Opinion Sydney Swans Team of the Decade (10's 2010-2019)

[Kennedy Parker]

Mitchell v Jude might be a debate.

Jude played 4 seasons that were very good for a player at the end of his career and played in the flag.

Mitchell played only 3 full seasons but was arguably a better player during his brief time.

Mitchell was only selected consistently in 2015 and 2016 so it's 2 seasons. Although he was really good I don't think anyone's getting into a team of the decade on the back of two years.

I reckon Jude was still playing really solid football as an inside mid from 2010 until late 2012 when he did his knee against Carlton. Then adapted well as a small forward in his last year.

 

[mtooler]

Don't like the 50 game minimum. Means no Mitch "Mr September" Morton.

Tadhg Kennelly misses on 39 games too!

 

[mtooler]

B: Rampe Richards Smith
HB: Malceski Grundy LLoyd
C: Jetta Goodes Hannebery
HF: ROK Tippet Bolton
F: Heeney Franklin McGlynn
R: Mumford Mitchell JPK
INT: Mcveigh, Parker, LRT
SUB: Jack

What an insanely great team!!! Love it, balanced, ball winning, speed and run, heaps of rotations, impacts from the bench and a super sub.

 

[The King!]

Each to their own. But how people can put Lloyd in ahead of Mattner baffles me

 

[sataris]

Each to their own. But how people can put Lloyd in ahead of Mattner baffles me

Recency bias

 

[swansfan51]

Each to their own. But how people can put Lloyd in ahead of Mattner baffles me

Lloyd played 137 games in the decade to Mattner's 78

Mattner's games would all need to be about twice as good

 

[The King!]

Lloyd played 137 games in the decade to Mattner's 78

Mattner's games would all need to be about twice as good

Yeah sounds about right

That tackle on Birchall in 2012 alone will do me for the decade in terms of impact versus chip chip chip

 

[Kapanis]

Yeah sounds about right

That tackle on Birchall in 2012 alone will do me for the decade in terms of impact versus chip chip chip

Still gets Xmas card from ROK every year since with an apology for what happened moments earlier, saving his brain fade.

 

[BloodySwan]

If contribution to Sydney is the only thing in the criteria then Jetta needs to make everyones team.

No flag in 2012 without his season imo

On a similar note Mummy shouldn't be in anyone's team. No doubt he's a better ruck but he fell down the pecking order behind Pyke overtime

 

[swansfan51]

On a similar note Mummy shouldn't be in anyone's team. No doubt he's a better ruck but he fell down the pecking order behind Pyke overtime

I went through these stats in morbid curiosity.

Hitouts 2010-2019

Mike Pyke - 2293
Shane Mumford - 2237
Callum Sinclair - 1576
Kurt Tippett - 1010
Sam Naismith - 712
Mark Seaby - 388

Besides Pyke, a pretty weak decade for ruckmen. I'd pick Tippett as 2nd ruck in this squad over Mumford due to his better ability up forward

 

[scaryness]

Goals for Sydney this decade (min. 50 goals):

Franklin - 364 (3.08)
Goodes - 197 (1.64)
McGlynn - 167 (1.31)
Parker - 155 (0.79)
Kennedy - 144 (0.62)
Jack - 142 (0.68)
Tippett - 137 (1.85)
Papley - 120 (1.46)
McVeigh - 113 (0.56)
Heeney - 105 (1.03)
Reid - 104 (1.08)
Jetta - 99 (0.78)
Rohan - 96 (0.91)
Hannebery - 94 (0.47)
Bolton - 86 (0.94)
O'Keefe - 70 (0.70)
Hayward - 62 (1.17)
White - 53 (1.04)

 

[mtooler]

On a similar note Mummy shouldn't be in anyone's team. No doubt he's a better ruck but he fell down the pecking order behind Pyke overtime

Ive picked my team based on their peak output.