News Swans Talk in the Media: 2021

[Ticky009]

So thanks to the awesome Kennedy Parker you will notice a sticky post at the top of the pages now. This link will take you directly to the Swans YouTube channel which features interviews etc.

 

[Wolfgang West]

He got the 10 goal margin right in the 2014 GF just the wrong team..

Not sure we have the best young crop in the league you could make that claim for a few other sides to.

Who are the sides that have better young players than we do ? Or should I say perspective young players ?

 

[Punts]

Who are the sides that have better young players than we do ? Or should I say perspective young players ?

Port imo
Gc IMO
Dogs IMO

there are IMO so overrated on a few but just my opinion , Blakey for one but only very young obviously

 

[Wolfgang West]

Port imo
Gc IMO
Dogs IMO

there are IMO so overrated on a few but just my opinion , Blakey for one but only very young obviously

Port I would not argue with. GC No and the Dogs list status is at a different level to ours i would say in games played. No argument with me in some of our blokes being a bit to highly rated though in what they have delivered thus far. If we are being fair dinkum in that regard and reputation and potential are at the forefront have Heeney and Mills been what we were led to believe they would be ? I am pretty good mates with one of the academy coaches both of those blokes played under having played alot of footy with him and grown up with him and his opinion of them was far greater than their output thus far.

 

[RUNVS]

Name 20 ruckmen better than Nankervis.

Sure

2020 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders

2020 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders.

www.footywire.com

As you can see, Nankervis was 23rd in the league for average hitouts in 2020, in fact he isn't even the best ruckman at Richmond at the moment and he was barely better than Tim English, a player who isn't exactly known for dominating hitouts.

 

[caesar88]

Who are the sides that have better young players than we do ? Or should I say perspective young players ?

I don't think it's as easy as just judging all young players the same. Some are young players in very good, experienced teams. Others are young players in very young developing teams, like ours. More fitting to compare ours against other developing teams, like North Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Hawthorn, Carlton and Fremantle, than to compare them to the youngsters in finalists like Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs or Brisbane. Remember how good our youngsters looked when we were a contender like Port currently are?

I'd say the only side that are doing better than us in that group are Gold Coast, and that's by sheer volume of top talent they've been given access to. I would say Freo but I think there's is basically just those three mids (Brayshaw, Cerra and Serong) with not much else.

 

[bedford]

Yeah, nah. It wasn't lost in the ruck. It was the Bulldogs manic attack on the ball and their run and spread that killed us. It was also their "elite handballing" which I will go to my grave believing was straight up throwing.

And you would know ! have another look

 

[Olian]

Sure

2020 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders

2020 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders.

www.footywire.com

As you can see, Nankervis was 23rd in the league for average hitouts in 2020, in fact he isn't even the best ruckman at Richmond at the moment and he was barely better than Tim English, a player who isn't exactly known for dominating hitouts.

Nankervis was lucky to get a game at the end of last year. Soldo was preferred ruck until he did his ACL.

 

[bedford]

2016 was a perfect storm of shitastrophes. Underdone players (Mills, Tippett, McVeigh), blokes going down during the game (Buddy, Hanners), 2014 underperformers underperforming again (Rohan, Parker, McGlynn), the Bulldogs being our kryptonite (like GWS were that year), and the fact we were up against 25 all day.

Any one of those go differently, and I think given how close the game was, we would’ve won.

Out of 20, 000 posts you have hit the nail on the head

 

[bedford]

Sure

2020 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders

2020 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders.

www.footywire.com

As you can see, Nankervis was 23rd in the league for average hitouts in 2020, in fact he isn't even the best ruckman at Richmond at the moment and he was barely better than Tim English, a player who isn't exactly known for dominating hitouts.

You took the lazy option

 

[RUNVS]

You took the lazy option

But an option that shows that I am either correct, or my statement wasn't too far off. Nankervis is not a great ruckman, or even a particularly good ruckman.

 

[bedford]

But an option that shows that I am either correct, or my statement wasn't too far off. Nankervis is not a great ruckman, or even a particularly good ruckman.

Just shows that you can't look through your own eyes. I'm sure you must think that Hardwick has NFI ! jog on

 

[RUNVS]

Just shows that you can't look through your own eyes. I'm sure you must think that Hardwick has NFI ! jog on

Hardly. I came up with the figure of not being in the top 20 all in my own head, and the hitout figures shows much judgement on the issue was not that far off.

 

[bedford]

Hardly. I came up with the figure of not being in the top 20 all in my own head, and the hitout figures shows much judgement on the issue was not that far off.

If you think hit out figures are all that matter for a ruckman , you have just backed up my opinion

 

[RUNVS]

If you think hit out figures are all that matter for a ruckman , you have just backed up my opinion

It isn't, but just like goals kicked for a forward, hitouts for a ruckman is still a very important starting off point.

 

[Millky95]

2016 was a perfect storm of shitastrophes. Underdone players (Mills, Tippett, McVeigh), blokes going down during the game (Buddy, Hanners), 2014 underperformers underperforming again (Rohan, Parker, McGlynn), the Bulldogs being our kryptonite (like GWS were that year), and the fact we were up against 25 all day.

Any one of those go differently, and I think given how close the game was, we would’ve won.

Thanks. Now I am depressed again

 

[bedford]

Thanks. Now I am depressed again

It was a fair summary

 

[Millky95]

It was a fair summary

Doesn't mean it makes me happy

 

[caesar88]

Doesn’t tell us anything new but this is a pretty accurate ranking of the blokes we need big years from

The order of merit: Sydney Swans 2021 season

Who are the Sydney Swans players who should play to their optimum level in season 2021? To be eligible for selection, a player must…

www.theroar.com.au

 

[sataris]

Doesn’t tell us anything new but this is a pretty accurate ranking of the blokes we need big years from

The order of merit: Sydney Swans 2021 season

Who are the Sydney Swans players who should play to their optimum level in season 2021? To be eligible for selection, a player must…

www.theroar.com.au

No Sam Reid

 

[elastic]

Doesn’t tell us anything new but this is a pretty accurate ranking of the blokes we need big years from

The order of merit: Sydney Swans 2021 season

Who are the Sydney Swans players who should play to their optimum level in season 2021? To be eligible for selection, a player must…

www.theroar.com.au

No Isaac Heeney? I suspect that is a major oversight. I'm hoping Isaac can put his injuries behind him and have a consistent year.
Just realised the criteria was 5 games in 2020. Don't think Isaac got there.

 

[caesar88]

No Isaac Heeney? I suspect that is a major oversight. I'm hoping Isaac can put his injuries behind him and have a consistent year.

I think their criteria was that they played 5 games or something last year to improve upon. Heeney played 6.5 games last year, so you can see how they might've accidentally forgot about him.

 

[Ticky009]

Best 22

MOCK TEAMS: Who's in your club's best 22 for round one?

Our reporters put their match committee hats on and pick every club's possible R1 team

www.afl.com.au

Poor Paddy must be bloody sick of talking about it

Back from the brink: McCartin ready to seize AFL lifeline with Swans

It’s a big year for the McCartin brothers. Tom is being converted into a full-time defender for Sydney while Paddy has been given a chance by the Swans to resurrect his career after concussion issues.

www.theage.com.au

 

[SwansProudly]

No live feed of our jumper presentation?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

 

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