Media Swans Talk in the Media 2024

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[BloodySwan]

Yeah I reckon conditions might have helped a bit there don't you think?

Nah, I think our midfield choking the delivery had a bigger impact than the weather

 

[SM]

Nah, I think our midfield choking the delivery had a bigger impact than the weather

... Have a think about that.

 

[BloodySwan]

... Have a think about that.

I know what I said, just enjoying the high

 

[SwansProudly]

Three of the Legends inductees for the inaugural NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame intake: Paul Kelly, Tony Lockett

Tony Lockett

Age

59

Ht

191cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.5

3star

G

4.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.4

5star

and Richard Colless. Three men who absolutely changed the fabric of footy in the state.

 

[Ticky009]

Slick Swans claim derby bragging rights with Giant win

The Swans have proven too strong for the Giants in the derby

www.afl.com.au

Kings of Sydney as Swans deliver scary flag statement amid double blow – 3-2-1

Swans deliver scary flag statement as Giants concerns exposed amid double blow: 3-2-1

www.foxsports.com.au

Swans announce claims for premiership favouritism after downing Giants in Sydney Derby

The Sydney Swans are on the march and could finish the weekend 1st on the ladder for the first time this year.

www.sen.com.au

Swans make a statement as Giants face stretch without Green, Brown

The Swans seized local bragging rights in front of a near-record crowd at the SCG, while the Giants are set to lose one of their stars to injury and another to suspension.

www.theage.com.au

Swans cruise to wet weather derby win over Giants

Sydney have handed cross-city rivals Greater Western Sydney a 29-point defeat to consolidate their spot as the harbour city's No.1 team.

www.espn.com.au

Paywalled:
Want to put the brakes on the run from the GWS defence? Then stop Lachie Whitfield

6

Lachie Whitfield

Age

30

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.3

5star

M

6.3

5star

T

2.7

4star

MG

411.8

5star

D

21.4

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

8.9

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.8

3star

MG

350.6

5star

D

17.6

5star

K

8.2

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

!

Whilst I may have got the player wrong in the preview, it was clear that great minds think alike, with John Longmire deploying James Jordon to stifle the creativity of Whitfield as a defensive half-forward.

R8 - Sydney v GWS - Mongrel Talking Points - The Mongrel Punt

The Giants talked a big game, but the Swans played one to knock over GWS in Round Eight. HB has the Talking Points from the Sydney Derby

themongrelpunt.com

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Fox Sports match report: Swans lock in second TOP spot in derby win

Not Found | Fox Sports Videos

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Olian]

Yeah I reckon conditions might have helped a bit there don't you think?

No, strange take.

 

[BumbaT]

Fox Sports match report: Swans lock in second spot in derby win

Not Found | Fox Sports Videos

www.foxsports.com.au

Great way to lock in second spot by taking first spot. Genius move.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Great way to lock in second spot by taking first spot. Genius move.

Fixed!

 

[SM]

No, strange take.

You don't think the conditions made it tough for their forwards? Yeah mine is the strange take.

 

[.Shotties.]

Why do NSW people hate it with a loathing passion? I find it silly since there's no bridge but I don't 'loath' it.

Poetic licence exists.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Swans’ burning question: How good do they look in their first real test in ages?

The dirty little secret of Sydney’s 6-1 start is they haven’t played anybody since mid-March.

Soooooo, have we dispelled that "dirty little secret"?
I mean, we've beaten four of the other current top eight sides and by my reckoning we are the only team to have done that, so I wonder whoever the moron was that wrote that will change their tune.

 

[RubbaDuck]

Referring to the Anzac bridge as the East-West divide is nonsense. I lived on the Balmain peninsula for many years. It's wall to wall Swans supporters. Swans just announced a sponsorship deal with White Bay Brewery on the Balmain Peninsula.

The only Giants fans near Balmain were a few poor bastards stuck in traffic on the Iron Cove Bridge, listening to the derby on the radio and dying in sympathy with their team as they sucked fumes and turned blue from carbon-monoxide.

On the bright side, it's a shorter drive home when the game ends and the kids can enjoy feeding any non-breathing family members to the bull sharks.

Perhaps the Iron Cove bridge could be painted half blood red and half puke orange for the Derby.

 

[momentbymoment]

Swans’ burning question: How good do they look in their first real test in ages?

The dirty little secret of Sydney’s 6-1 start is they haven’t played anybody since mid-March.

Soooooo, have we dispelled that "dirty little secret"?
I mean, we've beaten four of the other current top eight sides and by my reckoning we are the only team to have done that, so I wonder whoever the moron was that wrote that will change their tune.

Tomorrow the academy articles will start.

 

[Jimbo OZ]

You don't think the conditions made it tough for their forwards? Yeah mine is the strange take.

I’m unsure if you were at the game but the conditions were not as bad as you would think. It pissed down in the second but was pretty dry after that.

Regardless, losing Tom McCartin was covered more easily against GWS than and their forwards than other teams as Rampe, Melican, Blakey, and Fox still match up ok against Brown, Hogan, and Riccardi. GWS losing Tom Green is possibly a bigger loss but doesn’t account for the dominance we had.

 

[RubbaDuck]

If we win it's down to some failure in our opponent, the ground, the weather, the system, the fixture, the academy, Buddy's long contract, the umpiring, Horse's North Melbourne roots or the other team just not showing up.

If we win or lose we are pretenders and a dozen commentators are going to tell us our game is broken and can never be fixed

 

[MR0808]

I said it in a group chat, I'm ignoring the media now. The only article I will read this year is the review on our glorious win on the last Saturday in September

 

[hairy biker]

I mean, we've beaten four of the other current top eight sides and by my reckoning we are the only team to have done that, so I wonder whoever the moron was that wrote that will change their tune.

Technically on the scoreboard we might have beaten Collingood, but they 'just didn't look right', Melbourne well that was 'a weirdly slippery night', Essendon never make finals so you can't count them and we only beat GWS because Tom Green went down.

So by my calculations on the moral victory ladder we are ~ 12th.

David King; 'Question needs to be asked is Horse safe?'.

 

[Donza]

David King on TV the other night.
"I have the Big three as contenders."
*ignoring the swans.

Geelong, GWS and Carlton.

How'd those apples go this round?

 

[liz]

David King on TV the other night.
"I have the Big three as contenders."
*ignoring the swans.

Geelong, GWS and Carlton.

How'd those apples go this round?

When giving his top four seedings for the week on Whately's Monday morning SEN show, he also said that his top three were a long way ahead of the rest and weren't going to change for a long time, regardless of what happened in ensuing weeks. I wonder if a week is a long time in footy.

 

[RocketBooster]

Do we still have a reserves thread?
I had a look through and i don't see it

 

[liz]

Do we still have a reserves thread?
I had a look through and i don't see it

VFL - 2024 Swans Reserves

VFL Draw https://www.afl.com.au/fixture?Competition=7&CompSeason=55&Season=66&Round=1022

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[MF]

When giving his top four seedings for the week on Whately's Monday morning SEN show, he also said that his top three were a long way ahead of the rest and weren't going to change for a long time, regardless of what happened in ensuing weeks. I wonder if a week is a long time in footy.

I can almost forgive those comments around Geelong and GWS but I don't know how anyone who has watched Carlton closely this year could put them that far ahead of us. They will genuinely struggle to make top 4, let alone win a flag. Top 8 might even be a battle for them.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I can almost forgive those comments around Geelong and GWS but I don't know how anyone who has watched Carlton closely this year could put them that far ahead of us. They will genuinely struggle to make top 4, let alone win a flag. Top 8 might even
be a battle for them.

Start of season I had them anywhere between 7-12 as a mid table team. Tipped them to miss the 8.

 

[Arrr]

David King on TV the other night.
"I have the Big three as contenders."
*ignoring the swans.

Geelong, GWS and Carlton.

How'd those apples go this round?

I still have doubts about if Sydney can get the job done in good weather on the MCG, on a Friday night, if it's a full moon, and it's winter and they haven't gone for a swim at the beach that morning. That's a concern for me. I think that if they can't do that then their game won't hold up in September.