carlton. He's traded his floppy haired school boy look for a much more serious look, but it's not just cosmetic, he seems to be playing like he looks. Tough, uncompromising, more demanding of the ball. He's running harder and he's covering more ground, hopefully learning to use his size to impact more without the ball. He could be our replacement for Buddy or he could become a replacement for Reid, with McLean staying closer to goal alongside a resting ruckman.

It's hard to get a read on what the football media make of McDonald this year or the Swans' transitioning forward structure overall. We rarely get mentioned in the Melbourne media and the Sydney media aren't interested in Aussie Rules. I'd have thought the AFL and the media who make money from eyeballs on AFL games and/or news would put more effort into highlighting and growing the interest in the sport in Australia's biggest market. I guess until an AFL CEO comes from outside the bubble of Victoria, not much will change.

For those who haven't seen it.

 

[RubbaDuck]

The article refers to an apple being thrown at Doug Wade as he was coming in to kick a goal. The apple hit the footy and he subsequently missed. Had he kicked that goal the probability is that we would have lost that match and consequently missed the finals.
I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE KID FROM THE CHEER SQUAD WHO THREW THAT APPLE WAS IN FACT ME.

You bastard. Doug Wade was my hero as a very young boy

 

[bedford]

The article refers to an apple being thrown at Doug Wade as he was coming in to kick a goal. The apple hit the footy and he subsequently missed. Had he kicked that goal the probability is that we would have lost that match and consequently missed the finals.
I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE KID FROM THE CHEER SQUAD WHO THREW THAT APPLE WAS IN FACT ME.

You legend we were there , what a train ride to Melbourne .

 

[RubbaDuck]

Yeah, it definitely was me.
I wouldn't know how to let them know.

You should definitely tell your side of that story. Perhaps contact the club media department, referring to the article, and ask whether they're interested. If you speak to whomever is in charge of Swans media, give them a clip over the ear from all of us fans for feeding us sweet FA over the off-season, forcing us to scrounge for scraps on this thread.

 

[hairy biker]

Who holds the keys to success? Your club's most important player

Our reporters name the one player vital to every team's success

www.afl.com.au

Sam Reid
When Sam Reid

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Sam Reid

Age

33

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.4

3star

succumbed to an adductor injury in the preliminary final against Collingwood, the Swans' season pretty much came to a standstill. Sydney not only watched a seemingly unassailable lead whittle down to one point, but the next week the club – which mistakenly played an underdone Reid – was utterly humiliated. Reid may be 31 and prone to injury, but when he is fit he provides so much structure to Sydney's forward line. At the other end of the ground, defender Tom McCartin is equally as important. He's only just turned 23 and week in, week out plays on the best opposition forward, allowing his brother Paddy to float across packs.

NB Dawson was one of three for Adelaide, Darcy Cameron

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Darcy Cameron

Age

30

Ht

204cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

CL

0.5

3star

HO

3.5

5star

D

6.0

2star

K

3.3

2star

HB

2.7

3star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

#1 for Collingwood and Aliir named as Port's most important.
Rohan didn't get a mention.

Mod Edit:
Warning: Dawson trigger ahead

Is Jordan Dawson The One That Got Away From The Swans? - The Mongrel Punt

As the new captain of the Adelaide Crows, Jordan Dawson made the right move to switch clubs. Did the Swans let a potential leader slip away?

themongrelpunt.com

and
Only 2 Bloods captains from the Bush? Surely not.

How many VFL/AFL captains came from country Victoria clubs?

Country Vic has had its fair share of leaders at the elite level.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Ticky009]

Mod Post:
Hi all, just an FYI that if you post the first Media comment for the day - I'll be co-opting it as the Swans Daily Media post. So don't freak out if its been edited with additional links
xxx Ticky

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Who holds the keys to success? Your club's most important player

Our reporters name the one player vital to every team's success

www.afl.com.au

Sam Reid
When Sam Reid succumbed to an adductor injury in the preliminary final against Collingwood, the Swans' season pretty much came to a standstill. Sydney not only watched a seemingly unassailable lead whittle down to one point, but the next week the club – which mistakenly played an underdone Reid – was utterly humiliated. Reid may be 31 and prone to injury, but when he is fit he provides so much structure to Sydney's forward line. At the other end of the ground, defender Tom McCartin is equally as important. He's only just turned 23 and week in, week out plays on the best opposition forward, allowing his brother Paddy to float across packs.

NB Dawson was one of three for Adelaide, Darcy Cameron #1 for Collingwood and Aliir named as Port's most important.
Rohan didn't get a mention.

Mod Edit:
Warning: Dawson trigger ahead

Is Jordan Dawson The One That Got Away From The Swans? - The Mongrel Punt

As the new captain of the Adelaide Crows, Jordan Dawson made the right move to switch clubs. Did the Swans let a potential leader slip away?

themongrelpunt.com

and
Only 2 Bloods captains from the Bush? Surely not.

How many VFL/AFL captains came from country Victoria clubs?

Country Vic has had its fair share of leaders at the elite level.

www.sen.com.au

Dawson to Crows: “I want to be captain, but you shouldn’t be worried at all if I’m not given the gig”.

 

[Membling]

That was a really... bizarre Dawson article.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Dawson getting away would mean we intended to ship him off that is not the case we wanted to keep him.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Yeah, poor article. We tried everything we could to keep him. Valued him highly and he probably would have been part of the leadership group if his commitment was there. But obviously he wanted to head back to Adelaide and the rest is history.

A more apt article would be "how Adelaide managed to lowball Sydney and steal a great player with leadership capabilities"

Sub-heading... and how the whole afl mediascape underrated him in the 2022 off-season

2023 articles... how Sydney let one slip

Smh

 

[MightyBloods]

Watson is no fan of the Bloods.

Ever since we got Merv Neagle and made plays for Madden & Sheedy in the 1980's. I can understand his sentiments knowing the history.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Ever since we got Merv Neagle and made plays for Madden & Sheedy in the 1980's. I can understand his sentiments knowing the history.

Don't mind Watson. Fine player, rubbish coach but disastrous interefer in his old Club. Key player in ditching of Sheedy, the tiger guy and the installation of Hird and Thompson which proved disastrous for his Club and son.

Cannot help himself and has been a malevolent influence at Essendon ever since. Has never had the guts to run for the Board.

 

[Callipygian]

The 3-2-1 for the Swans in 2023

2022 was an exciting time for Swans fans. With the shortest rebuild ever coming to an end after just two years outside the finals,…

www.theroar.com.au

Somewhat interesting discussion but not written by a particularly knowledgeable author.

 

[Maximumlnsanity]

Mod Edit:
Warning: Dawson trigger ahead

Is Jordan Dawson The One That Got Away From The Swans? - The Mongrel Punt

As the new captain of the Adelaide Crows, Jordan Dawson made the right move to switch clubs. Did the Swans let a potential leader slip away?

themongrelpunt.com

I gave my thoughts on that garbage on another website. ****ing stupid take from Mongrel Punt

 

[Ticky009]

Setting The Tone - HB's Round One Musings - The Mongrel Punt

You can feel it, can't you? Footy is almost back! HB has musings about Round One, tone, and teams in general as AFL season 2023 kicks off

themongrelpunt.com

 

[hairy biker]

Mod Post:
Hi all, just an FYI that if you post the first Media comment for the day - I'll be co-opting it as the Swans Daily Media post. So don't freak out if its been edited with additional links
xxx Ticky

 

[Ticky009]

Nicely done Paddy.

 

[caesar88]

I gave my thoughts on that garbage on another website. ******* stupid take from Mongrel Punt

Unfortunately the Mongrel Punt hasn't been as good as it once was for a long time now. Much of the same hyperbole, hypocrisy and cheap shock-value as you'd find from any other footy media. Their review of our most recent draft was truly deplorable.

 

[Ticky009]

Fox reckon we'll come in 6th. And provided this current analysis - we have little room in our salary cap. Which as you know, totally contradicts offering big bucks to a certain off contract player...which they also reported

Contender to crash top four; Magpies’ brutal freefall: Full predicted ‘23 AFL ladder

Contender to crash top four; Magpies’ brutal freefall: Full predicted ‘23 AFL ladder

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Mister B]

Foxtel: AFL Mini. This years QF starts at 11.50 goes for 20 minutes.

 

[Ticky009]

Full interview available on Swans website shortly

 

[caesar88]

Foxtel: AFL Mini. This years QF starts at 11.50 goes for 20 minutes.

Wow we really made quick work of the Dees

 

[RilesMacca]

 

[Ticky009]