Trade Whispers / Rumours and Confirmations

[Ludwig]

If anything, the Swans need to look to bring more youth into the team, not older players, as we will be facing a slew of retirements over the next couple of years, and really don't need more 'established' players.

Even if both Mummy and White find greener pastures, as long as we are fairly compensated, I think it will be okay. As we found this year, when some stars go down, others start to shine.

I have a lot of confidence that the players we already have on our list can step up and perform well. We already have 3 untried players, Membrey, Towers and Lloyd, that look every chance to be quality senior players. This to add to the ones that have played respectable bit parts during this past season, Biggs, Cunningham and BJ. Even losing both Mummy and White, none of these mentioned are obvious best 22 choices if we have a fully fit list.

Here's my top 24, excluding all 8 players mentioned above. It's not far off our premiership team, with Rampe, Everitt, Mitchell, Rohan, McGlynn and Tippett the new faces. I don't know about you, but looks good to me. Bring on 2014!

FB Johnson T.Richards Rampe
HB Malceski Grundy Smith
CTR McVeigh K.Jack Hannebery
CTR2 Bird Jetta Everitt
Rk Kennedy Pyke Mitchell
HF ROK Goodes Parker
FF Rohan Tippett McGlynn
EMG Shaw Lamb LRT

[Matt79]

I'm 33 and I assume Matt79 is 34?

Yes indeed

[Auntie.Gerald]

if we think we can peak and win a GF next year then a chapman is the type of player in your 22 in the finals series that would be great

Morton case in point in 2012 finals series

BUT i would prefer to hedge our bets on youth and have Jetta, Rohan, BJ, Towers and others become our x factor.......even lambie in a forward role that chapo is gifted is very exciting

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shaw will still be in the backline if fully fit methinks !

[Melbournehammer]

I have faith that the club will make careful , considered , correct decisions.

I will throw in another C-word . If he's fit and if he really has a burning desire to play on , should we take a punt on my 2nd- favourite opposition player of all time , Paul Chapman ?

No idea if he's being considered by us , but there will surely be several clubs - and not just the cellar dwellers - pondering an offer of a one-year deal.

I'm up for it if for no other reason than it reduces the number of goals we have to score against Geelong by two - has he ever played a bad game against us ?

[Triple B]

.....should we take a punt on my 2nd- favourite opposition player of all time , Paul Chapman ?

Wow, 2nd favourite player. I can't @@@@ing stand him. So there u go...

I'm okay with the idea though, he'd improve us for a season...

[aardvark]

FB Johnson T.Richards Rampe
HB Malceski Grundy Smith
CTR McVeigh K.Jack Hannebery
CTR2 Bird Jetta Everitt
Rk Kennedy Pyke Mitchell
HF ROK Goodes Parker
FF Rohan Tippett McGlynn
EMG Shaw Lamb LRT

No Sam Reid?

[RogueSwan]

Wow, 2nd favourite player. I can't @@@@ing stand him. ....

+1
The only Cats I have liked recently are Ling and Hurley, oh, and Mummy

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No Sam Reid?

Traded to Pies for Heath Shaw?

[Ludwig]

No Sam Reid?

Right!! I forgot.

Now it's even better than I thought. We'll definitely go undefeated next year.

We'll have to trade away a few more players just to make the competition fairer.

[barry]

Mummy to gws for one of there young guns woukd be good. Heath shaw for 1st or 2nd round pick would be ok too.


I think wed need to draft in a bit of ruck insurance though. Some 2nd tier backup.

[Rob-bloods]

A first round pick for a 28 yr old with ADHD is NOT a great deal. With LRT I suppose back we cannot fit all of Tippett White Mummy Pyke Reid in the team. Mummy looks gone so perhaps we will go Pyke and part time ruckmen until Naismith grows up? Lamb may well be gone not sure of his contract situation, he'll have some currency. At one stage it appeared we were interested in Norths Delaney that seems to have died down. Interesting to see the delistings must be due soon.

[grizz]

Can someone please explain why Mumford looks to be leaving the club? Swans don't need/want him or he wants to leave for some reason? it's baffling me.

[stellation]

Can someone please explain why Mumford looks to be leaving the club? Swans don't need/want him or he wants to leave for some reason? it's baffling me.

It's just the number of years from what I can gather; he wants 4, Swans don't appear to be budging on 2. If he ends up at GWS presumably they can also offer some significant dollars over, too.

Shane's in a strange situation, we made him a very generous offer (at the time) and he came here on circa $300k p.a. for 3 years- but through that first year he pretty quickly significantly increased his value. Even with injuries he's been one of the premier ruckmen of the competition over those years, and even though we handed him a great opportunity and pay increase he may very well feel that in the end he's been short changed a little based on his performance and want to make sure he gets the most he can out of his next contract.

[Matt80]

Here is a concept to throw into the Mumford situation! Mid season he was sanctioned and given a punishment by the club for an indiscretion! The nature of the indiscretion was not revealed to the media!

Could it be that Mumford's behaviour is pushing the boundary of the Swans cultural set up?

[BillyRayCypress]

I think that required players will always be given extra chances over average players.

Probably entered another sausage eating competition.

[Jewels]

Here is a concept to throw into the Mumford situation! Mid season he was sanctioned and given a punishment by the club for an indiscretion! The nature of the indiscretion was not revealed to the media!

Could it be that Mumford's behaviour is pushing the boundary of the Swans cultural set up?

No i highly doubt that has anything to do with it, that was simply a case of Mummy going out and having too much to drink and got a bit too rowdy and apparently that is definately all there was to it.
It is my understanding that it is stricktly the length of his contract that is the sticking point, seems to me the club doesn't seem to have the faith in his body to hold up for four more years.