Our longest serving coach, John Longmire, has committed to the Sydney Swans until at least the end of 2025 after signing a two-year contract extension. They lost both of the games that he was unavailable for, in Round 5 and Round 8. The Mongrel does the work always. So, without further ado, here are The Big Questions about the team I enjoyed watching most last season. The one game he missed through injury in Round 6, the Suns beat the Swans by 40 points. Theyve got around 15 players that could run through the midfield - tell me a team thats got that flexibility but also in that age bracket. Dec 9, 2021, 4:20am Collingwood welcomes the 2022 AFL fixture with the first nine rounds of the season released by the league today. Harry Cunningham, Tom Papley, Isaac Heeney, Alana Woodward and Kiara Beesley joined Redkite music therapist Matt Ralph at the Royal Children's hospital this week. "The competitiveness and the ability for any team to win on any day gave us great confidence in the spread of marquee timeslots to begin the season.". The way this is going to work is that the first five questions are available for free for each team and the rest (between 10 and 15) are for our members. Even though he is an exceptional player, he can improve: he averaged the equal 28th highest average score involvements of any player in the competition. Sydney Swans forward Will Hayward speaks on the 2022 season opener against the GWS Giants in an away fixture at Accor Stadium (previously known as Stadium Australia) at Homebush. But before we get lost in the bullishness on the Swans, lets get the bad news out of the way first. He finished seventh in the Swans best and fairest last season, which he will need to improve on if the Swans are to reach their optimum level. What a great way to celebrate the start of the AFL season in Sydney," Swans CEO Tom Harley said. As it happened AFL 2022 Round 11: Franklin kicks five as Swans comeback to beat Tigers but faces concern over Cotchin clash By Roy Ward Updated May 27, 2022 11.56pm first published at 6.52pm Nick Blakey, the son of North Melbourne great John Blakey, was deemed one of the most highly-rated forwards of his draft class. AFL releases the full fixture for Rounds One to Nine of the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, >> DOWNLOAD YOUR HANDY ONE-PAGE FIXTURE HERE. Rather than any one part of the Swans side standing out, the sides greatest strength appears to lie in how its many parts and age brackets have come together to form a cohesive and foreboding whole for rivals to try and manage. It was heavy losses to the likes of Gold Coast, Hawthorn and St Kilda that hurt them, while they only narrowly lost to the likes of Melbourne and Port Adelaide and got the win over other top four sides Geelong and the Western Bulldogs. In what the AFL has released so far, we have a great mix of time slots for fans, from blockbuster night games to the popular day and twilight fixtures at the SCG. You have to have a player who takes the responsibility of blocking an opposition gun, or chasing him around the field to ensure he has limited impact. The North Melbourne Kangaroos will tune up for the 2022 AFL season with a practice match at home to reigning premiers Melbourne, before heading to Sydney for an AAMI Community Series clash with the Swans. A post shared by Sydney Swans (@sydneyswans). PLEASE REFER TO ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT FOR THE FULL FIXTURE*, *All matches across Round 10 - 23 are listed in alphabetical order with timeslots to be determined at a later date, Western Bulldogs great Luke Darcy tells Sarah Olle the one piece of wellbeing advice he'd give to his younger self, Jordan De Goey may find himself in hot water after this action on Llyod Meek was deemed dangerous, Collingwood has been dealt a cruel blow in the final term with Patrick Lipinski leaving the field after appearing to injure his shoulder in this tackle, First-round pick Cam Mackenzie impresses for Hawthorn, with a wonderful pass to Fergus Greene before snaring one of his own, Collingwood scraped home by six points but will be anxiously awaiting the results of scans on Pat Lipinski's shoulder, Charges heard in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court last week against Tarryn Thomas have been withdrawn, Follow all the action from Thursday's practice games, Jack Gunston finishes perfectly following slick movement from the Lions, Sam Powell-Pepper produces this booming long-range goal during the second term, The Hawks and Pies clash at the University of Tasmania Stadium, Sean Darcy taps it on a platter for Sam Switkowski who makes no mistake in nailing this brilliant goal, Sydney coach John Longmire has signed up for another two seasons at the helm. Match access members will be given priority to attend under reduced capacity restrictions. Those sorts of recruits are a Hail May and if it doesnt come off, then theres no touch down. He also has a couple of years on Dawson, so if Horse decides to play him back in defence, it could be a net gain for the team in the long term. To change your membership package for 2023, get in touch with Membership Support prior to renewing your membership and we can assist with finding a membership that suits you and your family. Swans Heritage Week (Round 12 v Melbourne). Our back six have gelled together and were playing some consistent footy as a team, so Ive been focused on consistency and playing my role. Rowbottom can play that role, and when given the opportunity to do so in the past, he has performed quite well. The Saints are different because that was a Hail Mary, he said. Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Swans v Melbourne (date tbc) More Info. With Jordan Dawson moving on (he was second on the team in total intercepts), more may be asked for McCartin is it too much of a stretch to see him make the leap in 2022 to average double-figures in one category or the other? Favourites (bottom menu bar) > sydney > sync matches to calendar (about half way down). I dont want to curse the bloke, but the time for Rampe to pass the torch to McCartin and play a supporting role for him is perfect right now. The scope for growth is there its up to Florent whether he contributes more than he did in season 2021. Tom Hickey will have some support in the ruck from Peter Ladhams, who the Swans recruited from the Port Adelaide Power. Excellent read. Sydney Swans 2005 premiership hero Leo Barry has been re-elected to the Sydney Swans Board. This coming season looms as the year that he really makes his mark on this team. Yes, please let us know. He is a tremendous tackler and has a huge tank, and whilst right now, if you gave me the choice between Hewett and Rowbottom, Id take the former, I am not sure I would do the same in a couple of seasons time. Theyre going to be your core group for the next eight years.. If you cannot find this email, please check your junk or other folders in your inbox. Despite playing on Matt Rowell in an Under 18s match, Warner was somewhat shadowed by his talented East Fremantle colts squad teammates, Melbourne premiership players Luke Jackson and Trent Rivers, and now-Gold Coast Sun Jeremy Sharp. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. Yes, I am looking for that as well. At just 25 years of age Paddy still has plenty of footy left to play, and his re-joining the senior list will provide the club with the flexibility of another tall option who can play at either end of the ground.. Still, one of the Swans many strengths lie in their unprecedented versatility - in Dawsons case, Justin McInerney almost looked like he was being tutored in the formers role for much of the year in preparation for Dawsons eventual trade. (PST) 12:40 AM. Six matches in Victoria (4 x Marvel Stadium, 2 x MCG). Sam Reid said he had tried to compete with Paddy McCartin for a spot in Sydneys backline but the young gun simply blew me out of the water. Sydney were forced to match a bid from rivals GWS to get Blakey, a Swans Academy player, to their club in nervous scenes in the 2018 Draft. "We begin season 2022 with a renewed level of confidence taking the learnings of the previous year and focusing on delivering fans another blockbuster schedule of matches," Mr Auld said. With a big Swans supporter base in Western Australia, we look forward to a solid showing of red and white at both games. Sam Wicks looked dangerous in parts and held a place in the side for much for the year. Youve got to be eyeing off a top four spot with the established young kids that they have in their team.. In 2022, Membership is your ticket to better. AFL Executive General Manager of Clubs and Broadcasting Travis Auld said the initial block of the fixture was constructed with the primary aim to achieve a strong start to the season with a series of key Thursday and Friday night matches to build momentum into the early part of the season. He missed the Elimination Final with injury, but Josh Kennedy managed 21 regular season games last year, his highest since 2018. The 2022 AFL fixture has been revealed with dates and times confirmed for the first nine rounds. Sydney Swans v North Melbourne, GIANTS Stadium, 4.20pm Fremantle v West Coast Eagles, Fremantle Oval, 4.10pm (7.10pm AEDT) Mon, March 7 Gold Coast SUNS In 2018, Longmire wouldve sent alarm bells ringing through the Swans community when he estimated that, after Round 19, Franklin has completed roughly 20 minutes of training for the entire season due to persistent heel injuries. As it happened AFL Finals 2022: Sydney Swans take grand final place with one-point win over Collingwood. The AFL has advised all clubs will have a minimum seven-day break between pre-season practice matches and the AAMI Community Series. Even throughout the Swans stellar 2021 charge to the finals, Longmire has been calm, cool and collected in virtually all of his media appearances, never getting carried away with the success. The Swans split their early pick 13 and made the big call to cut loose Gary Rohan, Dan Hannebery and Nic Newman to accumulate enough draft picks to match the bid on Academy product Nick Blakey. Free access to all Mongrel Punt e-books. The AFL would like to acknowledge the support of all industry stakeholders throughout this process as well as Optimal Planning for their assistance in the construction of the draw. Despite that, the Swans finished third-last in season 2020, but two of their four wins came with Heeney in the team. If as you suggest there is a small improvement in the under 23 group Sydney may give Melbourne my preseason favourites a real run for their money. He was named in the forward pocket, despite only averaging 1.87 goals per game, which shows he doesnt only have goals to offer. Excellent article HB, love the Mongrels, I would have missed even an obvious movie reference, Your email address will not be published. And now, were finally at the point where I can start putting them together. Picture: Dylan Burns, Swans draftee Nick Blakey at home with his father John Blakey. Star forward Lance 'Buddy' Franklin is perfectly poised to eclipse the magical milestone of 1,000 career goals in the opening rounds, sitting with 995 majors to his name headed into the 2022 season. Theres no doubt that the Swans will be reliant on him. Web2022 members were emailed their 2023 renewal notice on Friday, October 21. And it was in that 2018 Draft that they snapped up Blakey and Justin McInerney, along with James Rowbottom. Melican shows potential at times but is prone to poor games and dodgy hammies. Web136k members in the AFL community. At the start of the year, it was inconsistent, and we touched upon it in games and even in quarters, but the last six or eight weeks, their contestable and pressure numbers have been through the roof, which is now elevating them.. 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