Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

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[bedford]

Thanks Chappelli

Ask anyone at North Melbourne CC , tried to Rodger every wife

 

[hairy biker]

The surprise Swans mid who Chad Warner would pick first

Chad Warner discusses his 'fiery' rivalry with Errol Gulden, criticism of his 2023 campaign and Sydney's re-shaped midfield

www.afl.com.au

Chad 'has also reserved the highest of praise for a once underrated member of the Swans engine room, James Rowbottom

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'
"If a new team was starting up and you could take one player with you, he would be my midfielder," Warner says. "I think he makes you so much better and makes all the boys around him ten times better. He's such a great asset to have."

And as for running out games this season;
"The pre-season that we've had, we've done a lot more volume running, which has seen my fitness get a lot better than it has been in the past,"

He also tosses in a bit of praise for Heeney, Lloyd (our director around the ground )& Rampe.

PS The fiery rivalry with Errol is on the golf course, not who got to stand next to Sydney Sweeney.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Dear Swans Media Dept

Congratulations on some terrific work. The contrast with the previous couple of years is amazing.

I have a challenge.

If you get through to the end of the season without using of when it should be have in a sentence, I will increase my bequest by 2%.

If players and coaches observe the same in interviews, I will donate $500 to the Academy.

 

[bedford]

McClean was on SEN this morning with King and Cornes , interesting comments about who the coach in waiting is

 

[J_Moore]

Whoever is the main content producer (writer) for the Swans website has shown over a few months now that they have a modest grasp of formal English grammar. This isn't a one-off, or just a failure to proof-read.

Those content jobs are generally filled by young people being paid 2/3rds of sweet **** all and given very little by way of support or supervision

 

[MF]

Great interview with Tom Harley on the True Bloods podcast released this morning

 

[MF]

My dad asked Bob Skilton for an autograph once when he was 10 years old and he told him to, "* off kid," so I don't view him through rose coloured glasses.

Different players of different eras, so kinda incomparable. I just think that he'll be that good.

Tony Lockett basically did the same thing to me. Didn't change my opinion of him though.

 

[Nuggetz]

Tony Lockett basically did the same thing to me. Didn't change my opinion of him though.

I expect it from Lockett, the worst is from the people you expect it the least.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Hayden on SEN Breakfast

 

[Ticky009]

Sydney talk is the last segment in the video. Lots of James Rowbottom

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love

 

[Olian]

‘When we talk about how many premierships we’ve won, it’s 10’: Swans add to the trophy cabinet

The Sydney Swans have won 10 premierships in their 150 years and now they have the cups and flags to show for it.

www.theage.com.au

Swans recognise their past and treat all premierships as equal no matter the competition they played in.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Hayden on SEN Breakfast

Great stuff and decent questions. Studying Construction Management, Papley and McInerney the energizer bunnies and Cox stepping up. Really good interview.

 

[BloodySwan]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/handball-kings-how-the-swans-turned-fadeout-problem-into-a-big-attacking-weapon/news-story/a5f3fd8ae3fcd8d4b54f4f0328be1dfd?amp

Key spot from the article

The Swans’ inability to run out games in 2023 inspired a focus on fitness this pre-season with the club already showcasing that they’re ready to match it against the best..
John Longmire’s side was one of the strongest across three-quarters last year. However, on six occasions where they were leading at the final break, they were unable to come away with the four points.
Even more concerningly, five of those matches were at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
As a result, building stamina became a priority and across the opening fortnight of this season in wins against Melbourne and Collingwood, the Swans have shown they’re ready to run.
“I guess last year it was probably a little bit of a problem of ours, we’d sort of stop in those last quarters,” Jake Lloyd

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said.
“This year, I feel like on the back of a strong pre-season, having a real healthy list, it’s enabled us to really get to work early in the pre-season.
“And I guess we can take a lot of confidence out of those first two games and our ability to push teams deep into the fourth quarter and really run over the top for them. It’s another strength of our group and the flexibility of players in different positions really helps that.”

And an interesting stat from the article

 

[caesar88]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/handball-kings-how-the-swans-turned-fadeout-problem-into-a-big-attacking-weapon/news-story/a5f3fd8ae3fcd8d4b54f4f0328be1dfd?amp

Key spot from the article


And an interesting stat from the article
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All of last year while our fitness issues seemed blatantly obvious to fans, the club was adament there was no fitness problem in every interview and press conference they did. Fair enough, they're not going to publicly acknowledge a weakness, as no team would. But a year on and all involved have been quite frank about it, so I think it's a lesson in not always buying what the club is selling.

 

[BloodySwan]

All of last year while our fitness issues seemed blatantly obvious to fans, the club was adament there was no fitness problem in every interview and press conference they did. Fair enough, they're not going to publicly acknowledge a weakness, as no team would. But a year on and all involved have been quite frank about it, so I think it's a lesson in not always buying what the club is selling.

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, they probably didn't think it was at the time. Only once they sat down and reviewed did they acknowledge they were wrong.

Great for them to not only address a weakness but turn it into a strength

 

[Kiama Chris]

All of last year while our fitness issues seemed blatantly obvious to fans, the club was adament there was no fitness problem in every interview and press conference they did. Fair enough, they're not going to publicly acknowledge a weakness, as no team would. But a year on and all involved have been quite frank about it, so I think it's a lesson in not always buying what the club is selling.

Interesting that it took so long to pick up to an acceptable level of fitness and even then only just. Given the number of PBs in the 2k on return we must have given the lads more distance to do before full training too.

 

[caesar88]

Interesting that it took so long to pick up to an acceptable level of fitness and even then only just. Given the number of PBs in the 2k on return we must have given the lads more distance to do before full training too.

I'm almost certain the club would've known it last year. How could they not? Players know when they are gassed, coaches know when their team's got nothing left to give, they're all watching teams run over the top of them. I said it last year that they'd made their bed, they just had to lie in it until the off-season when they could get back up and do something to remedy it. Early signs suggest they did exactly that, but it has to continue.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I'm almost certain the club would've known it last year. How could they not? Players know when they are gassed, coaches know when their team's got nothing left to give, they're all watching teams run over the top of them. I said it last year that they'd made their bed, they just had to lie in it until the off-season when they could get back up and do something to remedy it. Early signs suggest they did exactly that, but it has to continue.

The two players who ran out 2023 the best happened to be two of the hardest workers in Gulden and McLean.

 

[Kiama Chris]

The two players who ran out 2023 the best happened to be two of the hardest workers in Gulden and McLean.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Lewis Melican

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got a mention on Zero Hanger

How long-serving Swan is helping shape-shift Sydney's defence

"He's been good because he allows some flexibility in our team."

www.zerohanger.com

 

[bloodsbigot]

Tony Lockett basically did the same thing to me. Didn't change my opinion of him though.

Lol. Yeah I'd expect it from plugger.

 

[SwansProudly]

“You’re not in Hollywood, you’re Off-Broadway,” Grundy told this masthead. “It’s nice. It’s just more me. I’m a bit of low-key operator and come in and hit him hard when I need to, and go home and recalibrate.”
Hollywood is Melbourne, the centre of the AFL universe, and Off-Broadway is where AFL sits in Sydney: a full house at the SCG one night, uninterrupted coffee the next morning.

Grundy, 29, has made a huge impact for the Swans over the past fortnight, playing a pivotal role overcoming his old sides Melbourne and Collingwood to help set his new club up with a flying start to the season.

Grundy loving ‘Off-Broadway’ Sydney as Swans take centre stage

All-Australian ruckman Brodie Grundy has made an imposing start with the Swans, his third club in three years.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Ticky009]

Footy's weirdest rivalry? Bizarre history of Swans v Bombers

The Swans and Bombers will look to add to a series of remarkable recent clashes

www.afl.com.au

 

[Millky95]

 

[bloodsbigot]

That is absolute rubbish