Trade ban.

[Meg]

The Swans did admit that they didn't fight it hard enough early on.

Yes they did say something like that last year. It seemed to me, partly from what was said at the time, that they formed that view for two reasons:

1. because they realised from feedback how much anger the ban had caused amongst Swans' members and supporters and that the optics of not fighting the ban had caused a lot of angst;

2. when they knew Jetta was leaving and they wanted to get a fair trade - which they were able to achieve by getting the ban modified.

[BRISWAN]

BRISWAN - I too got a better understanding from Meg's post.
I think AnnieH should read it. (And also not condemn posts with "Are you a swans fan, or not?")
Like the fact that you've been a Swans fan for over 60 years - it beats me, I became one in 1956.

Thanks?..we are all in this together !!!!!
Go Bloods

[AnnieH]

Yes they did say something like that last year. It seemed to me, partly from what was said at the time, that they formed that view for two reasons:

1. because they realised from feedback how much anger the ban had caused amongst Swans' members and supporters and that the optics of not fighting the ban had caused a lot of angst;

2. when they knew Jetta was leaving and they wanted to get a fair trade - which they were able to achieve by getting the ban modified.

"Modified".
The ban (for doing nothing wrong) should have been fully reversed. It was wrong, and it will always be wrong... just like the wet coke's tainted cup. Forever tarnished.
There are idiots out there who STILL think we did something wrong. We used COLA to pay for Buddy, etc., etc., when it was proven that we didn't.
It still pisses me off to this day that we didn't take it to court.
We had QC members offer their services for free... it was a lay-down misere, and management passed and said no, we'll do this gently, gently in case someone gets offended.
All they did was offend our intelligence.

[crackedactor]

"Modified".
The ban (for doing nothing wrong) should have been fully reversed. It was wrong, and it will always be wrong... just like the wet coke's tainted cup. Forever tarnished.
There are idiots out there who STILL think we did something wrong. We used COLA to pay for Buddy, etc., etc., when it was proven that we didn't.
It still pisses me off to this day that we didn't take it to court.
We had QC members offer their services for free... it was a lay-down misere, and management passed and said no, we'll do this gently, gently in case someone gets offended.
All they did was offend our intelligence.

It was a disgrace on how and why it happened- But going to court is never an option. The AFL have a long memory and they would have found some way to pay us back.

[CureTheSane]

"Modified".
All they did was offend our intelligence.

The way the Swans handled it all, offended many supporters.

[Untamed Snark]

It was a disgrace on how and why it happened- But going to court is never an option. The AFL have a long memory and they would have found some way to pay us back.

I think this basically sums it up.
The afl have shown they can be vindictive

[Maltopia]

It was a disgrace on how and why it happened- But going to court is never an option. The VFL have a long memory and they would have found some way to pay us back.

Corrected for you