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  • jono2707
    Goes up to 11
    • Oct 2007
    • 3326

    Originally posted by Matt80
    The club would have the demographic data of the new members, and would be drawing their own insights and conclusions. This information will not be released to the public. Josh Kennedy thinks that Buddy has had an impact on membership numbers so he may be across the numbers.

    I would guess that there would be a spike in membership numbers for single females aged 21 - 35 living in the Eastern Suburbs, who are excited about Buddy being in Sydney!
    Single males living in the Eastern Suburbs too perhaps....

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    • dimelb
      pr. dim-melb; m not f
      • Jun 2003
      • 6889

      An injection of common sense from Garry Lyon:

      Rumours of Swans' demise are Buddy ridiculous
      He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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      • aardvark
        Veterans List
        • Mar 2010
        • 5685

        Originally posted by dimelb
        An injection of common sense from Garry Lyon:

        Rumours of Swans' demise are Buddy ridiculous
        At last someone speaks sense.....

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        • swannymum
          Warming the Bench
          • Aug 2006
          • 151

          Though I picked GW$ to win today I am very pleased the Saints knocked those upstarts off!
          Last weekend in Sept 05 - The best weekend of my life!

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          • Wardy
            The old Boiler!
            • Sep 2003
            • 6676

            I don't care about the hoo har - just think how freakin good our forward lines will be with Reid Tippett Franklin then Goodes Jetta Rohan - look outside the square - this will be beautiful to watch when it finally clicks into place - all good things come to those who wait - have faith people!!
            I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
            Chickens drink - but they don't pee!
            AGE IS ONLY IMPORTANT FOR TWO THINGS - WINE & CHEESE!

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            • Velour&Ruffles
              Regular in the Side
              • Jun 2006
              • 898

              Originally posted by Matt80
              The raw numbers are simple. Jed Lamb and Shane Mumford are earning close to million dollars a year between them to play at GWS. We have Franklin for a similar amount of money in 2014.

              I would take Franklin for those two every day of the week!
              I wouldn't. If you put Mummy back in our team instead of Franklin we win in round one. It's that simple. We won the 2012 GF with Mummy in our team and Franklin against us. He may be a marketing tool but we really didn't need him on the ground. That said, he was far from our worst tonight. I wonder if he rues his decision.
              My opinion is objective truth in its purest form

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              • bloodsbigot
                Regular in the Side
                • Mar 2010
                • 813

                Originally posted by Velour&Ruffles
                I wouldn't. If you put Mummy back in our team instead of Franklin we win in round one. It's that simple. We won the 2012 GF with Mummy in our team and Franklin against us. He may be a marketing tool but we really didn't need him on the ground. That said, he was far from our worst tonight. I wonder if he rues his decision.
                We won the 2012 GF with Mummy injured and he sat out the final quarter.

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                Originally posted by swannymum
                Though I picked GW$ to win today I am very pleased the Saints knocked those upstarts off!
                I hate GWS! They screwed up my tipping!

                The rivalry has begun!

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                • jono2707
                  Goes up to 11
                  • Oct 2007
                  • 3326

                  Sorely shown up in the ruck tonight. Get used to it - that's the price we'll pay this year for overpaying for you-know-who....

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                  • Ludwig
                    Veterans List
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 9359

                    Originally posted by jono2707
                    Sorely shown up in the ruck tonight. Get used to it - that's the price we'll pay this year for overpaying for you-know-who....
                    We won both the hitouts and the clearances. The ruck wasn't the problem.

                    Interestingly, Sandilands got 58 hitouts. Freo won the hitout count 69-19, but still lost the clearance stat.

                    Too much is made of the ruck contests. It doesn't have that much impact on effective possession.

                    Frankly, I'd like the Swans to play without a ruckman and see how they go. Essendon's fight back against Hawthorn began after Ryder got injured and was subbed out, so they were playing without a legit ruckman against McEvoy and Hale.

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                    • bloodsbigot
                      Regular in the Side
                      • Mar 2010
                      • 813

                      Originally posted by Ludwig
                      We won both the hitouts and the clearances. The ruck wasn't the problem.

                      Interestingly, Sandilands got 58 hitouts. Freo won the hitout count 69-19, but still lost the clearance stat.

                      Too much is made of the ruck contests. It doesn't have that much impact on effective possession.

                      Frankly, I'd like the Swans to play without a ruckman and see how they go. Essendon's fight back against Hawthorn began after Ryder got injured and was subbed out, so they were playing without a legit ruckman against McEvoy and Hale.
                      True. I've also questioned the importance of ruck hitouts when it was so emphasized under Paul Roos.

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                      • Melbourne_Blood
                        Senior Player
                        • May 2010
                        • 3312

                        Originally posted by bloodsbigot
                        True. I've also questioned the importance of ruck hitouts when it was so emphasized under Paul Roos.
                        so your saying Paul Roos philosophy regarding the ruck was no good? What would a premiership coach ( 2 points from being a dual premiership coach) know ?

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                        • jono2707
                          Goes up to 11
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 3326

                          My point re the ruck situation was more about the around the ground stuff and not so much about hit-outs. Having watched the way Mumford worked in yesterday's GWS match, I noticed how much we miss him as that bullocking body creating space for our midfielders when the ball is on the deck. We don't have a ruckman capable of that sort of stuff now.

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                          • Ruck'n'Roll
                            Ego alta, ergo ictus
                            • Nov 2003
                            • 3990

                            In another coincidence: The first season of Neville Fields' lucrative multi year contract 1978, also saw the Swans begin the season with three losses and a win.

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                            • Ruck'n'Roll
                              Ego alta, ergo ictus
                              • Nov 2003
                              • 3990

                              I thought this quote was fun too:

                              "The Swans have recruited tremendously well in the past couple of years and now have quite a depth of talent. One look at their long list of quality material shows why the experts are rating them as a danger side for the flag."

                              Sounds like 2014 doesn't it - no prize for guessing the real year.

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                              • CureTheSane
                                Carpe Noctem
                                • Jan 2003
                                • 5032

                                New COLA / GWS rant

                                Recruiting Lance Franklin a 'bad move', says GWS boss

                                Seems Shepherd doesn't just want it both ways, but 'every' way.

                                He's starting to appear a little bit insane, but regardless, it's good in developing a real rivalry between the two clubs, which I would say is his main purpose....
                                The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.

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