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O'keefe....Hawthorn wanted him. We held him to his contract and he became a hugely important member of the team. Not treated well in his twilight years. Papley? Carlton was knocking and we had the conversation and suggested that he was too highly valued by the Club. He does not seem unhappy to...

Our Club is not that hard nosed. We have never played hard ball like Essendon for players who wish to leave. When a swan wants to move away, our Club makes it happen. Too often to our own detriment, failing to obtain fair value. But that says a lot about the culture of our Club. Our Club's...

Mates lived there in the sixties and seventies and they followed the Saints. Agree about it being a different place now.

Good. Another GWS bonus to even up the NSW competition bites the dust. Thanks. Feel much better today already.

We share with GWS. Do they still have priority in the Riverina?

Middle Park...new residents may either not follow the footy at all, or support prior allegiances. Old school - you either followed the Bloods or the Saints.

Agree. Wicks needs to try the lock down defender role. Not sure he has the temperament or the self discipline, but it remains probably his only real chance of a role in the best 22. Others have gone past him.

A position for Cleary may become available in defence before a mid field possie opens for him. Becomes problematic for him if he excels there, but such is the fate of the modern professional footballer. No harm in carving out a future if he becomes a smooch with the dash of a Tagh. Roberts has...

We need both KPD and KPF on the conveyor belt. Snell seems to be a good un. Yes, Amartey is too often just "out of it." Led or pushed too far under the ball. The leading patterns of our key forwards was a joy to behold against Port, creating leading runways for effective one on ones, not pack...

I quite agree about the lack of urgency regarding a small lockdown defender. As I said, I reckon Cleary has the skill and aptitude to succeed in the role. Could he be used in other roles? Definitely. He's a keeper. I am interested in your nominations of Vickery, Kirk and Konstanty. Composed and...

Not sure that this was the only reason for Campbell's slow growth in confidence. You may be correct, but Horse was never going to give him a midfield role from the get go. Swan recruits generally earn those stripes after stints across half forward or half back. Don't know why, but Campbell...

Mills playing in defence is better for the team ( and him ) at the moment. Can he play midfield and on ball? Of course he can. Heeney....agreed. He could have been rotated through the midfield more often and earlier. Horse obviously felt for many, many years that Heeney would create a defence...

And you barrack for the swans? Horse must have driven you to distraction. Players do not emerge from junior ranks in "set" positions. They have skills, deficiencies and aptitudes. I like Cleary's fearless attack and his tackling pressure. He could play almost anywhere on the ground. I think he...

If guns are only AA material, then we don't need them. Give me a Reg Grundy, or LRT or Tilt, or Ted. Trust in our formula for the defensive six. It works and has done for decades. I suspect that Frost could do the role you wish for and give us cover until Snell and Edwards are ready. I also...

Essendon don't value him enough to keep him. They probably want Sheldrick or Cleary in a trade. They have form with Sth Melbourne Swans. We gave away two Danihers for a bloke with talent and he ended up back with them anyway. I wonder how Stringer's name has come up at Essendon in their annual...

Apply our own run and gun, our own gang pressure tackling, our own bullet passes. Can they run as fast and as long without the ball? Same questions of Brisbane are just as valid. They finished fifth for a reason. Believe. Do not yield to the idea of fear.

I agree. Too much commentary regarding Reid and the GF. That selection did not cause the pasting we received. We were cooked by the end of the game with Collingwood. The selection by coach and committee reveals as much. It was a hail mary move because it acknowledged that without Reid we could...

Well done Will. Happy for you. So the P2 worked for you. I was lucky in the MCC ballot, so don't have to queue up early. Cheers.

Yes, Sheldrick and Cleary have both staked their claims in the queue to be regarded as top 22. Kennedy would probably be an expensive competitor to their claims. Great insurance if we can afford it.....but the cost may be too great if any of our younger brigade actively seek opportunities...

Both have entered the twilight zone of their careers. Parker will take up the dollars offered at North. Adams will increasingly become a top up depth player at the Swans. Inside mids do the heavy lifting. Kennedy would be worth a phone call to his manager.

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Hi Caesar 88, I have an adult priority 2 GF barcode which is on offer for the Swans GF ballot registration. I am an MCC member and shall take my chances in their ballot or walk up early on the day. Contact me and I can supply you with the details to pass on.

At least nobody will be able to mark it.

Stuff of dreams to think of selecting another Goodesie and LRT or Hanners and Parker. But we really do have history in this part of the draft. Rowbottom, the Chad and Gulden may well join the ranks of the Swans Immortals - the draft this year could possibly add a couple more legends. First you...

Rampe in the twilight of his career will only be assured of a game if he finds a new role that his body assets and liabilities will allow him to perform. For this reason I do not like the idea of him being a formal leader. He will continue to be an on field leader when playing, regardless of his...

Not sure our first round draft pick selection has a history of success. However, our second round selections seem to be far more reliable in gaining successful footballers. Solution - Trade everything for three or four second round picks.

Geelong versus Melbourne in 2021. 12 months ago. Flogged the same as us. No implosion for them in 2022. You can write your own history.

Sometimes a football lesson is dealt to you rather than chosen. Geelong were the team we wanted our team to be. They were hard and ruthless. We simply were not able to compete on their level. Perhaps we should be honored. They believed that we would bring the heat and they knew that if they did...

Last year we traded away Dawson and Hewett - two footballers who would have made us a stronger team. Yet without them we beat 16 other teams to win the right to play the last game. What's more, it was not trades which improved us...it was the football growth of our young footballers. Keep the...