O'Loughlin press conference

[ScottH]

Michael O'Loughlin to retire from Sydney Swans

BREAKING NEWS: MICHAEL O'Loughlin is set to announce his retirement from the Sydney Swans today.
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It is not sure if he will play out the season or walk away immediately. The club is having a press conference with O'Loughlin and Roos at 2pm this afternoon.

[AnnieH]

If I personally have to carry him around for the next seven weeks, I'll do it.

He can't quit today.

[Jeffers1984]

Thinking about it now, it does seem like weird timing. Maybe it is effective immediately.

Have there been many players that have announced well before hand officially it is their last year?

[Captain]

Love Micky O. My favourite all time swan.

Really want him to play out the year and his 300th!

[AnnieH]

Just stay till 300 Mick!!!!

[ernie koala]

IF he does pull up stumps immediately, it's a very sad day. I think we all would of loved to see him clock up 300. But it's a good, brave, team orientated decision. He is struggling and we need to use the next 10 games to see what we've got on the list that's worth persisting with.

[Plugger46]

Thinking about it now, it does seem like weird timing. Maybe it is effective immediately.

Have there been many players that have announced well before hand officially it is their last year?

Plenty. Cresswell, Kelly and Dunkley all did it from memory.

[ShockOfHair]

If he's having a press conference, it's surely to say he's going to retire now.

He's my all-time favourite too, but I'd rather he goes out now when he feels time is up than limp through the next nine games.

THough maybe he feels time's up because the club told him so.

It makes for nice segue to the Vespa era.

[connolly]

If he's having a press conference, it's surely to say he's going to retire now.

He's my all-time favourite too, but I'd rather he goes out now when he feels time is up than limp through the next nine games.

THough maybe he feels time's up because the club told him so.

It makes for nice segue to the Vespa era.

Stuff the segues. Magic is a champion and champions are entitled. Saw his first game in the reserves as a skinny awkward kid in the forward pocket at the SCG. Made me sit up and put the thermos down as the ball came into the zone and he moved like spilt mercury. This is a time to send him out the way he played. As a champion.

[AnnieH]

Stuff the segues. Magic is a champion and champions are entitled. Saw his first game in the reserves as a skinny awkward kid in the forward pocket at the SCG. Made me sit up and put the thermos down as the ball came into the zone and he moved like spilt mercury. Wonderful footballer who has to play 300 times.

Hear hear.

[COBHC]

to be expected.

meanwhile morons (hopefully 15years old and under) question his worth:

Is Michael O Loughlin the most overrated player in the AFL - BigFooty

That's the mentality of BigFooty for ya. They're all brain dead.

[connolly]

That's the mentality of BigFooty for ya. They're all brain dead.

Probably the fat bastard from Perth that had the biggest bowel movement in the history of obesity when Magic hammered home his brilliance against the crims.

[COBHC]

Probably the fat bastard from Perth that had the biggest bowel movement in the history of obesity when Magic hammered home his brilliance against the crims.

Wouldn't be surprised. I still love that moment when that fat @@@@@ @@@@ himself. Classic Mickey O' moment there.

[ShockOfHair]

The announcement could be just a way of flogging tickets to Mickey's farewell lap between now and round 22.

Hope not. If you gotta go, go now.

[AnnieH]

The announcement could be just a way of flogging tickets to Mickey's farewell lap between now and round 22.

Hope not. If you gotta go, go now.

No respect.
If he's gunna go ... it's gotta be after 300 games.

Our season is pretty much shot to @@@@ anyway.
Even if they name him and he doesn't play ... he's still GOT to get to 300 games.