News Swans Talk in the Media 2023

[caesar88]

Guess I should keep my opinions to myself lest I draw the ire of the mighty Caesar.

Apologies KC, don't want you to think that at all. Always enjoy reading your views. My comment wasn't intended to be rude at all, I was just saying I don't know that we as fans can be annoyed that the media are making a big deal over the whole 'Bidney' thing when we seemed to embrace it ourselves.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Badge of honour afaic.

 

[bedford]

Will Green coming up on Sportsday with Healy and Cornes if someone can put it up please , got cricket on

 

[Kiama Chris]

Apologies KC, don't want you to think that at all. Always enjoy reading your views. My comment wasn't intended to be rude at all, I was just saying I don't know that we as fans can be annoyed that the media are making a big deal over the whole 'Bidney' thing when we seemed to embrace it ourselves.

It has often been said we can have any opinion. It seems only until some disagree. Beveridge and Beatson have a longstanding "mock" adversarial relationship. Doesn't look too mock to my eye. But that's just my opinion.
As to "Bidney" CGAF.

 

[bedford]

It has often been said we can have any opinion. It seems only until some disagree. Beveridge and Beatson have a longstanding "mock" adversarial relationship. Doesn't look too mock to my eye. But that's just my opinion.
As to "Bidney" CGAF.

YOU ARE NAUGHTY HAVING CAPITALS

 

[Kiama Chris]

YOU ARE NAUGHTY HAVING CAPITALS

 

[Ticky009]

Will Green interview:

 

[The King!]

Seriously that's as much as you can reasonably say about any team's drafting and recruiting 36 hours after the event.

Instead of filling up their pages with meaningless hot takes, the Melbourne footy media should revisit their post-draft reviews from five years ago and grade themselves.

Good Idea

AFL Draft 2018 Report Card: Every club assessed after national draft, winners and losers

AFL draft report card: Giants big winners, Roos claim best value pick

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[RUNVS]

Will Green interview:

Seems a bit nervous in the interview but seemed like a good guy.

 

[Slingshot Footy]

It has often been said we can have any opinion. It seems only until some disagree. Beveridge and Beatson have a longstanding "mock" adversarial relationship. Doesn't look too mock to my eye. But that's just my opinion.
As to "Bidney" CGAF.

Both parties appeared quite pissed off with one another (without either demonstrably showing it) when Kinnear outright refuted the rumours that we had offered Tom De Koning a long term deal on Gettable.

 

[Ticky009]

Both parties appeared quite pissed off with one another (without either demonstrably showing it) when Kinnear outright refuted the rumours that we had offered Tom De Koning a long term deal on Gettable.

I do like Kinnear, but he doesn't suffer fools gladly. The inane suppositions and questions of the media he has no time for.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Both parties appeared quite pissed off with one another (without either demonstrably showing it) when Kinnear outright refuted the rumours that we had offered Tom De Koning a long term deal on Gettable.

It goes back further than that when Beveridge asked him a very stupid question and KB said "that's the stupidest question I've ever been asked". They joke about it but....

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Good Idea

AFL Draft 2018 Report Card: Every club assessed after national draft, winners and losers

AFL draft report card: Giants big winners, Roos claim best value pick

www.foxsports.com.au

We smashed it out of the park in 2018, especially when you look at where our picks landed and how clubs with an equivalent hand did.

 

[bedford]

I do like Kinnear, but he doesn't suffer fools gladly. The inane suppositions and questions of the media he has no time for.

I concur with him and it's not just media

 

[Olian]

Good Idea

AFL Draft 2018 Report Card: Every club assessed after national draft, winners and losers

AFL draft report card: Giants big winners, Roos claim best value pick

www.foxsports.com.au

Bombers write up was on the money, has aged well.

ESSENDON

The Bombers may as well not have turned up on day one of the draft.

On the other hand, the Swans killed it with the first 3 selected.

 

[BloodySwan]

Bombers write up was on the money, has aged well.

ESSENDON

The Bombers may as well not have turned up on day one of the draft.

On the other hand, the Swans killed it with the first 3 selected.

Go through the whole draft, we made out like bandits. Most of the clubs will look back and see it as a missed opportunity

 

[Callipygian]

Go through the whole draft, we made out like bandits. Most of the clubs will look back and see it as a missed opportunity

Us and the Giants big winners. Port and Bulldogs nailed their early picks.

 

[cherub]

Good Idea

AFL Draft 2018 Report Card: Every club assessed after national draft, winners and losers

AFL draft report card: Giants big winners, Roos claim best value pick

www.foxsports.com.au

What’s a big blast of reality is how few draftees really go on to have an AFL career. And how inappropriate the over the top media attention on draftees is. And late picks often do ok.

 

[Bandicoot]

We smashed it out of the park in 2018, especially when you look at where our picks landed and how clubs with an equivalent hand did.

Was a pretty ordinary draft class that year. We certainly did well as did Port and GCS. Other than that there weren't too many hits.

 

[caesar88]

Good Idea

AFL Draft 2018 Report Card: Every club assessed after national draft, winners and losers

AFL draft report card: Giants big winners, Roos claim best value pick

www.foxsports.com.au

That was considered the granddaddy of drafts and the best since the 2001 'superdraft'. I remember Beatson saying it was the kind of draft where the top 30-35 prospects that year would be considered top 10-15 prospects in any other year. Which explains our desperation to trade for another pick in it.

It's a stellar draft, but the fact that 13 of those first 35 picked have already been either traded or delisted just five years later shows how imperfect a science drafting can be.

 

[BloodBrother1]

It goes back further than that when Beveridge asked him a very stupid question and KB said "that's the stupidest question I've ever been asked". They joke about it but....

i remember this... was pretty funny!!!! and awkward at the same time!!! hehehehe

 

[BloodBrother1]

That was considered the granddaddy of drafts and the best since the 2001 'superdraft'. I remember Beatson saying it was the kind of draft where the top 30-35 prospects that year would be considered top 10-15 prospects in any other year. Which explains our desperation to trade for another pick in it.

It's a stellar draft, but the fact that 13 of those first 35 picked have already been either traded or delisted just five years later shows how imperfect a science drafting can be.

Out of those 35 picks we have now ended up with James Jorden (2018 pick 33) this year after spending 5 yrs at Melb at the expense of Zac Foot (theortetically speaking). Time will tell on JJ but i believe he is a big improvement on Zac Foot who is no longer on a list. So we are still improving on that draft class. Pretty good going i reckon.

 

[Ticky009]

Sam Reid

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Sam Reid

Age

32

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.4

3star

and a Mills injury update

Luckless tall to return to training, Mills gets a boost

Sam Reid will start pre-season training on Monday after being re-listed by the Swans on Wednesday

www.afl.com.au

Round 1 verdict: Draftees most likely to debut immediately at every AFL club in 2024

Crows’ big addition to fill obvious void; Dons’ forward revolution: Draftees who can debut in Rd 1

www.foxsports.com.au

Just when Buddy thinks he's out - they try to pull him back in

“Buddy show”: Ex-Saint hopes to lure Franklin to local Gold Coast club in 2024

“Hopefully we can get him to play a game.”

www.sen.com.au

Sheldrick still eligible for Rising Star

Ranking the main contenders for the 2024 Rising Star award

Who will beat Harley Reid?

www.sen.com.au

 

[rustycrate]

The smokey​

Angus Sheldrick (Sydney) - $51

A bit of a smokey, but Sheldrick is every chance to be a big contributor for the Swans in 2024.

Like Sam Darcy, Sheldrick was drafted in 2021 and has played nine AFL games so far, just making him eligible for the award.

If he has a big pre-season and breaks into Sydney’s midfield, he’s absolutely one to keep an eye on. He could be Luke Parker

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Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

’s long-term replacement.

Ranking the main contenders for the 2024 Rising Star award

Who will beat Harley Reid?

www.sen.com.au

 

[Ticky009]

NRL’s Bulldogs strike cross-code blow on AFL after poaching top Swans Academy prospect

Bulldogs strike cross-code blow on AFL after poaching top Swans Academy prospect

www.foxsports.com.au