Media Swans Talk in the Media 2025

[Ticky009]

This content is brought to you by Chief and the Mods of Big Footy.
PLEASE READ:

A reminder to all on the rules of copywritten content.

You will be held responsible for the articles you post that infringe copyright.

Mods will issue warnings when posters reproduce full articles on Big Footy.

You will receive something like this and an initial 1-point infraction. Contued posting of articles will incur a Serious Infraction of 5 points.

So please remember, when using material that may be the copyright of another party, you must:

• Use only that portion you are directly commenting on. A reasonable guide might be a paragraph or two.
• Always link to the source.

Terms and rules

You must agree to these terms and rules before using the site.

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Latest episode of Early Crow podcast with Paps

 

[caesar88]

Kinda wild that Errol is on more $$$ than Heeney. Some good work by his agent. I presume that this is contract only as Isaac probably doubles this sum with his endorsements.

I think it's worth looking at not just what the contracts are worth, but when they were signed.

Heeney signed his in March 2022. At the time, he hadn't been an All Australian and had finished in the top 5 of the B&F just once in his career. The following year he would miss the top 10 of the B&F altogether, despite playing every game, and people were declaring him overrated and a disappointment, and were ready to trade him to offload his supposedly-regrettable contract. He only started to put this sort of talk to bed last year.

Gulden signed his contract in April 2024, when he was coming off an All Australian and a Bob Skilton Medal, and was in the middle of a season where he'd receive a second All Australian and come runner-up in the B&F.

So at the time of their respective extensions, Gulden was arguably held in a higher regard than Heeney was at the time of his.

 

[Millky95]

I think it's worth looking at not just what the contracts are worth, but when they were signed.

Heeney signed his in March 2022. At the time, he hadn't been an All Australian and had finished in the top 5 of the B&F just once in his career. The following year he would miss the top 10 of the B&F altogether, despite playing every game, and people were declaring him overrated and a disappointment, and were ready to trade him to offload his supposedly-regrettable contract. He only started to put this sort of talk to bed last year.

Gulden signed his contract in April 2024, when he was coming off an All Australian and a Bob Skilton Medal, and was in the middle of a season where he'd receive a second All Australian and come runner-up in the B&F.

So at the time of their respective extensions, Gulden was arguably held in a higher regard than Heeney was at the time of his.

Gulden signifigantly younger too

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

Took me 15 years before I watched 2006GF. Great game actually. Only ever watched first half of 96GF. After being at the ground live for 2014,2016,2022 and 2024, no way I'm ever watching any of them, including any doco associated with them.

2016 is the only GF I have repeated viewings, post the initial few days of our winning GFs.

Still haven’t come to terms with the umpiring. The third quarter in particular was almost comical with the non-calls. Unsure exactly what draws me back to watching it, still fascinates/irritates. I assume it’s the similar pull of shows like A current affair! The draw of the outrage.

14, 22 and 24 are like nightmares that are to never be relived. They are actually like a repeating nightmare and very similar with the feelings they evoke! Nightmare on Elm street (Punt road) 1, 2 & 3!!

 

[Kiama Chris]

2016 is the only GF I have repeated viewings, post the initial few days of our winning GFs.

Still haven’t come to terms with the umpiring. The third quarter in particular was almost comical with the non-calls. Unsure exactly what draws me back to watching it, still fascinates/irritates. I assume it’s the similar pull of shows like A current affair! The draw of the outrage.

14, 22 and 24 are like nightmares that are to never be relived. They are actually like a repeating nightmare and very similar with the feelings they evoke! Nightmare on Elm street (Punt road) 1, 2 & 3!!

I was at 12, 14 and 22. 14 was boys against men. Physically and mentally overpowered. 22 the same. No way was I going to 24. Heart couldn't take it. At least at home I could take a break from the slaughter.
But like any disaster you have to pick yourself up and go again otherwise what's the point?

 

[giantsully]

I think it's worth looking at not just what the contracts are worth, but when they were signed.

Heeney signed his in March 2022. At the time, he hadn't been an All Australian and had finished in the top 5 of the B&F just once in his career. The following year he would miss the top 10 of the B&F altogether, despite playing every game, and people were declaring him overrated and a disappointment, and were ready to trade him to offload his supposedly-regrettable contract. He only started to put this sort of talk to bed last year.

Gulden signed his contract in April 2024, when he was coming off an All Australian and a Bob Skilton Medal, and was in the middle of a season where he'd receive a second All Australian and come runner-up in the B&F.

So at the time of their respective extensions, Gulden was arguably held in a higher regard than Heeney was at the time of his.

And there was also the small matter of the Crows offering Errol a 10 year deal that we had to respond to!

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Coxy on SEN Breakfast this morning:



Accompanying articles:

Trade talk: Swans coach comments on Curnow links

The Swans reportedly met with the star Blue.

www.sen.com.au

‘Everything is done behind closed doors’: Swans coach asked about Curnow meeting amid vow to bolster list

‘The way we’ll keep it’: Swans respond to Curnow trade meeting as Cox makes big list vow

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[J_Moore]

Coxy on SEN Breakfast this morning:



Accompanying articles:

Trade talk: Swans coach comments on Curnow links

The Swans reportedly met with the star Blue.

www.sen.com.au

‘Everything is done behind closed doors’: Swans coach asked about Curnow meeting amid vow to bolster list

‘The way we’ll keep it’: Swans respond to Curnow trade meeting as Cox makes big list vow

www.foxsports.com.au

Asked directly on SEN Breakfaston Thursday morning whether he’d met with Curnow, Cox said: “I think you know I won’t talk about anything that does or doesn’t happen.

“That’s one thing that I’ve always thought … if you do have meetings, or if you don’t even have them, everything is done behind closed doors and that’s the way we’ll keep it.”

Cox is such an awful media performer it’s actually endearing

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Asked directly on SEN Breakfaston Thursday morning whether he’d met with Curnow, Cox said: “I think you know I won’t talk about anything that does or doesn’t happen.

“That’s one thing that I’ve always thought … if you do have meetings, or if you don’t even have them, everything is done behind closed doors and that’s the way we’ll keep it.”

Cox is such an awful media performer it’s actually endearing

Sounds pretty similar to what Tom Harley said about reports of our meeting with Brodie Grundy in 2023:

“As a club as a rule we don’t comment on what we do, who we meet and the likes so I won’t provide any commentary on that other than to say that we would expect our list management committee to do what we can to get better.

“We will continue to do that but we won’t be providing a public running commentary on that.”

 

[giantsully]

Sounds pretty similar to what Tom Harley said about reports of our meeting with Brodie Grundy in 2023:

“As a club as a rule we don’t comment on what we do, who we meet and the likes so I won’t provide any commentary on that other than to say that we would expect our list management committee to do what we can to get better.

“We will continue to do that but we won’t be providing a public running commentary on that.”

Almost word for word! They must pass around the script at this time of year.

 

[J_Moore]

Sounds pretty similar to what Tom Harley said about reports of our meeting with Brodie Grundy in 2023:

“As a club as a rule we don’t comment on what we do, who we meet and the likes so I won’t provide any commentary on that other than to say that we would expect our list management committee to do what we can to get better.

“We will continue to do that but we won’t be providing a public running commentary on that.”

Yeah, they’re same general line, but Harley didn’t say that meetings that don’t happen take place behind closed doors.

 

[Andyjh]

2016 is the only GF I have repeated viewings, post the initial few days of our winning GFs.

Still haven’t come to terms with the umpiring. The third quarter in particular was almost comical with the non-calls. Unsure exactly what draws me back to watching it, still fascinates/irritates. I assume it’s the similar pull of shows like A current affair! The draw of the outrage.

14, 22 and 24 are like nightmares that are to never be relived. They are actually like a repeating nightmare and very similar with the feelings they evoke! Nightmare on Elm street (Punt road) 1, 2 & 3!!

I torture myself everytime we make a GF. I re watch our bad GF losses in the week leading up to a GF to give the day even more of an emotional feel. ‘96, 14 & 22 are so hard to watch

 

[tombomb]

15 minute interview with Cox and they don’t ask one interesting question.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Coxy on SEN Breakfast this morning:



Accompanying articles:

Trade talk: Swans coach comments on Curnow links

The Swans reportedly met with the star Blue.

www.sen.com.au

‘Everything is done behind closed doors’: Swans coach asked about Curnow meeting amid vow to bolster list

‘The way we’ll keep it’: Swans respond to Curnow trade meeting as Cox makes big list vow

www.foxsports.com.au

Interesting framing in the two articles. Not often I give plaudits to Fox but the lack of smart-ar*rie was good. Very straight. SEN not so much.

 

[The Blue Max]

Anyone hear Paps on his Podcast?

I came in a bit late- but here’s what I thought he said -

“…….I said I’m not going anywhere and if Curnow is coming I’m definitely not going anywhere”

So sounds like he may have been approached - or asked?

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Interesting framing in the two articles. Not often I give plaudits to Fox but the lack of smart-ar*rie was good. Very straight. SEN not so much.

The only thing I got out of the interview was that he and the assistants are going to tonight and tomorrow's finals

 

[Kiama Chris]

The only thing I got out of the interview was that he and the assistants are going to tonight and tomorrow's finals

I didn't listen, just referring to what was written.

 

[Jewelsbon]

I was at 12, 14 and 22. 14 was boys against men. Physically and mentally overpowered. 22 the same. No way was I going to 24. Heart couldn't take it. At least at home I could take a break from the slaughter.
But like any disaster you have to pick yourself up and go again otherwise what's the point?

Not how I remember it, I'm pretty certain there was barely any age difference in the teams that day.
We can use that excuse for 2022 but not 2014.

We actually were the older list on average for that year.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Not how I remember it, I'm pretty certain there was barely any age difference in the teams that day.
We can use that excuse for 2022 but not 2014.

We actually were the older list on average for that year.

View attachment 2416372

Physically, mentally. Thought that was obvious. Guess not.

 

[bedford]

Anyone hear Paps on his Podcast?

I came in a bit late- but here’s what I thought he said -

“…….I said I’m not going anywhere and if Curnow is coming I’m definitely not going anywhere”

So sounds like he may have been approached - or asked?

That's correct , he's about to get married and going nowhere

 

[Jewelsbon]

Physically, mentally. Thought that was obvious. Guess not.

Hardly, we had 15 players from the team that had won the damn thing two years prior and we finished the season as minor premiers.
Stop making excuses, we shit the bed pure and simple, something we have done often in the years since.

And no, what you were saying wasn't obvious at all.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Hardly, we had 15 players from the team that had won the damn thing two years prior and we finished the season as minor premiers.
Stop making excuses, we shit the bed pure and simple, something we have done often in the years since.

And no, what you were saying wasn't obvious at all.

Honestly Jewels you used to be a good poster. Lost the plot.

 

[SM]

Honestly Jewels you used to be a good poster. Lost the plot.

Weird ad hominem

 

[Jewelsbon]

Honestly Jewels you used to be a good poster. Lost the plot.

Soooooo, you don't think I'm a good poster any more and I've lost the plot because I disagree with you and have stated a few random facts to support my side of the argument

Okay then.....

 

[Voula]

Asked directly on SEN Breakfaston Thursday morning whether he’d met with Curnow, Cox said: “I think you know I won’t talk about anything that does or doesn’t happen.

“That’s one thing that I’ve always thought … if you do have meetings, or if you don’t even have them, everything is done behind closed doors and that’s the way we’ll keep it.”

Cox is such an awful media performer it’s actually endearing

He should have said what Longmire used to always say..."We don't discuss contracted players from other clubs".