Media AFLW Swans News in the Media 2024

[Ticky009]

Good interview with Chloe talking about how AFLW now needs more media scrutiny and analysis.

https://archive.md/T00Se

 

[petits]

Good interview with Chloe talking about how AFLW now needs more media scrutiny and analysis.

https://archive.md/T00Se

Cheers for the non-paywall link. Agree with her entirely. People act like AFLW fans and players don't want criticism but it's never been the case - I want to read detailed criticism of individuals, game plans, whatever, just not pointless criticism of the whole idea of women playing football. I love The Mongrel Punt's coverage for that reason, they don't hold back on detailed analysis but there's never anything less than a solid underlying assumption that the women's game as a whole is worthwhile and here to stay.

More minorly: love the outfits. My sustainable transport side cringes that people are driving 9 minutes from Waterloo to Moore Park, dead easy by bike or bus That's what we get for building too much car parking in new developments. Ok, rant over.

 

[SwansProudly]

Cheers for the non-paywall link. Agree with her entirely. People act like AFLW fans and players don't want criticism but it's never been the case - I want to read detailed criticism of individuals, game plans, whatever, just not pointless criticism of the whole idea of women playing football. I love The Mongrel Punt's coverage for that reason, they don't hold back on detailed analysis but there's never anything less than a solid underlying assumption that the women's game as a whole is worthwhile and here to stay.

More minorly: love the outfits. My sustainable transport side cringes that people are driving 9 minutes from Waterloo to Moore Park, dead easy by bike or bus That's what we get for building too much car parking in new developments. Ok, rant over.

Chloe on instagram

 

[SwansProudly]

TANYA Hetherington has always loved footy.

Following her umpire father to local grounds every weekend and riding the highs and lows of Collingwood's fortunes was her introduction to the game. But finding her own place in footy, especially a full-time job in the industry she loves so dearly, never seemed to be a realistic life goal.

So now, a full-time assistant coaching role in Sydney's AFLW program is a literal dream come true for Hetherington. It is a position that is the result of hard work, persistence, and a willingness to leap at opportunities when they presented themselves.

The sliding doors moments that led former Giant down coaching path

Finding a full-time job in the footy industry never seemed like a realistic life goal for Tanya Hetherington, but she's now living out her dream as an assistant at Sydney

www.afl.com.au

 

[Kiama Chris]

The sliding doors moments that led former Giant down coaching path

Finding a full-time job in the footy industry never seemed like a realistic life goal for Tanya Hetherington, but she's now living out her dream as an assistant at Sydney

www.afl.com.au

Nice to have a supportive partner! A good story and who knows, maybe a bigger coaching role?

 

[Ticky009]

Swans burning question - need to keep improving - and we need to tighten up our defence.

The defensive call out is fair, for a club which prides itself on defensive pressure I think we all enter this year's season knowing this area is ripe for improvement.

The burning question facing your club in 2024

Gemma Bastiani takes a look at the burning question facing every club this season

www.afl.com.au

 

[Ticky009]

Bring on mid-week footy, says Swans coach

Scott Gowans says his players prefer to play than train so short turnarounds should be no big issue

www.afl.com.au

 

[Callipygian]

Bring on mid-week footy, says Swans coach

Scott Gowans says his players prefer to play than train so short turnarounds should be no big issue

www.afl.com.au

I like that Gowans is so embracing of the concept. I think when the coach embraces a challenge like that it sets a great tone for the playing group rather than if the coach is worrying or complaining. One of Alastair Clarkson's finer moments as a coach IMO was when the Hawks were playing Giants in Canberra and it was freezing (snowing). He led a captain's run training session topless and was laughing and joking around and I thought that was an excellent way of sending the message not to be put off by the cold. I wasn't at all surprised when the Hawks won (possibly it was a mild upset - I can't remember) and I thought Clarkson's outstanding leadership deserved a fair slice of the credit.

There is another quote from Gowans that I found both interesting and validating of my thoughts/concerns about the depth of our squad:

"You always want to try and get the bottom end of your squad as close to the middle bit of your squad as you can, because that's what the better teams do, and I think the reason that the inaugural clubs are so successful and no expansion club has won it is because they bat deeper," Gowans said.

I was interested in the acknowledgement that your stars are your stars and you're not aiming for your whole list to be stars. But you do want a fairly even list beyond the top handful or so of 'stars'. And I felt validated by the implicit acknowledgement that our list doesn't bat deep and falls off a bit compared to the stronger teams in the competition, especially beyond the best 21, and that that is what we need to try and address.

I think every year we will improve the depth a little bit and I have to accept that it will happen incrementally (I was feeling a bit impatient during the trade and draft period where I leant towards thinking we should have turned over more players). I suppose you need to trade off between talent and experience/seasoning in those bottom 20 players on the list. Players like Whelan and Szigeti provide great experience and leadership for our younger players, even if I don't see them as having big AFLW careers. And I expect they will get games at some point this season and play a useful role, maybe more so than another rookie from the tail end of the draft could have. Probably improves our chances of playing finals this year, possibly at a small cost to contending for a flag in the future.

 

[SwansProudly]

#2 Holly Cooper
#3 Kiara Hillier
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#27 Giselle Davies
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AFLW Guernsey Numbers Unveiled for 2024 Season

The Sydney Swans AFLW has revealed their official guernsey numbers for the upcoming 2024 season.

www.sydneyswans.com.au