Swans fans - tell us about yourselves.

[ssfc0203]

so I lived in Parramatta on weekends. That's where I developed a love for the Eels, who would become my league team

lol, i live in parramatta & grew up there with eels supporters everywhere,
although my whole family loves the eels, i've been keeping a pet hate for a long time now
when i tell people i love the knights they just laughh
kind of puts into perspective how richmond feels with a crappy list & all that

 

[QuickWeapon]

Not the eels, they're the St Kilda of the NRL.

 

[ssfc0203]

Not the eels, they're the St Kilda of the NRL.

nah, i meant the knights are the richmond of nrl

 

[QuickWeapon]

Yeah unfortunately that is true, could be worse though I'm a sharks fan and we're the Freo of the NRL.

 

[.Shotties.]

Roosters: The Melbourne of the NRL. Occasionally successful, usually mediocre, can't quite convert good lists into titles and widely mocked.

 

[ssfc0203]

Roosters: The Melbourne of the NRL. Occasionally successful, usually mediocre, can't quite convert good lists into titles and widely mocked.

yeah, i'd say wbd for roosters, but this year rabbitoh's took that title.
or would it be collingwood for them, as nobody likes them anyway?

 

[.Shotties.]

or would it be collingwood for them, as nobody likes them anyway?

Manly. Easily.

Souths could POSSIBLY be Carlton now that they bought a team and are gettinga decent lot of money in.

 

[QuickWeapon]

I suppose Melbourne are the West Coast of the league, great list but only 1 premiership out of it.

 

[J-swan]

I suppose Melbourne are the West Coast of the league, great list but only 1 premiership out of it.

No, Bulldogs are the West Coast - whenever there's trouble!

 

[ssfc0203]

No, Bulldogs are the West Coast - whenever there's trouble!

Oh YEAH!
I think they sort of mirror them too, good sometimes, shocking others
Rabbitoh's will be more of a Carlton, but i dont see them getting into the 8 for a while yet (unlike the toh's)

Manly=Collingwood
In so many ways its not funny. starting with everyone hates them

My poor knights are in TROUBLE! Looking more and more like Richmond, although with the salary cap thing we might be Carlton?

We need Joeeeey back

 

[is2SWaNz]

sydney & melb fan bases are quite different, sydney fan base mostly generalised as the chardonnay drinkers (corporate type who make it a social event) and the melb fan base who is more down to earth, know what its about, love the club and cheer anything it does.

Ohh come on. Thats a bit stretch. *Shakes head* Many of us here are definitely not 'chardonnay drinkers'. Maybe you should try and fly to Sydney and witness it first hand. I know for sure I'm down to earth....

 

[is2SWaNz]

No, Bulldogs are the West Coast - whenever there's trouble!

Though I agree. Bulldog's fans and supporters are far worse than WCE. The Bulldog's fan base is equivalent to the Collingwood supporters.

 

[clarke_rubber]

it was my mate's story lol, not j's.... yeah when i lived in parra we had to drive thru canterbury on the way to a swans game cause my dad needed to pick up work stuff and no joke, we had the swans scarf out the window and we had cans thrown at our car.... i never believed the rumours until i saw them in the flesh lol....

Tom Flanagan, you r an absolute spannnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

 

[s2 Swans Dragons]

nah, i meant the knights are the richmond of nrl

Yeah unfortunately that is true, could be worse though I'm a sharks fan and we're the Freo of the NRL.

I suppose Melbourne are the West Coast of the league, great list but only 1 premiership out of it.

I believe the Dragons are the Swannies then yeah? Well thats about 1/3 of the reason why i go for the Dragons..lol

No, Bulldogs are the West Coast - whenever there's trouble!

Disagree, The Bulldogs are Collingwood, theres the trouble, supporters are alike...besides the ethinicness of the Bulldogs

 

[s2 Swans Dragons]

Oh YEAH!
I think they sort of mirror them too, good sometimes, shocking others
Rabbitoh's will be more of a Carlton, but i dont see them getting into the 8 for a while yet (unlike the toh's)

Manly=Collingwood
In so many ways its not funny. starting with everyone hates them

My poor knights are in TROUBLE! Looking more and more like Richmond, although with the salary cap thing we might be Carlton?

We need Joeeeey back

You Knights are gonna gun next year..why?? because you's stole like 5 of our players this year..Naiqama, McDougall, Houston, Wicks and Lulia!!

 

[ssfc0203]

You Knights are gonna gun next year..why?? because you's stole like 5 of our players this year..Naiqama, McDougall, Houston, Wicks and Lulia!!

I'd still like Joey back, though
He got married today, lol..

I believe the Dragons are the Swannies then yeah? Well thats about 1/3 of the reason why i go for the Dragons..lol
Disagree, The Bulldogs are Collingwood, theres the trouble, supporters are alike...besides the ethinicness of the Bulldogs

Nah, Manly for Collingwood.
They're both boganated (i'm generalising here) & everyone hates them!

Swans are too good to be Dragons..

 

[s2 Swans Dragons]

I'd still like Joey back, though
He got married today, lol..



Nah, Manly for Collingwood.
They're both boganated (i'm generalising here) & everyone hates them!

Swans are too good to be Dragons..

Well, not the Dragons this year, but overall..Both red and white..Both made to finals series last 5 years..Both have Red V's..

And im still sticking with Bulldogs for Collingwood..both dirty

 

[is2SWaNz]

Well, not the Dragons this year, but overall..Both red and white..Both made to finals series last 5 years..Both have Red V's..

And im still sticking with Bulldogs for Collingwood..both dirty

But Dragons won the premiership 11 in a row... Swans premiership back in 2005 was worth 10 of those IMO, well it felt like it.

And yeah, Johns got married and so did Darren Lockyer!!!

 

[s2 Swans Dragons]

But Dragons won the premiership 11 in a row... Swans premiership back in 2005 was worth 10 of those IMO, well it felt like it.

And yeah, Johns got married and so did Darren Lockyer!!!

Well the 11 in a row will start counting next year for us!!

 

[is2SWaNz]

Well the 11 in a row will start counting next year for us!!

Ahahaha... we all wish...

 

[s2 Swans Dragons]

Ahahaha... we all wish...

Yeah..btw hows your hsc going? lol this thread is really off topic

 

[ssfc0203]

But Dragons won the premiership 11 in a row... Swans premiership back in 2005 was worth 10 of those IMO, well it felt like it.

And yeah, Johns got married and so did Darren Lockyer!!!

yeah, their glory days

Our premmie was amaaaazing...
Still smile at the memory of it, awesome day

Darren Lockyers voice is all zzzyxyczxxxx

 

[is2SWaNz]

Yeah..btw hows your hsc going? lol this thread is really off topic

we can talk about it in the roomies thread. I'll see you there.

 

[hammo_cheersquad]

hammo. 15. Sydney Cheer Squad

 

[JF_Bay_22_SCG]

Ohh come on. Thats a bit stretch. *Shakes head* Many of us here are definitely not 'chardonnay drinkers'. Maybe you should try and fly to Sydney and witness it first hand. I know for sure I'm down to earth....

The problem is that especially at big 60000+ games the ratio of diehards to casual attendees is probably 1:2. So you get a crowd filled with people chatting next to them when the game gets dull, people who'll often get up & leave if the Swans are losing or the game gets dull. This casual 'supporter base' is the way the club has increased its membership so considerably. Because casual people have been exposed to it & have liked it. Many of these people have never followed sport before (ie the large amount of urban professional white collar women).

The ex-South fans in Melbourne are just traditional Victorian footy fans. I love being around them & indeed learnt so much about footy culture from sitting with them at matches. Had we not had them around, we Sydneysiders would have had to learn about footy culture the hard way.

JF (chant leader Melbourne-based Cheer Squad & when I come back home for a match)