by Rik E Boy » Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:16 pm
by dedja » Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:24 pm
by Jim05 » Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:27 pm
dedja wrote:Tippett yes, Buddy no.
Buddy has had an awesome year, even by his own lofty standards.
Today he was in the Swans best 3, and that's after massive attention by the Hawks defenders.
He's also a consistent big game player.
Tippett is none of the above and just a very highly paid downhill skier.
Agree on the respect side, I suspect the Swans have lost that moral superiority they had always claimed on that front.
by Rik E Boy » Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:28 pm
by Rik E Boy » Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:30 pm
Jim05 wrote:dedja wrote:Tippett yes, Buddy no.
Buddy has had an awesome year, even by his own lofty standards.
Today he was in the Swans best 3, and that's after massive attention by the Hawks defenders.
He's also a consistent big game player.
Tippett is none of the above and just a very highly paid downhill skier.
Agree on the respect side, I suspect the Swans have lost that moral superiority they had always claimed on that front.
Totally agree,
Buddy had a very good game today.
Tippett on the other hand was as useful as John Butcher, the highlights for me was Lake taking a speccy over Tippett and Cyril making him look stupid on a couple of occassions
by dedja » Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:31 pm
by MW » Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:41 pm
by Dogwatcher » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:58 am
by Booney » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:14 am
by stan » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:32 am
Booney wrote:On one side they lost 3 of the first 4, ended up on top of the ladder and pumped a team in the Prelim. Making a Grand final is hard work, very hard work and on the day ( as we saw ) anything can happen.
On the other side there is no chance, none whatsoever that Franklin is playing in 8 years time. The club will miss out on recruiting other potential free agents. They'll lose quality youngsters because of it.
Anyone who thinks their "culture" won't suffer because of it is kidding themselves.
by mighty_tiger_79 » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:56 am
by Sorry Dude » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:08 am
stan wrote:Booney wrote:On one side they lost 3 of the first 4, ended up on top of the ladder and pumped a team in the Prelim. Making a Grand final is hard work, very hard work and on the day ( as we saw ) anything can happen.
On the other side there is no chance, none whatsoever that Franklin is playing in 8 years time. The club will miss out on recruiting other potential free agents. They'll lose quality youngsters because of it.
Anyone who thinks their "culture" won't suffer because of it is kidding themselves.
Malcheski could be the first one out as he ua still not signed. But you are right I think they have an issue now going forward and keeping the young stars they have.
by bennymacca » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:53 pm
by stan » Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:43 pm
Sorry Dude wrote:stan wrote:Booney wrote:On one side they lost 3 of the first 4, ended up on top of the ladder and pumped a team in the Prelim. Making a Grand final is hard work, very hard work and on the day ( as we saw ) anything can happen.
On the other side there is no chance, none whatsoever that Franklin is playing in 8 years time. The club will miss out on recruiting other potential free agents. They'll lose quality youngsters because of it.
Anyone who thinks their "culture" won't suffer because of it is kidding themselves.
Malcheski could be the first one out as he ua still not signed. But you are right I think they have an issue now going forward and keeping the young stars they have.
But then on the other hand you have Mitchell turning down an offer from Carlton to stay with the Swans. Or is this purely for the fact that he knows there are going to be players leaving/ pushed this off season?
by Armytank » Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:44 pm
by Sorry Dude » Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:47 pm
stan wrote:Sorry Dude wrote:stan wrote:Booney wrote:On one side they lost 3 of the first 4, ended up on top of the ladder and pumped a team in the Prelim. Making a Grand final is hard work, very hard work and on the day ( as we saw ) anything can happen.
On the other side there is no chance, none whatsoever that Franklin is playing in 8 years time. The club will miss out on recruiting other potential free agents. They'll lose quality youngsters because of it.
Anyone who thinks their "culture" won't suffer because of it is kidding themselves.
Malcheski could be the first one out as he ua still not signed. But you are right I think they have an issue now going forward and keeping the young stars they have.
But then on the other hand you have Mitchell turning down an offer from Carlton to stay with the Swans. Or is this purely for the fact that he knows there are going to be players leaving/ pushed this off season?
Or may be he just doesn't want to go to Carlton...
by Grahaml » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:17 pm
by daysofourlives » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:26 pm
by JK » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:27 pm
Grahaml wrote:They were hardly the reason the Swans lost. If anything having two such powerful forwards gave the Swans hope longer than most other sides. They got hammered in the midfield and that was the game right there. Perhaps you can argue that the money spent on one would have been better invested in a strong midfielder but I don't think there was anyone saying the Swans had a weakness there leading into the game. Sometimes you just have a bad game and sometimes that game just happens to be a grand final.
Now, whether in 7 years time Franklin is a distant memory and they have to pay him a massive chunk of the cap is the long term subplot. But who knows? I remember the same thing being said about Lynch when he signed with Brisbane. In the end he not only saw out the contract but the last 3 years of that deal brought flags.
by gadj1976 » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:42 pm
bennymacca wrote:if they win a single premiership in the next 8 years, would that be worth it? probably.
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