2025 List Management

[Auntie.Gerald]

I’m quite bullish on our list for 2026

Campbell or Seriong or Robert’s can slot back and take on Ollies role on wing or HBF rotation

hayward well we have two new forwards of immense craft.

Buller was not really an AFL key forward player in our current squad vs Curnow, Macca, Joel, Heeney etc rotating thru

I mean Curnow for Hayward (despite our love) is chalk and cheese re finals games and season proper

as paul Keating said in parliament many moons back

"in the psychological battle stakes, we are stripped down and ready to go,"

im bullish

and so keen for next season with a very well balanced squad with serious strike power

[Roadrunner]

There's 18 teams in the AFL and only one premiership each season, simple maths says they are incredibly difficult to win.

PLUS success is tilted in favour of a handful of clubs that enjoy unfair advantages over others, we know who they are and they're all in Victoria! This encompasses a whole range of things that are weighted against us - ability to attract players, coaches, draftees being willing to move away from home, travel load, not enjoying 18 comfortable "at home" games at the MCG, having to travel to "@@@@" venues, sponsorship opportunities, battling against go home factor, being based in the most expensive city in the country but having the same Salary Cap as everyone else, discounted real estate and farms etc etc. No surprise which clubs are pushing for a Mid Season Trade Period, the big Vic clubs who will be able to readily attract players from neighbouring clubs/suburbs but not so us who would be asking recruits mid year to move states and lifestyles.

What we have achieved in the past 20 years is impressive, so hats off to the club for making the decisions they have in the past. The club had seen Cox up very close for a number of years, he was considered widely in the AFL as the outstanding senior coach in waiting, I don't think it was necessary to go through a Powerpoint from a number of other assistant coaches before deciding Cox is the man.

Let's give the current regime some time to succeed before bagging them for decisions made recently.

Agree with everything you say BFG, though Brisbane has done very well and looks strong for years ahead.

We had to change personnel as we just couldn’t take it further with the group of 24-25. So getting Charlie as a marquee forward to change our structure is a positive move- let’s hope he can stay fit!
I think Coxy has learned a lot from his first season and he had a lot of bad luck with injuries to some of our key players. If we can draft our Academy kids I’ll feel optimistic for 2026 and beyond. Go Bloods!

[BRS328]

Agree with everything you say BFG, though Brisbane has done very well and looks strong for years ahead.

We had to change personnel as we just couldn’t take it further with the group of 24-25. So getting Charlie as a marquee forward to change our structure is a positive move- let’s hope he can stay fit!
I think Coxy has learned a lot from his first season and he had a lot of bad luck with injuries to some of our key players. If we can draft our Academy kids I’ll feel optimistic for 2026 and beyond. Go Bloods!

I also agree with both BFG and you. Something had to change, we could not just continue on the same path as it clearly was not working. Brisbane have been fortunate with the father son additions, and astute recruiting.
Likewise with the addition of Curnow, Rosa, Serong and the 3 Academy prospects we are hopefully heading in the same direction.
Doing nothing was not an option

[UUaswan]

I also agree with both BFG and you. Something had to change, we could not just continue on the same path as it clearly was not working. Brisbane have been fortunate with the father son additions, and astute recruiting.
Likewise with the addition of Curnow, Rosa, Serong and the 3 Academy prospects we are hopefully heading in the same direction.
Doing nothing was not an option

Glad to see we have had the guts to change things up, just 1 more thing outstanding in my opinion..... Cox need to select a tall side.

We can talk about injuries and a 5 man bench etc etc but all things going well, he has Curnow, Logan, Amartey, Ladhams on top of the ones he favoured last year. No point landing all this talent and not using it

[MattW]

I also agree with both BFG and you. Something had to change, we could not just continue on the same path as it clearly was not working. Brisbane have been fortunate with the father son additions, and astute recruiting.
Likewise with the addition of Curnow, Rosa, Serong and the 3 Academy prospects we are hopefully heading in the same direction.
Doing nothing was not an option

Also agree.

I also note that Brisbane's premierships came in Chris Fagan's 8th and 9th seasons as coach.

[BFG]

Great to see four 2025 season injury prone players players fronting up in their holidays to work on fitness. Curnow also at the club working during his holidays as we have noted earlier. From the Swans website -

"World class reconditioning specialist Bill Knowles has spent a fortnight at Sydney Swans HQ working with four players to build physical resilience, focus on injury prevention and to ready them for the 2026 AFL season

Joel Amartey, Tom Papley, Will Edwards and Logan McDonald trained with Knowles on a range of exercises, ranging from aquatic work to core strength and ankle balance."

[stevoswan]

Cox needs to win a premiership with HIS team it will be itersting how long rosie plays in th seniors. He maybe next years "we dont wont u".
He should not have been made coach without the appropriate look at other candidates. Not sure if he is a Coaches "a" hole.

Wow. You have every right to your opinion and to express it but here's mine.....that is an overly emotional and very questionable post indeed.

I hope Cox proves you wrong......and you can revisit your post and apologise.

[lwjoyner]

I will appologise if we win a premiership, will u if we dont have enough points to pick up at least the top 3 academy boys as envisaged. King Chamichael and kyle and also accept that while curnow will help the cost was too steep.

[KSAS]

Great to see four 2025 season injury prone players players fronting up in their holidays to work on fitness. Curnow also at the club working during his holidays as we have noted earlier. From the Swans website -

"World class reconditioning specialist Bill Knowles has spent a fortnight at Sydney Swans HQ working with four players to build physical resilience, focus on injury prevention and to ready them for the 2026 AFL season

Joel Amartey, Tom Papley, Will Edwards and Logan McDonald trained with Knowles on a range of exercises, ranging from aquatic work to core strength and ankle balance."

I attempted to start a 2026 preseason thread on Friday with link to this article about Paps, Logan, Armatey & Edwards receiving specialised training, but it is awaiting Admin Approval? Haven't encountered this situation previously when starting a new thread.

[Thunder Shaker]

List changes as they currently stand:
In: 3 (Curnow, Rosas, Serong)
Out: 11 (Buller (t), Oliver Florent (t), Robbie Fox (d), Aaron Francis (d), Will Hayward (t), Indhi Kirk (d), Blake Leidler (d), Jake Lloyd (dr), Caleb Mitchell (d), Ben Paton (d), Dane Rampe (dr))
t = trade, d = delisted, dr = delisted, transfer to rookie list

Taking out Lloyd and Rampe, that means six new players to be drafted across the national and rookie drafts.

[Auntie.Gerald]

https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1923931/swans-enlist-world-renowned-reconditioning-specialist-to-build-physical-resilience-ahead-of-2026-season

wow wee

worth the watch

i remember in my last few years of serious sport ie lat 20s early 30s PL soccer Sydney comp.......after playing AFL 13yrs to 28yrs............we had a lady who is a lecturer of Sports Science come along for a 6 week block to do our pr season

Wont mention her name but she still runs in the 11 seconds for 100m and is in the Over 35s and came 2nd in the world

Her trainiing into muscle groups ignored and increasing technique and form was profound for our squad of 30

Mind blowing for me

Great move by the Swans to get a gun in to reshape technique, awareness and opportunities to sustain new levels of elite level maintanence with our very important players who have been struggling with injuries !!!!

[Auntie.Gerald]

wow wee

worth the watch the Bill Knowles video interview on Swans Site

i remember in my last few years of serious sport ie lat 20s early 30s PL soccer Sydney comp.......after playing AFL 13yrs to 28yrs............we had a lady who is a lecturer of Sports Science come along for a 6 week block to do our pr season

Wont mention her name but she still runs in the 11 seconds for 100m and is in the Over 35s and came 2nd in the world

Her trainiing into muscle groups ignored and increasing technique and form was profound for our squad of 30

Mind blowing for me

Great move by the Swans to get a gun in to reshape technique, awareness and opportunities to sustain new levels of elite level maintanence with our very important players who have been struggling with injuries !!!!

[Auntie.Gerald]

Double up

[Thunder Shaker]

Zero Hanger has posted their list of top 50 draft prospects for November.
Rankings of Sydney Academy prospects, with links to profiles:
26 Max King
35 Harry Kyle
37 Lachy Carmichael

[Auntie.Gerald]

Zero Hanger has posted their list of top 50 draft prospects for November.
Rankings of Sydney Academy prospects, with links to profiles:
26 Max King
35 Harry Kyle
37 Lachy Carmichael

That would be nice those players fall to those picks