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I would think Mickey O would nudge out Tony Morwood on the HF. Goodes to displace David Murphy on the wing. Murphy & Morwood to then be added to the bench & then maybe extend it again to accomodate Leo & JPK . I know this is a cop out having such a ridiculous long bench. Very difficult comparing players from different eras. Just goes to show how rich our history is with star players!
P.S. I was surprised at the time Brownlow medalist Graham Teasdale missed out. Ricky Quade, Norm Goss, Gary Brice, Steven Hoffman & Greg Lambert were also my boyhood idols. Not to mention Capper post Sydney relocation.
Without meaning to hijack the thread, is it worthwhile naming best Swans teams pre & post Sydney relocation? Our post 2003 player recruiting has been exceptional.Last edited by KSAS; 22 January 2022, 12:36 PM.Comment
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When I was a kid Teaser had a big part in my conversion to redandwhite. And then Collingwood stole him, broke my heart. '77 was such an amazing year, for both him and the team, we were really going somewhere - but he wasn't exactly epically consistent.
I think the consistancy explains his cmplete absence, and Fred Goldsmiths absence from fullback fwiw.Comment
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Have to agree there
Don’t think you can extend the bench. Not sure Murphy or Morwood might make the cut. Someone has to miss out and it would be a testament to the quality of our best if either of those two did miss out.
And to be honest, I’d rate Rod Carter at least as highly as Leo. I thought he was unlucky first time around.
Capper was unlucky that he’s trying to fit into a forward line with Lockett, Pratt and Nash. Pratt was quite possibly a better mark than one of the most spectacular and consistent marks of the modern era - & Pratt was a significantly better goal kicker. Nash one of the greatest all round footballers of all time could have been the best full forward if not for Pratt. And then there’s Lockett. The best. How many genuine key position forwards can one side have?
An all time greatest South side, an all time greatest Sydney side, and and all time greatest Swans side would be worth selecting IMO.
And then there’s the coach. Does Roosey or Longmire get a look in?Comment
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buddy love"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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Most here know that i came to the Swans as a convert after the Roys were kicked out in '96.
I had lived in Sydney since the swans' relocation and attended their games purely to see footy.
Then from '97. I became a member and avid ever since.
I saw Skilts every time Fitzroy played South, sometimes twice a year and sometimes just the once.
Otherwise, only on tv, and then usually only the last quarter of South games. That was all they showed.
He was simply the best rover/mid I ever saw, and there have been plenty champs .
One of those players who seem to have extra time when handling the footy.
Everyone else seemed lead footed.
His vision, disposal, accuracy and courage were just first class.
He would have looked great in a Fitzroy jumper.
But between him,Goodesy and Plugger????
Nah, couldn't pick.
But wouldnt you love to see the three in the same side!
And to think I hold Skilts in such high regard, even after he pinched my girl at a club in Melbourne in the late 50s/early 60s!!Comment
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Late 50s then. For certain, cos I know he was unmarriedLast edited by royboy42; 22 January 2022, 04:05 PM.Comment
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Buddy love
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
2005–2013
Hawthorn
182 (580)
2014–
Sydney
136 (415)
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318 (995)"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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Buddy, Hall, Goodes and Micky O have to come in. All champion players over an extended period. Its conceivable all will eventually make the AFL Hall of Fame. The period 1996 to 2016 was the most extended period of success in our Club's long history. Not surprisingly, it coincided with some of our best ever players!Comment
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Hall and MickyO are already in the HoF aren’t they? Goodsey declined.
Micky should nudge out Tony Morwood. Goodsey is a genuine utility who could play any number of positions, but Murphy’s spot on the wing is a genuine upgrade.
Can’t see Hall displacing any of the key position forwards in the current Swans ToC. Hall averaged 2.9 goals a game with us, 7x leading goal kicker with us, 3x All Aust and 1x B&F. I guess in comparison, Capper (who couldn’t even make the extended bench), averaged 3.5 goals a game with us and the first Swan in eons to kick 100+ goals in a season for us - he was only 4x leading goal kicker (but played 2 less season with us and the first couple were developing years where as Baz’s development was all with StKilda so he was in his prime when he arrived). Capper’s contribution to the Swans in terms of profile was probably more significant than Hall’s.
And, let alone getting in ahead of Capper, can Hall displace Nash, Pratt or Lockett? You can have 4 key position forwards in a balanced forward line. If you’re just naming 4 tall key position forwards for the sake of squeezing them in to the side - just pick Hall in a back pocket and be done with it.
Bud might struggle to displace those 3.
Maybe a spot on the bench for Hall and / or Buddy but Bud’s 2 Coleman’s might give him the nod (that and averaging 3.1 goals a game with us, 4x AA with us and leading our goal kicking 6 times. Also probably lifted the Club’s profile more than Baz. I don’t think you can load up a bench with key forwards.
As good as Hall was, the Swans have been blessed with some of the best forwards the game had ever seen. Bud is more deserving for mine (he could perhaps come in for Morwood or Healy on a HFF if you were willing to name him out of position in a position he could genuinely play - I’m not sure Healy often played as a HFF after all).Last edited by goswannies; 22 January 2022, 11:39 PM.Comment
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Another Swan i loved, even though he is more remembered as a Kangaroo was Wayne Schwass. He was an absolute gun in his first 3 years for the Swans averaging 26 disposals which were so damaging with his left boot. I think in 1998 his first swans year he kicked close to 30 goals too!Comment
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His first game for us on the SCG, he made an astonishing move with the ball that reminded me of a Skilton/ Baldock evasion.
I already was aware of his enormous talent, but commented to my footy loving wife that we'd got a beauty here.
And was right, for once.
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His first game for us on the SCG, he made an astonishing move with the ball that reminded me of a Skilton/ Baldock evasion.
I already was aware of his enormous talent, but commented to my footy loving wife that we'd got a beauty here.
And was right, for once.Comment
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