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.

 

[bedford]

Fair enough, his 400m times don’t compare to a Jack Hiscox, just looks fast to the naked eye:

Better quicker over 20 m is better

 

[Dubai Quacker]

I was surprised Robbie Fox was in the Swans list

Speed kings: Telstra Tracker reveals your club's fastest player in 2021

Who is the quickest player at your club? We have the answer, thanks to Telstra Tracker data

www.afl.com.au

I was surprised Buddy wasn’t on the list, until I realised the speeds were measured WITHOUT bins in tow.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Interesting. I wonder over what distance this was measured. Thought J Mac could have been up there given he was an elite 400m runner.

Both JMac and Fox have that distance runner's long loping stride rather than the frenetic charge of a sprinter. The other 4 are all compact with a good burst.
Hugely surprised Blakey wasn't on that list before his injury. Reckon he might be around 36 or 37km/hr.

 

[David 3058]

The AFL website analyses the 2016 draft:

Ollie Florent (pick No.11), Will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

(21), Jack Maibaum (45), Darcy Cameron

14

Darcy Cameron

Age

29

Ht

204cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

CL

0.5

3star

HO

3.5

5star

D

6.0

2star

K

3.3

2star

HB

2.7

3star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

(48)
AFL Pre-Season and Rookie Drafts: Ben Ronke

25

Ben Ronke

Age

26

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.7

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.7

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.2

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

5.2

5star

G

2.4

5star

, Robbie Fox

42

Robbie Fox

Age

31

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.6

5star

MG

151.3

2star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

4.3

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.8

4star

MG

151.3

3star

D

12.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.8

5star

M

0.4

1star

T

3.6

5star

, Shaun Edwards

Shaun Edwards

Age

30

Ht

190cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

8.2

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.6

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

, Toby Pink, Sam Fisher

Sam Fisher

Age

42

Ht

191cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.3

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

220.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.2

3star

(category B)

Verdict: In Florent and Hayward, Sydney should have two long-term players and both potentially could become stars of the competition, so the draft definitely gets a comfortable pass. The question is, however, could it have been better? The Swans left Jy Simpkin

12

Jy Simpkin

Age

26

Ht

183cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.0

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

8.1

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.9

4star

D

20.6

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

9.6

5star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.5

4star

CL

5.5

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

on the table who – at the moment – is a better midfielder than Florent. And it is at the backend of the draft – typically a strength for the Swans – where they've been let down. Maibaum was delisted in 2019, rookied, then delisted again in 2020. Cameron was handed to Collingwood after failing to make an impression. Edwards and Pink didn't work out, and while Ronke and Fox remain on the list, Fox has been delisted once and Ronke is hanging on by his fingernails after rising from obscurity in 2018 with a stunning seven-goal effort at the MCG. - Cameron Noakes

THE VERDICT: Every club's 2016 draft haul, five years on

We revisit the 2016 NAB AFL Draft and see how your club fared

www.afl.com.au

 

[bedford]

The AFL website analyses the 2016 draft:

Ollie Florent (pick No.11), Will Hayward (21), Jack Maibaum (45), Darcy Cameron (48)
AFL Pre-Season and Rookie Drafts: Ben Ronke, Robbie Fox, Shaun Edwards, Toby Pink, Sam Fisher (category B)

Verdict: In Florent and Hayward, Sydney should have two long-term players and both potentially could become stars of the competition, so the draft definitely gets a comfortable pass. The question is, however, could it have been better? The Swans left Jy Simpkin on the table who – at the moment – is a better midfielder than Florent. And it is at the backend of the draft – typically a strength for the Swans – where they've been let down. Maibaum was delisted in 2019, rookied, then delisted again in 2020. Cameron was handed to Collingwood after failing to make an impression. Edwards and Pink didn't work out, and while Ronke and Fox remain on the list, Fox has been delisted once and Ronke is hanging on by his fingernails after rising from obscurity in 2018 with a stunning seven-goal effort at the MCG. - Cameron Noakes

THE VERDICT: Every club's 2016 draft haul, five years on

We revisit the 2016 NAB AFL Draft and see how your club fared

www.afl.com.au

Who wrote this ?

 

[hairy biker]

Who wrote this ?

Herbert Bressemer, an industrial chemist from Bremen in Germany.

Of course you'll have to click on the link provided by David 3058 to discover why.

 

[Millky95]

Your club's greatest ever bang-for-buck pick in the national draft

Not every gun player is a top pick at the draft. Who's been your club's diamond in the rough?

www.afl.com.au

Adam Goodes (pick No.43, 1997)

Talk about bang for your buck draft picks. No one could have possibly imagined that Adam Goodes would become one of the club's most decorated and respected figures when he was snapped up with pick 43 in the 1997 NAB AFL Draft. Perhaps when Goodes won the Rising Star award in 1999, some had an inkling that the athletic big man was a special talent. Two Brownlow Medals later, the penny undoubtedly dropped. Throw in two premierships (not bad for a club with only five), and a club record for the most AFL/VFL games, this champion was clearly an inspired choice. Three-time best-and-fairest winner and current co-captain Luke Parker is a very honourable mention here, but no one will topple the great Adam Goodes. Sydney grabbed Parker with pick 40 in 2010 to add to their staggering success late in drafts, that also includes an unbelievable strike rate in the rookie drafts. - Cameron Noakes

 

[Ticky009]

Some stats on who has covered the most ground this year.

Marathon men: Telstra Tracker reveals your club's running machines

Who's racking up the most miles for your team? We delve into the Telstra Tracker data to find out

www.afl.com.au

 

[caesar88]

Some stats on who has covered the most ground this year.

Marathon men: Telstra Tracker reveals your club's running machines

Who's racking up the most miles for your team? We delve into the Telstra Tracker data to find out

www.afl.com.au

McLean was unreal that night against the Cats.

 

[sataris]

Some stats on who has covered the most ground this year.

Marathon men: Telstra Tracker reveals your club's running machines

Who's racking up the most miles for your team? We delve into the Telstra Tracker data to find out

www.afl.com.au

I assume that Melican being 2nd on the list is mostly due to him being km away from his man.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I assume that Melican being 2nd on the list is mostly due to him being km away from his man.

and then running to the Bench... he did need directions

 

[Bandicoot]

Adam Goodes (pick No.43, 1997)

Talk about bang for your buck draft picks. No one could have possibly imagined that Adam Goodes would become one of the club's most decorated and respected figures when he was snapped up with pick 43 in the 1997 NAB AFL Draft. Perhaps when Goodes won the Rising Star award in 1999, some had an inkling that the athletic big man was a special talent. Two Brownlow Medals later, the penny undoubtedly dropped. Throw in two premierships (not bad for a club with only five), and a club record for the most AFL/VFL games, this champion was clearly an inspired choice. Three-time best-and-fairest winner and current co-captain Luke Parker is a very honourable mention here, but no one will topple the great Adam Goodes. Sydney grabbed Parker with pick 40 in 2010 to add to their staggering success late in drafts, that also includes an unbelievable strike rate in the rookie drafts. - Cameron Noakes

Ryan O'Keefe at 56 was a pretty good get as well.

 

[bedford]

Race 7 today in Adelaide our boys horse ran crap , the one that was on social media . I fell into it

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Ryan O'Keefe at 56 was a pretty good get as well.

None top Harry Cunningham - pick 93 in a ROOKIE draft.

 

[SGBeach]

None top Harry Cunningham - pick 93 in a ROOKIE draft.

Reckon Cunningham is highly under-rated.. but..
Rampe took three years to get picked up, does that make pick 300 in the rookie draft?

 

[BloodySwan]

Goodes > Kirk >>>>>>>>>>> Rampe > Cunningham

I have no idea how people are placing Rampe and Cunningham over the captain

 

[Kiama Chris]

Goodes > Kirk >>>>>>>>>>> Rampe > Cunningham

I have no idea how people are placing Rampe and Cunningham over the captain

Don't think they are. Just adding to the "bang for buck" we've gotten from the lower end of the draft. There are others too but doubtless Goodesy is the cream.

 

[BloodySwan]

Don't think they are. Just adding to the "bang for buck" we've gotten from the lower end of the draft. There are others too but doubtless Goodesy is the cream.

Rampe, Cunningham and Kirk were all rookies. IMO Kirk was the best rookie pick by a country mile - in terms of bang for your buck nothing tops the Captain

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Don't think they are. Just adding to the "bang for buck" we've gotten from the lower end of the draft. There are others too but doubtless Goodesy is the cream.

I’m putting Sir Dane ahead of Captain Kirk.

Controversial, yes - but I’m standing by it.

 

[Kiama Chris]

I’m putting Sir Dane ahead of Captain Kirk.

Controversial, yes - but I’m standing by it.

I'd wait until Sir Dane's career is over to get a fair comparison. By then it should be a good discussion.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Who is the best AFL player that came through the rookie draft?

“Only 4 per cent of rookies will play 200 games, he played 240.”

www.sen.com.au

bit of well deserved recognition for Captain Kirk..
Rampe, Lloyd not far behind

best hippie in afl history

 

[Bandicoot]

Rampe, Cunningham and Kirk were all rookies. IMO Kirk was the best rookie pick by a country mile - in terms of bang for your buck nothing tops the Captain

Dean Cox was a reasonable rookie selection too.

 

[bedford]

I’m putting Sir Dane ahead of Captain Kirk.

Controversial, yes - but I’m standing by it.

You'll get stood on. Go and have a look at him in the 05 GF, he was relentless.

 

[bedford]

best hippie in afl history

What about Brave Bob

 

[the hypnotoad]

What about Brave Bob

murphy wasn't a hippie

intelligent, decent, forward-thinking feller, like kirk, but not a hippie