Sydney Swans media thread - interesting articles, vids of key moments

[neilfws]

‘There haven’t been many Lance Franklins’: Post-Buddy Swans primed to kick on

Some interesting thoughts from Tom Harley on the Sydney market.

[WomblingFree]

Clayton Oliver details pre-draft meeting with Swans Some insights into how Kinnear Beatson works.

I read that before and I have to be honest I wasn't impressed. Insulting and disrespectful and very unprofessional. From a guy that didn't play at any decent level and is actually quite fat himself.

I don't think that's big or clever at all from Kinnear at all and surely it doesn't reflect on our values of respect and how we treat our players and staff.

Now before I get called soft and woke there's no problem at all asking hard and tough interview questions but insulting and belittling a young man when you are in a position of power? Not cool at all.

[neilfws]

Good Swans history article with lots of details about the difficult early days:

The first step of Swans’ 40-year journey from outhouse to penthouse

[neilfws]

VIC media pundits may have no interest in the Swans' successful season start, but we can rely on the ABC analysts for some interesting content:

The keys to the Sydney Swans' mid-season AFL favouritism

[dejavoodoo44]

VIC media pundits may have no interest in the Swans' successful season start, but we can rely on the ABC analysts for some interesting content:

The keys to the Sydney Swans' mid-season AFL favouritism

Good article. I like how they stress how varied our attack is. I also like that they think Blakey is a lock for the All Australian team, both due to his attacking flair and his often overlooked defensive skills.