News Swans Talk in the Media 2023

[Adnico26Parker]

how odd.

Might be a good thing to have someone working in Melbourne with the Vic based managers, AFL H/O, etc.

 

[Ticky009]

Might be a good thing to have someone working in Melbourne with the Vic based managers, AFL H/O, etc.

Yes I can see the advantage of it.

 

[Kiama Chris]

BIG CHANGES just announced

Gardiner gone

Not entirely unexpected. Macca?

 

[Kiama Chris]

BIG CHANGES just announced

Gardiner gone

Having a few minutes to digest. Not too happy.
Spike is OK, though I think a minor downgrade on Pyke. As adults the brothers should be able to work together. Implications for Macca?
Cameron as Horse's boss? Not happy at all. One of the great things about Gardiner is that he did his job (well IMO) and kept to his patch. Can Cameron be trusted to do that?
Has the potential to tear the team apart.

 

[bedford]

Having a few minutes to digest. Not too happy.
Spike is OK, though I think a minor downgrade on Pyke. As adults the brothers should be able to work together. Implications for Macca?
Cameron as Horse's boss? Not happy at all. One of the great things about Gardiner is that he did his job (well IMO) and kept to his patch. Can Cameron be trusted to do that?
Has the potential to tear the team apart.

I think your trying to find too many negatives , the beauty is that they have both coached an AFL team .

 

[Callipygian]

Having a few minutes to digest. Not too happy.
Spike is OK, though I think a minor downgrade on Pyke. As adults the brothers should be able to work together. Implications for Macca?
Cameron as Horse's boss? Not happy at all. One of the great things about Gardiner is that he did his job (well IMO) and kept to his patch. Can Cameron be trusted to do that?
Has the potential to tear the team apart.

I'm also not thrilled. I also see Spike as a bit of a downgrade on Pyke.

However I think Cameron will be ok in the GM of Footy role - I think he might be better suited to that than to coaching. Also he should provide a strong voice to challenge Horse which is important. While he will nominally be Horse's boss I don't think anyone will under any illusions about who has rank when it comes to coaching decisions - I think provided Cameron stays in his lane (which I'm confident he will) then it can work well.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Having a few minutes to digest. Not too happy.
Spike is OK, though I think a minor downgrade on Pyke. As adults the brothers should be able to work together. Implications for Macca?
Cameron as Horse's boss? Not happy at all. One of the great things about Gardiner is that he did his job (well IMO) and kept to his patch. Can Cameron be trusted to do that?
Has the potential to tear the team apart.

Can't say as I agree there Chris. Leon has been a part of the team for a while now so I wouldn't have thought he'd have been appointed to the position if there was any signs of tension between he and Longmire.

 

[Ticky009]

Sydney set for significant change in football department

More change at the Swans.

www.sen.com.au

Former Giants coach to be Swans' new football boss

Sydney has reshuffled its football department ahead of Charlie Gardiner's return to Melbourne

www.afl.com.au

 

[Kiama Chris]

Can't say as I agree there Chris. Leon has been a part of the team for a while now so I wouldn't have thought he'd have been appointed to the position if there was any signs of tension between he and Longmire.

I'll be very happy if you're correct. I can get a bit glass half empty. Seen it in my work life.

 

[caesar88]

We're kinda being infiltrated by an unsuccessful GWS regime.

Leon Cameron

Leon Cameron

Age

52

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.2

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.7

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.9

3star

No current season stats available

D

20.8

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.8

3star

, Mark McVeigh

Mark Mcveigh

Age

43

Ht

184cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.1

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

5.5

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

18.4

5star

K

13.6

5star

HB

4.8

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

2.0

4star

and Amon Buchanan

Amon Buchanan

Age

42

Ht

179cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

0.2

3star

who moved from the Giants after a season in which they finished 16th. Damian Truslove who moved from the Giants VFL side to ours after a season in which they finished 13th.

I know it's not easy to find coaches who want to move and live in NSW, but geez...

 

[RUNVS]

We're kinda being infiltrated by an unsuccessful GWS regime.

Leon Cameron, Mark McVeigh and Amon Buchanan who moved from the Giants after a season in which they finished 16th. Damian Truslove who moved from the Giants VFL side to ours after a season in which they finished 13th.

I know it's not easy to find coaches who want to move and live in NSW, but geez...

and who were widely considered to have massively underdelivered when taking into account the talent on the GWS list.

 

[caesar88]

and who were widely considered to have massively underdelivered when taking into account the talent on the GWS list.

Agreed, but nothing we can do except hope for the best. Luckily I think we're still in safe hands with the big dog. Or should I say, big Horse.

 

[bedford]

Didn't Cameron get the pop us into 5 finals series . Some people are better in a support role . Looking more like BIG COXS to take over

 

[Bandicoot]

Having a few minutes to digest. Not too happy.
Spike is OK, though I think a minor downgrade on Pyke. As adults the brothers should be able to work together. Implications for Macca?
Cameron as Horse's boss? Not happy at all. One of the great things about Gardiner is that he did his job (well IMO) and kept to his patch. Can Cameron be trusted to do that?
Has the potential to tear the team apart.

No matter who replaced Pyke, it would have been a downgrade.
I'm curious as to who will take Cameron's role with the academy. Could it be big Stewie making a comeback to the swannies?

 

[Kiama Chris]

No matter who replaced Pyke, it would have been a downgrade.
I'm curious as to who will take Cameron's role with the academy. Could it be big Stewie making a comeback to the swannies?

Like that.

 

[Bonz]

No matter who replaced Pyke, it would have been a downgrade.
I'm curious as to who will take Cameron's role with the academy. Could it be big Stewie making a comeback to the swannies?

Would love it but Stewie knocked back a club already due to wanting a senior coaching role.

Sadly find it unlikely.

 

[rustycrate]

Having a few minutes to digest. Not too happy.
Spike is OK, though I think a minor downgrade on Pyke. As adults the brothers should be able to work together. Implications for Macca?
Cameron as Horse's boss? Not happy at all. One of the great things about Gardiner is that he did his job (well IMO) and kept to his patch. Can Cameron be trusted to do that?
Has the potential to tear the team apart.

Can't see Cameron behaving like Horse's boss, unless Horse lets him. Few runs on the board v Horse's runs on the board.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Can't see Cameron behaving like Horse's boss, unless Horse lets him. Few runs on the board v Horse's runs on the board.

Hope you're correct. As far as an outsider can tell Charlie did a good job. Cameron is a surprise to me, not because he's necessarily a dud, but because he's always been a coach until this year.

 

[rustycrate]

Hope you're correct. As far as an outsider can tell Charlie did a good job. Cameron is a surprise to me, not because he's necessarily a dud, but because he's always been a coach until this year.

I think this means Horse will not be around past the next two seasons of his contract. A guy like Cameron has no pull over Horse. Horse who has been around for so long that a coach of lesser experience and less runs on the board would have little or no influence over Horse in a position of management. Unless Horse allows it. That is how I see it. Maybe Horse has said this is the last contract and is allowing Cameron to assume control in partnership with Horse to find a successor to head coach.
Otherwise it does not make much sense for this lightening appointment.

 

[Ticky009]

We didn't do too bad

Your club's top-10 picks: Where are they now?

We take a closer look at how your club has fared with its top-10 draft picks in the past decade

www.afl.com.au

We are in the hunt

Premiership Windows, Slips, Falls, and the Ground - The Mongrel Punt

The famous premiership window - which clubs are in it, which clubs have it closing, and who is falling off the ledge and hitting the turf?

themongrelpunt.com

 

[Callipygian]

We didn't do too bad

Your club's top-10 picks: Where are they now?

We take a closer look at how your club has fared with its top-10 draft picks in the past decade

www.afl.com.au

We are in the hunt

Premiership Windows, Slips, Falls, and the Ground - The Mongrel Punt

The famous premiership window - which clubs are in it, which clubs have it closing, and who is falling off the ledge and hitting the turf?

themongrelpunt.com

I agree. For all those lamenting how we waste our top picks I would say that only Fremantle, Melbourne and (arguably) North Melbourne have better records than us over the same period, plus Port and West Coast both got one success out of one pick each.

 

[Ticky009]

This one isn't a difficult guess

Kane Cornes' seven most improved AFL players in 2023

Kane Cornes had revealed his seven most improved players of the 2023 AFL season.

www.sen.com.au

 

[bedford]

This one isn't a difficult guess

Kane Cornes' seven most improved AFL players in 2023

Kane Cornes had revealed his seven most improved players of the 2023 AFL season.

www.sen.com.au

More off season content , he really needs a break

 

[Cadsky]

There's a paywalled article on HS about the swans verdict of Mills captaincy. I can't read it though.

 

[caesar88]

There's a paywalled article on HS about the swans verdict of Mills captaincy. I can't read it though.

I'll spare you the trouble as I read it and it's just a word for word copy of Harley's quotes from his presser this afternoon. Spoke highly of Mills character, leadership and quality as a footballer and said that he'll likely feature prominently in the voting process when they do it again at the end of the year.

So in other words, a non-answer.

The presser in question:

“We will celebrate our 150th year with gusto”: Tom Harley

Sydney Swans CEO Tom Harley spoke to the media this morning to share his thoughts on the club kicking off the season in it’s 150th year.

www.sydneyswans.com.au