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  1. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    His best is very good, but his bad is genuinely awful. Has the potential to be one of the best wingmen in the AFL. He's about to head into his seventh season sitting on 92 games. Apart from that intercept goal in the 2022 PF against Collingwood, he's done nothing of note in any of the finals...
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    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Midfield is in a bit of a pickle. No real genuine speed in there (Warner's breakaway speed aside) and then only one, maybe two, contested-first players in there. Just very vanilla with a few weaknesses that get found out each season in the same way. I hope, too, that only one of McLean and...
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    VFL 2025 Swans Reserves

    Former Lion and Eagle Alex Witherden's signed for Sydney Uni this season. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets a game or two in the ressies with us, tbh.
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    Cricket thread 2024/25

    All is well in the world when a Tasmanian is in the test side.
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    Training 2025 Pre-season

    The ski machine is an apt description of some of our players.
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    2nds Official Swans Academy Thread (Player News and Discussion)

    Nobody from GWS actually lives in Western Sydney...they're all by the beaches.
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    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    He's definitely worth more than one game a year. Would rather him get a game ahead of McLean going into 2025, unless Big Mc can improve his turning circle. I think playing him a bit more in the 1's can lead to a fitter Grundy further into the season.
  8. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Sorry, but how many Swans in recent memory have cracked/fractured their jaw in a match and played out the match? Tippett was a lot of things, but he certainly wasn't soft as butter, that's for sure.
  9. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Happened against St Kilda...we got 30-ish up, started that shit, Howard saves the goal on the line and the game turns instantly.
  10. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    2005 would beat 2024 50-6.
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    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Could very well be right, but I hope the coaches give him a decent chance by playing him in one position (half-forward/small forward) for a good chunk without being dropped/being sub. He has points of difference that not many on the list have.
  12. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    It's really tough. If we have another relatively injury-free year, they'll need to bang the door down in the reserves to get in. But I don't see Roberts has a defender, the same with Florent. Their strengths are better used in the midfield/wing, but then who do you drop from the midfield? Our...
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    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Hopefully with the additions of Bice & Paton, he'll be pushing further up the ground. He's at his best when he's a threat forward of centre.
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    Player Watch #45 Will Green

    Signs are looking good. Hopefully Cox trusts him and Ladhams a bit more so we don't wear Grundy out by Round 17.
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    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Incredible opportunity now for these 1st-4th year players to make their mark in early pre-season in front of a new coach and with most of the senior players still away.
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    Coach John Longmire - Part IV has resigned

    One of our greatest coaches and has given us so many great years and moments. Has arguably built the most talented Swans playing lists we've seen, too. But the time is right for him to move on.
  17. strauchanie59

    2nds Official Swans Academy Thread (Player News and Discussion)

    Cal has long had it out for the Swans, due to the fact they give him absolutely zero information. The cynic in me says that he put King in there to drive up the hype/bidding price. But more realistically, King is a unique talent (tall mid/potential to get taller) and has a unique skillset that...
  18. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Are we just supposed to be happy that we got embarrassed in yet another Grand Final? The club as a whole take us fans for fools. If our players went out there, gave it all they had and lost, then that's fine...I can deal with that. But you could argue only two players could hold their head high...
  19. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Great moments, but means zero if he can't do it on the biggest stage in the biggest game.
  20. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    But at least they're having fun outside of footy. That's the main thing, right?
  21. strauchanie59

    Opinion 2024 AFL Draft - Nights 1 & 2, from 7pm AEST

    This just isn't true lol
  22. strauchanie59

    Unofficial Preview SEASON 2025 - Best 22, Game Plan, Personnel

    Just no McLean and Amartey in the team together. If we're a serious team, we play one, but not both.
  23. strauchanie59

    Opinion 2024 AFL Draft - Nights 1 & 2, from 7pm AEST

    If Grundy and Ladhams are injured at the same time in 2025, we'll only have Will Green has a fit, pure ruckman. Surely Brayden Crossley or another mature state-league ruck on a one/two year deal in the Rookie Draft would've been the bare minimum to do?
  24. strauchanie59

    Opinion 2024 AFL Draft - Nights 1 & 2, from 7pm AEST

    Paton straight into the best 23. Need another small defender who's main objective is to defend first.
  25. strauchanie59

    Opinion 2024 AFL Draft - Nights 1 & 2, from 7pm AEST

    Nothing against him, but the pressure is on both him and the Swans' staff to deliver with this pick considering the other talent available at this pick.
  26. strauchanie59

    Player Watch #18 Jesse Dattoli

    Hopefully ends up doing better than our last first round small forward pick. It's a low bar to clear...
  27. strauchanie59

    Opinion 2024 AFL Draft - Nights 1 & 2, from 7pm AEST

    Exactly what we needed...another small forward and another medium forward. Horse and co. strike again!
  28. strauchanie59

    Opinion 2024 AFL Draft - Nights 1 & 2, from 7pm AEST

    Someone who won't go missing on Grand Final day.
  29. strauchanie59

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    If they don't have the answers (which they probably don't), then tell us straight up and don't take us for fools. Don't trot around this "we played so well during the season and proud of almost all of it" line.
  30. strauchanie59

    Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

    Last night's members webinar. Absolute shambles.
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