Retirements.

[Jimitron5000]

Reasonable blood lines across generations and branches. Might be worth putting him out to stud.

Has he played enough games in red and white for this sire's male progeny to qualify under father/son rules?

Sure has, and not enough to qualify for Collingwood. No doubt the eligibility rules will be relaxed to suit Collingwood if he sires a couple of future stars!

[Swansongster]

Thanks Rhyce, I have always enjoyed watching you play, well almost always. Time for you to settle down and produce a few sons now.

Reasonable blood lines across generations and branches. Might be worth putting him out to stud.

Has he played enough games in red and white for this sire's male progeny to qualify under father/son rules?

[aardvark]

Thanks Rhyce, I have always enjoyed watching you play, well almost always. Time for you to settle down and produce a few sons now.

[erica]

Shaw to retire at end of season: Shaw set to retire - sydneyswans.com.au

[magic.merkin]

Me wonders if hanners is carrying a leg or groin injury recently. seems to have lost some power/second efforts on spread.

[Pmcc2911]

I think in the first half Hanners would have been at 10% disposal efficiency.

[CureTheSane]

I was pretty down on Hanners and McVeigh the other night.
Every time the went near the ball they did something that resulted either in a turnover or a wasted opportunity.
McVeigh for a while, Hanners had a shocker.

[Gary]

Well "medium fast" sure doesn't catch too many that I see him chasing.

[dimelb]

Slow? On a sliding scale I'd rate Hanners as medium-fast, something like Goodesy. Jetts is fast. Gary Rohan is superfast. John Longmire is slow.

[Gary]

Part of me hopes you are reading it right "bloodspirit" ... but I am not convinced ... when things go well he deserves the votes he gets ... but even when he does chase his basic lack of speed sees very little "catching" going on.

[bloodspirit]

Am I alone in observing that at times Hanners seems disinterested in the ball after it has left his immediate vicinity ... certainly can't / doesn't chase on occasions ... very brave but also pretty slow and too often disposal is less than ordinary.

I have noticed that on occasion but wondered if maybe he's just reading the play and knows when is the smart time to spend petrol tickets and when isn't. Certainly the coaches are very impressed by his work and I figure they are the best placed to judge - he is second in the AFLCA's Champion Player of the Year award race so that's not just our coaches that rate him either.

[Gary]

Off field he hasn't covered himself in glory at such a young age. I'd vote for him when he ceases to slaughter the footy by foot.

Am I alone in observing that at times Hanners seems disinterested in the ball after it has left his immediate vicinity ... certainly can't / doesn't chase on occasions ... very brave but also pretty slow and too often disposal is less than ordinary.

[Faunac8]

An interesting take on the endless calls for Goodesy to retire that he has to endure for the last few years
Retiring on top is a myth, just ask Hewitt and Goodes | The Roar

[Aaron]

Is Buddy part of the current leadership team?

NO.

However, I don't think Swans announced the full list this year. We had a full list of 2014 though. According to (McGlynn joins leadership group - sydneyswans.com.au)
"McGlynn joins co-captains Jarrad McVeigh and Kieren Jack, as well as Adam Goodes, Ted Richards, Nick Smith, Rhyce Shaw, Josh Kennedy and Ryan O?Keefe, in what will be his first leadership position in his eight-year AFL career."
Early 2015, they announced the promotion of Luke Parker (apparently to replace ROK) but did not mention anyone leaving.

[rojo]

Is Buddy part of the current leadership team?