[Offical Swans cant play in the Rain]

[sharp9]

I've said it before and started threads before so why does no one at Swnas HQ listen to me?? we are THE WORST team in the comp in the wet by a MILE.

As soon as I heard it was wet I changed my tip....as it happens the wet was the reason we lost....or to put another way - would have beena solid/comfortable win in the dry.

Clearest example ever was rnd 1 2014 v GWS - complete inabilty to pick up the ball whereas they had no trouble. we led comfortably all day and then half way through Q3 they won 6 or 7 contested possessions in a row and in EVERY one of them we had a chance to grab the pill and failed. we were about 14 points ahead and I had a sudden realisation - turned to the wife and said "Oh my God we're going to lose!" she said "don't be stupid - you're such a drama queen."

I WAS RIGHT. I believe that we have won 2 of the last 12 games in the wet - and one of those we trailed by 41 points in the 3rd Q so that was (morally) a loss. we managed to lose to Carlton and Essendon at their worst....so long as it was wet...and Richmond

[goods78]

Does anyone have any reasons why the bulk of modern day players shun the long sleeve jumper in the wet?

Not so long ago, half the team would come out with the long sleeves in the wet. I can't remember the last Swan that wore one.

[ernie koala]

Does anyone have any reasons why the bulk of modern day players shun the long sleeve jumper in the wet?

Not so long ago, half the team would come out with the long sleeves in the wet. I can't remember the last Swan that wore one.

That's a teaser, here are a few I can remember.....Mark Bayes ...Robby Ahmat.....One of my favourites - Wade Chapman, Simon Arnott (I think)

[Doctor]

Brad Seymour wore the sleeves a bit too.

[Meg]

Nick Malceski wore long sleeves a lot in earlier years with the Swans.

[RogueSwan]

That's a teaser, here are a few I can remember.....Mark Bayes ...Robby Ahmat.....One of my favourites - Wade Chapman, Simon Arnott (I think)

Luke Vogels?

[O'Reilly Boy]

Luke Vogels?

Lewis Jetta on occasion

[ernie koala]

It seems since Jonathan Brown, On The Couch, discredited the myth that, "the Swans are a top wet weather side", other commentators have finally twigged.

Neil Cordy in a recent article, Brereton and others on league teams....

I suspect the way these lemming commentators operate, all we'll hear now is how poor the Swans are in the wet...

Which is true, they just missed the boat by about 10 years.

[Meg]

I suspect the way these lemming commentators operate, all we'll hear now is how poor the Swans are in the wet...

Which is true, they just missed the boat by about 10 years.

Except for Jude Bolton and he played so well in the rain he made up for a lot of the other players. It's since he retired that we have looked particularly poor in the wet.

[mcs]

Except for Jude Bolton and he played so well in the rain he made up for a lot of the other players. It's since he retired that we have looked particularly poor in the wet.

I still reckon he could do a job for us in the wet.... should stick him on the rookie list and use him as a super sub haha!