An example is the turnaround of opinion by Hardwick. Now that he is coaching the the Gold Coast, he can see the disadvantages of the Northern clubs.
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An example is the turnaround of opinion by Hardwick. Now that he is coaching the the Gold Coast, he can see the disadvantages of the Northern clubs.
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A few points:
* The whole AFL industry is rife with conflicts of interest. It's the way it is. The industry is startlingly unaccountable. You can complain and try to change it, but, in the meantime, that's what it is.
* Our club has little scope to challenge and confront the AFL. The AFL is our sole shareholder and has complete control over our club. They can literally tell us what to do and we have to do that. At the AGM one of our staff represents them, perhaps as Company Secretary. More recently it has been Drew Arthurson our CFO but previously it may have been Leigh Taylor, I'm not sure. The only way we can challenge the AFL is relatively softly/discreetly (except maybe in some egregious circumstances and even then we would just have to use the strength of our position to leverage a good outcome behind closed doors). Not only is the AFL industry rife with conflict, it's also controlled by relatively few and they don't tolerate too much rocking of the boat/gravy train.
* In all the circumstances Harley has shown himself to be a person of fortitude and integrity over his career both before he came to the club and since. He used to face criticisms that he was secretly rowing for Geelong but fortunately that has mostly dried up over time. I think he's done a great job running the club efficiently and well. He also seems to operate as part of a team - he's not a one man show, like perhaps Eddie at Collingwood tried to be.
* The whole AFL industry is rife with conflicts of interest. It's the way it is. The industry is startlingly unaccountable. You can complain and try to change it, but, in the meantime, that's what it is.
* Our club has little scope to challenge and confront the AFL. The AFL is our sole shareholder and has complete control over our club. They can literally tell us what to do and we have to do that. At the AGM one of our staff represents them, perhaps as Company Secretary. More recently it has been Drew Arthurson our CFO but previously it may have been Leigh Taylor, I'm not sure. The only way we can challenge the AFL is relatively softly/discreetly (except maybe in some egregious circumstances and even then we would just have to use the strength of our position to leverage a good outcome behind closed doors). Not only is the AFL industry rife with conflict, it's also controlled by relatively few and they don't tolerate too much rocking of the boat/gravy train.
* In all the circumstances Harley has shown himself to be a person of fortitude and integrity over his career both before he came to the club and since. He used to face criticisms that he was secretly rowing for Geelong but fortunately that has mostly dried up over time. I think he's done a great job running the club efficiently and well. He also seems to operate as part of a team - he's not a one man show, like perhaps Eddie at Collingwood tried to be.
I think that operationally Harley is an excellent CEO. He supports those under him publicly and appears to do his best to give them the tools necessary to succeed. He and Pridham appear to be on the same page. The membership and other successes are largely on him.
The failure of the football department to deliver a premiership when everything appeared to be in their favour is, in my opinion, on the football department. Coaches and players.
WA and SA are the only areas where there's a surplus of talent relative to available list spots.
Victoria is a little over half the talent pool and a little over half the list spots, NSW and Qld are obviously in deep deficits. But there's a few dozen more SA and WA players in the system than would all fit on the 75 or so spots available at those four clubs. So they have that steady stream of players coming back that generally more than balances the players who leave, unless they're serious basket cases.
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I think I mostly agree.
There is still a role for the CEO in setting standards and expectations. For example, I was heartened to hear that Harley instigated working through the GF tape with horse and putting players on the spot to explain their actions. On the other hand, I think he has also used the “this will not define us” line and also throws to secondary and tertiary measures of success when contextualising the season.
Overall I think he is a good CEO though, and I suspect the players will feel less comfortable next year, which will be a good thing.
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NSW Australian Football History Society has named six Swans
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Six Swans in 2024 NSW Origin Team
The team was announced by the NSW Australian Football History Society this week.
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When we won it, I bought the DVD and reckon I watched it 30 times before I stopped. Knew every passage of play and could have called the game in advance.
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Speaking of the 05 GF, this is still one of the best vids I've watched with the music:
I wish I was able to get the DVD of the GF with the different radio commentaries. I thought I found a copy around 2007 so I ordered it, but it ended up being just the normal DVD with just the tv broadcast commentary ☹. False advertising!
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Swans depart for Maningrida to tackle smoking in the Top End
The Sydney Swans arrive in the Northern Territory this week for community clinics and a football carnival aimed at delivering an important health message.
What strikes me about this is the names of the players giving of their limited (and so presumably precious) off-season time to the club and footy. I thought it might be about money, and maybe it is (it's telling that there are no top earners among them), but it's not like any payments would sit outside the salary cap. And clearly it's not only about money.
To me it demonstrates three other qualities:
1. A commitment/devotion to the club.
2. A curiosity about the world.
3. A desire to learn and improve and invest in oneself, which is also sometimes called professionalism.
Fox's name pops up once again. First he goes to Doha. Now to the NT.
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Point 2 & 3 are both very good points and something all people should try to instil within themselves.Swans depart for Maningrida to tackle smoking in the Top End
The Sydney Swans arrive in the Northern Territory this week for community clinics and a football carnival aimed at delivering an important health message.www.sydneyswans.com.au
What strikes me about this is the names of the players giving of their limited (and so presumably precious) off-season time to the club and footy. I thought it might be about money, and maybe it is (it's telling that there are no top earners among them), but it's not like any payments would sit outside the salary cap. And clearly it's not only about money.
To me it demonstrates three other qualities:
1. A commitment/devotion to the club.
2. A curiosity about the world.
3. A desire to learn and improve and invest in oneself, which is also sometimes called professionalism.
Fox's name pops up once again. First he goes to Doha. Now to the NT.
Goes a long way to feeling fulfilment I imagine.
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I think it's also probably just easier to get fringe players free & available for a week over the off-season than it is a seasoned, established player who probably has other prior commitments, travels etc. planned.Swans depart for Maningrida to tackle smoking in the Top End
The Sydney Swans arrive in the Northern Territory this week for community clinics and a football carnival aimed at delivering an important health message.
What strikes me about this is the names of the players giving of their limited (and so presumably precious) off-season time to the club and footy. I thought it might be about money, and maybe it is (it's telling that there are no top earners among them), but it's not like any payments would sit outside the salary cap. And clearly it's not only about money.
To me it demonstrates three other qualities:
1. A commitment/devotion to the club.
2. A curiosity about the world.
3. A desire to learn and improve and invest in oneself, which is also sometimes called professionalism.
Fox's name pops up once again. First he goes to Doha. Now to the NT.
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Tom Harley and Adam Spencer avoiding fan questions about the Grand Final. 
Swans depart for Maningrida to tackle smoking in the Top End
The Sydney Swans arrive in the Northern Territory this week for community clinics and a football carnival aimed at delivering an important health message.
What strikes me about this is the names of the players giving of their limited (and so presumably precious) off-season time to the club and footy. I thought it might be about money, and maybe it is (it's telling that there are no top earners among them), but it's not like any payments would sit outside the salary cap. And clearly it's not only about money.
To me it demonstrates three other qualities:
1. A commitment/devotion to the club.
2. A curiosity about the world.
3. A desire to learn and improve and invest in oneself, which is also sometimes called professionalism.
Fox's name pops up once again. First he goes to Doha. Now to the NT.
They could hardly send Sir Dane to deliver an anti-smoking message.
Just brilliant! Snell and Roberts have been doing extras (spotted on Insta) and Fox is Fox so not really a surprise. Ditto Wicks.Swans depart for Maningrida to tackle smoking in the Top End
The Sydney Swans arrive in the Northern Territory this week for community clinics and a football carnival aimed at delivering an important health message.
What strikes me about this is the names of the players giving of their limited (and so presumably precious) off-season time to the club and footy. I thought it might be about money, and maybe it is (it's telling that there are no top earners among them), but it's not like any payments would sit outside the salary cap. And clearly it's not only about money.
To me it demonstrates three other qualities:
1. A commitment/devotion to the club.
2. A curiosity about the world.
3. A desire to learn and improve and invest in oneself, which is also sometimes called professionalism.
Fox's name pops up once again. First he goes to Doha. Now to the NT.
The girls have just finished their season but look so enthusiastic. Fantastic!
I wonder if a staffer has gone with them.
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Tom Harley and Adam Spencer avoiding fan questions about the Grand Final.
I'm shocked!!!!
Spencer shouldn't be within a mile of it.Tom Harley and Adam Spencer avoiding fan questions about the Grand Final.
Harley should have a solid prepared response that hears what's being said, acknowledges the disappointment, that the club is working hard to understand what went wrong and to improve.
WTF is Spencer onTom Harley and Adam Spencer avoiding fan questions about the Grand Final.
Adam Spencer
Advertised to go to 7pm, finished at 6.30pm Danced around a majority of questions and repeated more party lines. I asked the question about what is the club going to do to make Vic membership worthwhile with the ever increasing number of fully ticketed games and basically copped the "If you've got any ideas, let us know." Mate, you couldn't respond to a request for the club to send a 50th anniversary message to my folks, why would I bother emailing and expecting a response with suggestions on how to stop treating your Vic members as cash cows.Tom Harley and Adam Spencer avoiding fan questions about the Grand Final.
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