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Anxious millennial | Hater of problematic coffee orders | Senior Digital Content Producer @AFLTodayAu @punters @AFLWTodayAu
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I can’t believe it.
Words can’t describe how I’m feeling right now.
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If I win Powerball, I’m buying the Winx filly at Easter and sending her to Les Ross and calling her Mishani Winx
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So that Issac Heeney performance, was not just one of the great finals games, but one of the greatest individual performances of all time.
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This scheduling for next Saturday night continues to look dumber and dumber by the day.
#AFL
#AFLBluesPower
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Good time to bring up, the Swans don't have back-to-back home games in 2024.
On the road every second week.
GWS play at 12 different venues in 23 games.
Collingwood and Carlton travel twice each for the rest of the season.
Essendon once, in the final round.
Errol Gulden with a polite but strong response to the ongoing discussion surrounding the byes and 'fairness' of the fixture.
The Swans and Gulden were very impressive today, downing Geelong at the SCG.
Listen live:
Live blog:
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BetR expected 40,000 subs in the first month.
They had that within 48 hours of opening.
If you’re complaining that you missed out before they switched off the prices or if you were on Loft (I’m one of them)
1) that’s on you.
2) learn all in betting rules.
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Gai 🎯
GA for Flem tomorrow $35.95
Once you’re in;
A beer costs $10
Bucket of chips $6
So tomorrow if you lob in for the first, you’re down $50 already before having a bet.
For the same $50, you can get a Parma and 2 pints at the pub.
Legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse has unloaded about the cost of going to the races and called on race clubs to regularly open the gates for free.
“Why not just go to McDonald's — get yourself a burger and then go and watch the races in the pub?"
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I get being reactionary, but this morning McRae may reflect & wish he didn’t say this.
Three times against the Crows.
The non 50 vs North.
The Grand Final trip.
The non free kick to Toby Greene in the prelim.
All times non calls, have helped Collingwood late in games.
"Have the prunes to administer the rules!" 😠
Were the Pies robbed by an umpiring error late in the game? 😬
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$1.01 the Swans challenge.
Players getting off for full on punches and Heeney cops a week for this. Laughable
HEENEY'S BROWNLOW HOPES DASHED
Sydney fails to free its superstar of a striking ban >>
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Jezza Cameron getting a vote here is laughable from Chris Scott.
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Shout out to all the Essendon fans, who have been in my mentions all year saying the Swans are soft and they can’t wait to ‘get’ the Swans in round 23.
Enjoy 🍻
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Collingwood fans really don't understand the added stress on the body and brain, travelling away from your family and home comforts for 1-3 nights, every second week for 6 months does to the human body when also asked to perform at the highest level every week over that period.
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Swans finishing first and allegedly getting the Saturday arvo slot is a shafting and a half.
Should have the Friday night game.
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An icon, superstar, a once in a generation talent.
Oh and Katy Perry
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I don’t understand why people are confused as to why David Eustace is going to HK.
Has no costs whatsoever.
Trains in his own name.
Low tax rate.
Easier / slower lifestyle.
Has phenomenal contacts in both Australia and Europe when it comes to sourcing horses.
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Having seen this movie before with Sam Reid.
I'm sorry Callum, you are not playing in the Grand Final if the Swans qualify.
BREAKING 🚨
Major blow for the Sydney Swans. Callum Mills will miss the preliminary final after straining his hamstring at training yesterday.
Not yet confirmed whether he will be ready if they qualify for the GF.
More details soon on
@superfooty
/
@codeaflau
#AFL
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Swans AFLW team 🤝 Swans AFL Team
Owning Collingwood.
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Sydney hosting Port in a Preliminary final is a media narrative dream.
Swans haven't beaten Port since 2016 (8 games in total), average winning margin to Port is 33.9 points.
Last 10 at the SCG, Swans lead 7-3.
#AFLFinals
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Heeney in that last quarter was utterly phenomenal.
Pure insanity from the one of the best in the comp.
Is that what gets the Swans going again, or was that a Collingwood side who ran out of puff.
#AFLSwansPies
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I feel bad for the Swans social team, the vitriol that will be put forth in the comments isn’t fair on them.
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First ever winner as an owner today with
#CliffHouse
It may have been only a maiden but felt like a G1 to me.
Of course it had to be
@mtcwagga
for
@timpdonnelly
Onya Team Roberts
@jockeyrr
@AlyshaCollett
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Heeney has 14 touches and a goal in the last Q
Warner with 14 and a goal too.
Two superstars putting a team on their back and just getting it done.
But Heeney, was next level.
#AFLSwansPies
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You know what to do Kinnear
"My mail is that Sam De Koning is absolutely gettable from the Cats."
- Dan Hannebery with a bit of Trade mail out of Geelong
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Lauding Maynard for “holding up the game” probably isn’t the comment to make when his hands were in Greene’s face & slipped a sly elbow in.
#AFLGiantsPies
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If I’m the Swans, I’m on the phone to SDK’s management
Sorry Frosty.
Zach Tuohy dropped for Geelong.
Tom Stewart in as the only change.
Oisin Mullin keeps his spot.
Sam De Koning left out again.
The Lions unchanged for the 2nd straight week.
No Taylor Adams for Sydney. Fox in for Mills.
Dixon + Burton back for Marshall + Lorenz at the Power
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The Swans are the
#1
vibes team in the
#AFLW
The culture they have created between the fans and club is something all clubs should look into & how to create it themselves.
Another awesome crowd for
#AFLW
at Henson Park!
5,530 for the Sydney Derby!
#AFLWSwansGiants
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If you backed Forbes that day at Sandown.
You can get over it now that Anamoe has won the Cox Plate.
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Without Callum Mills, the Swans went 14-3 with a percentage of 145.
The three losses came by a combined 8 points.
With wins over Hawthorn (76 points), Geelong (30) GWS x 2 (29 & 27) - they had not played Brisbane or Port yet.
A loss yes, but quite clearly not a massive one.
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This is horrendously bad umpiring.
Have a feel for the game.
Don’t impose yourself on the game because you have a whistle.
Fans don’t care about the umpires, they’re trying to watch footy.
#aflswansport
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This is just weird;
Mr Brightside has beaten AB home the last 6 times they have met.
+ he leads AB in H2H matchups 7-3.
He’s also won 2 Doncasters.
The second with top weight beating home AB by 13 lengths.
Why can’t we celebrate two awesome geldings that turn up year on year?
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This is the first thing the Swans have posted on social media since Sunday.
Radio silence from the players and the club.
Luke Parker has informed the Sydney Swans of his request to be traded to the North Melbourne Football Club.
Parker has played 293 games for the Swans since being drafted with pick 40 in 2010.
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When Dad moved the family to Wagga in 2004.
Country TAB races were only worth $8,000 - $10,000.
To have races worth 27k at your regular meetings, highways worth 120k. Plus the Kozi & Country Championships is bloody phenomenal for country trainers.
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Matt Roberts should be top 3 in rising star voting.
If he was in Victoria ww would be losing his mind at how good his last 6 weeks has been.
#AFL
#AFLSwansCrows
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Collingwood fans booing Ginnivan given the vitriol they had towards the public for booing him is utterly hilarious.
All well and good for Maynard to be tough towards Ginnivan when he’s on the deck.
Ginnivan has had 14 touches to Maynard’s 2.
#AFLHawksPies
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I’m barred from betting on the tote at any country and provincial meeting Australia wide by Sportsbet.
When asked why that happened.
“Because we can”
@sothegreatgame
At the risk of going against the grain, I actually think Sportsbet have a very good history of betting smart/pro punters. Speaking more in racing than Sport, but during my time there and afterwards I’d rate them more punter-friendly than most.
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Someone give Jeff White a job on tv with analysis on Sunday nights please.
His twitter has been unbelievable.
One of the BEST inside forward 50 stop play goals of the year from
@sydneyswans
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
#afl
@First__Use
analysis 🧐
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Losing your first three games didn't help either.
So it’s official.
This ‘free kick’ cost Collingwood a spot in the eight.
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Swans utterly woeful in the second half
3.11
+ bad choices with the footy all day.
Players on the chopping block with Adams as sub, Mills & Parker due back.
To the positive they have lost 3 games of footy by a total of 8 points this season & are 2 games clear
#AFLSaintsSwans
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Once again
It is not Logan McDonald’s fault the Swans lost a game of footy.
Good on him for having the confidence to have a crack.
Watch him flush one in a big final because of this.
Logan McDonald for the second week in a row had the chance to win the game for the Swans 😱
📺 Watch
#AFLSaintsSwans
LIVE on ch. 503 or stream on Kayo:
✍️ BLOG
🔢 MATCH CENTRE
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Because the Swans only beat them by 52 points five weeks ago and not 82?
The Sydney Swans sit three games clear at the top of the ladder after round 15.
But Sam McClure has Carlton "on the same rung" as the Swans for one key reason.
MORE 👉
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Takes some serious professionalism to be presenting on tv, see your horse scratched at the gates in a race worth 250k and carry on with the broadcast as if nothing has happened.
I would have lost it.
Bravo
@LizzieJelfs
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Where’s the brick wall, let’s go.
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Dean Cox has just opened up his AFL app, checked the scores at Geelong and nodded, knowing that the decision to stay in Sydney was the correct one.
#AFLCatsEagles
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Win the minor premiership, don’t get preference 👍
The Western Bulldogs lobbied hard privately and were disappointed to get the Friday night final. It clashes with their first AFLW home match at Whitten Oval.
Sydney wanted the Friday night timeslot, but got the Saturday afternoon.
@FootyonNine
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Craig McRae currently having a conniption that an away team is winning the free kick count at the SCG.
#AFLSwansCrows
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Where’s the brick wall.
I’m ready to go.
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Not even starting the Power v Swans game at 7:40 Adelaide time.
What are we doing.
This is the opposite way to grow the game.
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Hey
@sydneyswans
fans
We (a Victorian based podcast / YouTube platform) give the Swans the much needed praise they deserve.
Give this podcast a listen for a chat all things round 9 & how good the Swans are.
Before Deebs comes off the long run on
@TRUEBLOODSPODDY
Hey Sydney Swans fans.
We know there isn’t much chat about the
#Bloods
in the media. Which seems insane given they are on top of the ladder.
Well, we talked about the Swans and how good they are on the Round 9 wrap of AFL Today 👇👇👇
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Longmire getting smashed in the coaches box once again in a grand final.
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Stoked to have run my first marathon, smashing all my goals by running 3.38.
Shout out to the parents for coming and supporting.
Most of all the
#MegaRun
team. All of us sub 4 hours.
#WeEffingDidIt
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John Longmire is absolutely pulling the plug on the feed from CH7 to Sydney members room, so the Swans can go home.
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Making them put on this attire feels like cruel and unusual punishment
“I’m a broken man right now.
Unfortunately we haven’t been able to achieve the ultimate success.”
Dane Rampe speaking at the Grand Final Dinner.
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I'd put the Port score up there
Swans training under lights at the SCG. The score from their qualifying final win against the Giants still up on scoreboard.
#AFL
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Best thing about a Dogs v Hok final for the rest of the competition, one of them will be eliminated.
#AFLDogsGiants
#AFL
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And just like that the Swans finish the deck
McDonald ✅
Hayward ✅
Florent ✅
Gulden ✅
Rowbottom✅
Had James Rowbottom on
@AFLTodayAU
(podcast out Wednesday)
Where he said that this group of players had lunch together at the start of year & committed to sticking together.
Logan McDonald has signed a four-year contract extension. Teammates found out this morning.
Locked in until the end of 2028 at the
@sydneyswans
, when he'll become a free agent.
@FootyonNine
@9NewsMelb
@wwos
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Collingwood (by end of 2024 H&A) have played 18 of 74 games interstate since the start of 2022.
Aka 13% of their games played in that time.
GWS by comparison will have played 43 of 71 (plus another 3 at the SCG) interstate aka 60.5% of their games at the end of H&A 2024.
Pies only had 4 genuine home-ground advantage games all season. Other MCG games are against fellow tenants. Not complaining - just how it is.
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Second week in a row, John Longmire and selection committee have got it wrong.
Ladhams in and Parker as the sub.
Questions need to be asked as to why Longmire and co made certain selection decisions.
#AFL
#AFLPowerSwans
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The only real issue I have is that Zerk-Thatcher swatted Naughton in the face and concussed him. Nothing, not even mentioned.
Butters, Hogan etc punch dudes and get off their suspensions
The inconsistency is wild, I hope in 2025 the MRO is a full time position.
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The Doncaster is utterly mouth watering.
Another Wil
Celestial Legend
Southport Tycoon
Obamburami
Lindermann
All off of huge wins last start
+
Militarize, Kovalica, Zougotcha etc
Bring it on.
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This Waihaha Falls argument is ridiculous, he isn't the first horse to miss a race because his rating isn't good enough nor will he be the last.
WF could have had a run in the last month & got his rating up but didn't.
He is still running tomorrow anyway.
Get over it and move on.
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Owners carrying on like this when a pundit has an opinion is why racing will never progress beyond what it is now.
Racing is a sport built on opinions.
It’s why we bet.
Only in racing, when you fairly criticise a horse / ride / trainer, you’re maligned for having an opinion.
“Miles you’re officially the flog of the century; I pronounce you king flog of racing and king of the sub 50 IQ twitter cesspool that you inhibit.
“May one day you will be able to recognise a racehorse's greatness.”
Tony Ottobre hits backs
@PfitznerMiles
after Jenni saluted!
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Thought the umpiring was fantastic yesterday, other than one non-decision when Blakey should have had a free kick, I didn’t notice them.
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Seeing a lot of
@TRUEBLOODSPODDY
merch in the city as I grab some lunch.
The faithful are converging
@PollyPorridge
@davidbaxt
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A lot of words, without saying anything.
Nor mentioning the clash that the Bulldogs have with their AFLW program.
Plus given his explanation, could have literally flipped the schedule.
Swans v GWS - Thurs
BL v Blues - Fri
WBD v Hok & Port v Cats - Sat
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon explains why Sydney and the Bulldogs have had their finals scheduled on Saturday and Friday respectively, despite complaints.
📺Watch
#AFL360
on Ch. 504 or stream via
@kayosports
:
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The non selection of Francis and Parker being the sub, already looks like a horrendous decision by the Swans match committee.
Not often they get it wrong.
#AFLSwansDogs
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Bedford gets 3 weeks, where he didn’t look to harm his opponent, yet unfortunately Taranto was concussed.
Hipwood, despite never looking at the ball and only has eyes to hit Blakey gets off with a fine as Blakey isn’t injured.
What a joke, the system is broken.
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This Carlton love in, is a bit OTT.
They beat West Coast.
A team who have won 10 games in three seasons. Yesterday was a fourth time for the season they had been held to a score in the 30's.
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Convinced the umpires have Warner and Heeney mixed up in opening round and the game against Richmond
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Winning 8 straight H&A games means nothing if you get blown out when it matters in finals.
A very poor night for Ken and Port.
#AFLSwansPort
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Can Matt Hill be the lead caller for Fox Footy in 2025 when they get their own call teams for each games.
Please and thanks.
Ross to Banks to Campbell (🔥) to Dow. Super footy, Tiges
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@LMcKirdy7
It’s quite alarming that a ‘swat’ can be given a week and upheld when challenged.
Yet, intentional punches from Jesse Hogan and Zak Butters to opponents faces get thrown out.
If the other two had been upheld, there would be much less uproar.
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If Heeney doesn’t miss two games he wins. Pipe down.
Just a reminder that Nick Daicos only won the AFLCA player of the year award because Fly did this in R21. Didn't deserve even 1 vote, but his unethical coach thought he'd try and get him the award instead of voting the match fairly
#AFLAwards
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Pre game Saturday was some of the best fun I’ve had in years.
Post game we all got back together to try and process what had just happened.
Getting to know
@zanerednwhite
@PollyPorridge
@TRUEBLOODSPODDY
this season (plus everyone else) has been a blessing.
Huge shoot-out to
@TRUEBLOODSPODDY
for once again making the lead in something amazing and helping form bonds between all aspects of supporters. We were strong as one the & it's in those bonds I'm finding strength once again!
#AFLGF
@sydneyswans
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4 wins to 0 in 2024 for the Swans > the Giants.
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Paying attention to how much Qantas bump up flight prices.
A Thursday - Sunday return flight from Sydney to Melbourne is ~$700 inc taxes.
Let’s see what it gets to
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Great stuff from Lachlan here
"The SCG has long been recognised as one of the smaller grounds in the competition. It’s current length of 155m is the smallest in the AFL, but only fractionally behind the Gabba (156m) and MCG (160m)."
While the Swans are winning almost everywhere in 2024, they've turned the SCG into a fortress.
Record crowds are giving them a big boost, but the numbers show they're adapting their game plan to create a massive home-ground advantage.
#AFL
@superfooty
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James Rowbottom on this group of young Sydney Swans sticking together long term.
Blew my mind that Tom McCartin is only 23
#Bloods
#Sydney
Fresh off Logan McDonald signing a 4-year extension, James Rowbottom talks about the commitment the
@sydneyswans
young stars made to each other going forward 🦢👇
Extended chat out next Wednesday 👀
#AFL
#SydneySwans
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Polly was right about Sofia Hurley, she’s legit.
Last night was awesome.
Tanya Kennedy a top 3 lock for the Swans B&F too.
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Not big on “loss they needed to have”
But today is a huge wake up call to the Swans.
Warner was awful
Errol & Heeney had no impact
Grundy had a season worst
Amartey unsighted
Rampe well beaten
Positives - all that negativity & lost by a point
+
McLean
Lizard
Hayward
#Bloods
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This is not how you treat one of your most loyal workers.
@MunsieGlenn
deserved better after all his years of service.
What a great loss to the racing industry, sorry to hear you have been made redundant Glenn.
A disgraceful decision, to terminate an icon of radio, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye after 24 years of service.
I’m sure you will be picked up by someone else.
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.
@chloemollloy
spoke brilliantly post game.
The positive and forward looking mindset she exuded with ways in which she can help the
@SydneySwansAFLW
team has to be commended in what would be a trying time for her.
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Why would Dean Cox go to West Coast when the Eagles still haven’t started their rebuild?
They have another cliff coming, the next coach won’t last more than 4 seasons in charge.
Or
He stays at the Swans with a great list and looks near certain to be the next coach in Sydney.
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I’ve seen people say;
“Verry Elleegant can’t win as she doesn’t get it as wet as she likes it”
They must have missed her hacking up in a Melbourne Cup on good ground.
Plus the Caulfield Cup win on a 6.
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Flummoxed that Matty Roberts hasn’t finished top 3 in the rising star.
Consistency > Flash
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Considering they sold out the three Perth games + the Olympic qualifier in Melbourne.
Which makes it 12 straight home games they have sold out.
I would say plenty are still watching.
Women’s A-League crowds are higher than ever also.
Don’t be ignorant and sexist.
Grow up.
Anyone have any update on the statues of the Matildas for finishing fourth at the women’s soccer World Cup!!!!! 😂 😂 😂
Actually has anyone watched a woman’s soccer match since?
😂 😂 😂
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