Oppo Camp Taylor Adams (Traded to Swans 2023)

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No, it's pretty straight forward how he left.

He was a leader of the playing group and bailed when it got too hard.

Little bit of Footy karma has caught up with him.

But this just isn’t true.

10 years at a club isn’t bailing. He gave great service.

The lack of respect for a great clubman in this thread is revolting.
 
Well said. Lots of jilted lovers around the place.


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Yep, and this year we’ve heard McStay essentially say it took a while to be embraced, Schultz cop lots of flack.

And these same supporters want us landing top line free agents or having players nominate the Pies.

A bit more respect to our own would go a long way.
 

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Yep, and this year we’ve heard McStay essentially say it took a while to be embraced, Schultz cop lots of flack.

And these same supporters want us landing top line free agents or having players nominate the Pies.

A bit more respect to our own would go a long way.

You dont take swipes on your way out if you are a loyal servant and clubman.

Thats the difference , its not really hard to comprehend why people dont have time for him despite his length of service
 
You dont take swipes on your way out if you are a loyal servant and clubman.

Thats the difference , its not really hard to comprehend why people dont have time for him despite his length of service
Spot on. He had a sulk and a dig at Fly. It's bad enough if you were at the club for a few seasons and did that but he was in the leadership group.
 
Tay after Tay
But we’ve still got Bobby Hill
The man with the cheeky grin is staying here still
But nobody wants to know Tay
They say he’s just a fool
They didn’t like his answers

But the fool left Bobby Hill only to see his Swans selection going down
And the eyes in his head see his finals predicament going round
 
But we’ve still got Bobby Hill
The man with the cheeky grin is staying here still
But nobody wants to know Tay
They say he’s just a fool
They didn’t like his answers

But the fool left Bobby Hill only to see his Swans selection going down
And the eyes in his head see his finals predicament going round

paul mccartney wants a piece of the royalties....
 

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A repeat of bad luck for Adams?

Sydney’s jack of all trades and a first-season Swan stand in the way between Taylor Adams and a chance to realise his premiership dream.

After two years of finals heartache, Adams is in danger of enduring more pain in September, no guarantee to replace injured Swans skipper Callum Mills, who hurt his hamstring last week.

Robbie Fox and Caiden Cleary are the two biggest threats to Adams returning to the Swans 23 while ruckman Peter Ladhams is considered an outside chance should Longmire’s match committee opt to throw a curveball at Port Adelaide.

Adams’ best hope of reviving this September campaign is if Longmire, who is not known for left-field plays at selection, decides to reshuffle the magnets to fill the void left by the hamstrung Mills at halfback.

One scenario likely to be considered at the selection table is moving either one of Jake Lloyd and Oliver Florent from the wing into defence, where both have excelled as attacking running backs.

Running machine Justin McInerney would then take one wing, leaving an opening in attack for Adams to play as a half-forward who can pinch-hit on the ball.

But that role is already filled by veteran Luke Parker, who is a more damaging forward than Adams. This move would also create disruption in every third of the ground.

Adams and Mills were both part of a Swans midfield which struggled late in the season. The Swans’ fortunes improved after both were relieved of their on-ball duties. In Adams’ last game in the final round against Adelaide, he failed to win a centre clearance from 12 attendances inside the centre square.

Former Magpie Adams missed Collingwood’s premiership last year due to a hamstring strain at training, and was ruled out the previous finals series after a serious soft-tissue injury in the qualifying final.

Cleary gives the Swans extra speed across half-forward, an area Geelong exposed Port in the qualifying final. A Swans academy graduate taken in the first round of last year’s draft, Cleary was unlucky to be the man to make way for Tom Papley after impressing late in the home and away season.

If Longmire decides a like-for-like replacement is the best option, then Fox shapes as the man most likely.

The 185-centimetre Fox can play multiple roles in defence and has proven he can stand up on the big stage of finals.

He was one of the Swans’ few winners in their grand final hammering two years ago when he held Geelong superstar Jeremy Cameron to two goals and 18 disposals while getting 26 possessions himself.

Capable of playing as a high half-forward, Fox’s versatility also makes him an attractive option as the substitute.

Braeden Campbell could not have done more for a promotion into the 22 after his game-changing performance against Greater Western Sydney starting in the vest, though he may also have played that role so well he becomes their specialist September super-sub.

Ladhams is the bolter. Despite playing his only game this year in the round 21 rout against his old club Port, the specialist ruck impressed in a scratch match last week, but it would be a major shock if he came in to support Brodie Grundy, who prefers to ruck solo.

 
It was pretty trivial from memory and not some "spray" like is being made out.

There are some very sooky posters around here.



Still talking about it in May this year. Or the article came out this May


Nearing the end of the home-and-away season, the 30-year-old's manager started seeking potential moves to rival clubs, with one sticking out as a plausible landing spot.

Adams admitted that he had to make a decision "with his head and not his heart", which resulted in a request to leave the Pies and head to Sydney.

"It was a shock," Adams said on The Unlaced Podcast.

"I was pretty disappointed by the feedback and the transparency I got from Collingwood throughout the year.

"There was a bit of misalignment from coach to coach and what I was getting told.

"And I sort of got played out of position where I wasn't playing that well and then you start thinking about, 'I'm out of contract at the end of 2024, are they phasing me out?'"


This led to the meeting with Swans Coach John Longmire being set up for the Wednesday before the 2023 Grand Final.

"I was transparent with John (Longmire) and said, 'my preferred move is to not move (from Collingwood) but I got to make a decision with my head'," Adams said.

"He understood and was fantastic.

“I then met with 'Wrighty' (Wright) and 'Fly' (McRae) on the Thursday and Fly basically said, ‘Nothing is going to really change next year, we think you do a great job in the role that you're playing', and I thought, to be honest, he was blowing wind up my ass,” he conceded.

“As I said before, I had to make a decision with my head and I actually didn't hear from Fly at all again which hurt me. He should've called me and had the hard conversation but I can understand why he didn't as he just won a flag and had a baby and there was a lot going on.

"And I don't have any hard feelings about it."
 

Still talking about it in May this year. Or the article came out this May


Nearing the end of the home-and-away season, the 30-year-old's manager started seeking potential moves to rival clubs, with one sticking out as a plausible landing spot.

Adams admitted that he had to make a decision "with his head and not his heart", which resulted in a request to leave the Pies and head to Sydney.

"It was a shock," Adams said on The Unlaced Podcast.

"I was pretty disappointed by the feedback and the transparency I got from Collingwood throughout the year.

"There was a bit of misalignment from coach to coach and what I was getting told.

"And I sort of got played out of position where I wasn't playing that well and then you start thinking about, 'I'm out of contract at the end of 2024, are they phasing me out?'"


This led to the meeting with Swans Coach John Longmire being set up for the Wednesday before the 2023 Grand Final.

"I was transparent with John (Longmire) and said, 'my preferred move is to not move (from Collingwood) but I got to make a decision with my head'," Adams said.

"He understood and was fantastic.

“I then met with 'Wrighty' (Wright) and 'Fly' (McRae) on the Thursday and Fly basically said, ‘Nothing is going to really change next year, we think you do a great job in the role that you're playing', and I thought, to be honest, he was blowing wind up my ass,” he conceded.

“As I said before, I had to make a decision with my head and I actually didn't hear from Fly at all again which hurt me. He should've called me and had the hard conversation but I can understand why he didn't as he just won a flag and had a baby and there was a lot going on.

"And I don't have any hard feelings about it."
There's not much to see there.
 

Still talking about it in May this year. Or the article came out this May


Nearing the end of the home-and-away season, the 30-year-old's manager started seeking potential moves to rival clubs, with one sticking out as a plausible landing spot.

Adams admitted that he had to make a decision "with his head and not his heart", which resulted in a request to leave the Pies and head to Sydney.

"It was a shock," Adams said on The Unlaced Podcast.

"I was pretty disappointed by the feedback and the transparency I got from Collingwood throughout the year.

"There was a bit of misalignment from coach to coach and what I was getting told.

"And I sort of got played out of position where I wasn't playing that well and then you start thinking about, 'I'm out of contract at the end of 2024, are they phasing me out?'"


This led to the meeting with Swans Coach John Longmire being set up for the Wednesday before the 2023 Grand Final.

"I was transparent with John (Longmire) and said, 'my preferred move is to not move (from Collingwood) but I got to make a decision with my head'," Adams said.

"He understood and was fantastic.

“I then met with 'Wrighty' (Wright) and 'Fly' (McRae) on the Thursday and Fly basically said, ‘Nothing is going to really change next year, we think you do a great job in the role that you're playing', and I thought, to be honest, he was blowing wind up my ass,” he conceded.

“As I said before, I had to make a decision with my head and I actually didn't hear from Fly at all again which hurt me. He should've called me and had the hard conversation but I can understand why he didn't as he just won a flag and had a baby and there was a lot going on.

"And I don't have any hard feelings about it."
That all seems fair and reasonable. I think Sydney were concerned about Parker's longevity last year. I think Adams saw himself as a potential replacement but Parker hit good form when he came back from his suspension
 
That all seems fair and reasonable. I think Sydney were concerned about Parker's longevity last year. I think Adams saw himself as a potential replacement but Parker hit good form when he came back from his suspension
Plus Heeney has gotten fit and has been stunning in the midfield, meaning one less spot there.
 
Absolutely. His manager did a great job either way
Depends if he wants to be playing senior footy or whether the preference is his pay packet. It'll get harder for him next year to get a game there - they had Mills and Parker unavailable for most of this year. And they'll probably have one of their academy kids pushing through soon too.
 
This part
""And I sort of got played out of position where I wasn't playing that well"

Well first, he is still playing that position
And when he played half forward with us, I thought it was known he was actually playing quite well. Its what made him play the most he had in years in a season.
He's prob playing worse at HF with the swans than in his time at the pies.
 

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