The Sydney Swans could be right at the pointy end of September in 2022. Source: FOX SPORTS If Melbourne was the Cinderella story of 2021, the Sydney Swans were a close second - and Lance Franklin must now be pinching himself. Isaac Heeney had a relatively tough season in 2020, when taking into account he only played six of the Swans 17 games in season 2020, due to suffering an ankle injury in Round 6. In any other circumstance, this would be a devastating blow. All rights reserved. The club has indicated they are willing to give him another deal, albeit with a pay cut - if thats what he wanted to do. So, in answer to my question can McCartin be a top-five defender by the end of 2022? He was named in the forward pocket, despite only averaging 1.87 goals per game, which shows he doesnt only have goals to offer. 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. The match will follow an earlier game at the same venue between Collingwood and the GWS GIANTS. Sam Wicks looked dangerous in parts and held a place in the side for much for the year. If Franklin is feeling the pressure as he contemplates reaching the 1000-goal milestone, he couldnt have asked for a better coach than Longmire - the master of level-headedness (when hes not in the coaches box at least). In previous years I had my Gmail calendar synced with a Swans calendar to make it easy to track and not book over games. As a Swans fan a fair and I believe accurate analysis. More Info. Fox Footys Leigh Montagna believes the Swans are now the real deal in 2022, as they have strength across the field. And if Franklin stays as fit as he looks preseason Im tipping the Coleman. Read the latest on Callum Mills and the Swans ahead of the team's final practice match. Matchups and venues for Round 10 to 23 were also released today with dates and times for those matches to be released following the commencement of the premiership season. He had been a forward when taken by the Saints with the prized pick one back in 2014 but made the switch to defence in the VFL under coach Jeremy Laidler in 2021. Yep got this last year for the bombers, it also included open training sessions and updated itself for this year. The Sydney Swans launched their partnership with carsales at a function at the Boathouse in Rose Bay. It still gets talked about that we are emerging and young, but this groups been playing together for a few years now, Swans veteran Sam Reid said on RSN this year. Statistically, the Swans have been dealt the ninth-hardest fixture in the competition this season, something some could perhaps see as a daunting step up for a side that was coming off a lowly finish just 12 months earlier. That finals hangover seemed to engulf St Kilda last season, which, coming off its first finals appearance since 2011, spluttered and stumbled to open its 2021 campaign and eventually missed the top eight altogether as a result. As mentioned elsewhere in this article, the Swans are not short of options at half-back Campbell, McInerney, Lloyd, Cunningham, Fox. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. The expectations this season are now well and truly be heightened but this side looks well-placed to match and potentially exceed them. Callum Mills arrived in 2015 with pick three - as the Swans had to match Melbournes bid under new live bidding rules. Carlton. Sydney kick-off their season in a crosstown derby against GWS in Round 1 at Accor Stadium (Stadium Australia). A top four finish would put the Swans in the box seat for a flag tilt, which if successful would ironically come when the side was least expecting it in the years since recruiting Buddy Franklin on a nine-year, $10 million deal that was designed to deliver premiership success. What better way to mark the occasion than with a Friday night blockbuster against Geelong a clash that already has our mouths watering, and one that will no doubt yield a packed house full of red and white. The Swans are no longer a mystery or surprise packet to AFL rivals, who will have had a whole off-season to adapt to a side that looks as revitalised as any in the competition. Nov 24, 2022 A great listen for your Thursday afternoon In episode 12 of Talking AFLW, presented by Bing Lee, we chat with Lynn Ralph - the first woman to be appointed to the Sydney Swans Board, and a pioneer in women's football in the last two decades LISTEN NOW: bit.ly/3EyGzb0 Sydney Swans AFLW Is Dangerfield the best pick for Cats captain? Sydney Swans players Harry Cunningham, Isaac Heeney, Tom Papley, Alana Woodward and Kiara Beesley visited the Royal Children's Hospital in Randwick as part of Music Therapy Week and the club's partnership with Redkite. Papley is an extremely important player for the Swans; he averaged the second most score involvements of any of their players with an average of 6.30 score involvements per game. Now hang on this is no knock on Dawson long-term readers will remember this time last year I finally got a prediction kind-of, sort-of, partially correct when I said that Dawson would emerge as an AA-calibre half back. The Q Clash will take place in Round Six when the Gold Coast SUNS host the Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium on Sunday, April 24. You can find your Do you see any other backline options to cover the big two? The Swans had grand plans to use Blakey as the second mobile forward to take pressure off marquee player Lance Franklin. Even better for Franklin, he could now be presented with the chance to win a flag at the Swans - something he may well have thought was impossible after the sides success began to wilt in the years prior to 2021s resurgence. WebEvent Calendar Grid. In an eighteen team competition, the Swans kids were dominating the award. However, when weve got into the nitty-gritty of his game, it is not the silky, lace-out passes across his body that Rowbottom will hang his hat on at the end of the day. However, as a half-back, the game seemed to come to him, and when it did, Blakey would just flat out take off with it! -VIEW the 2022 Fixture/DOWNLOAD the 2022 Fixture PDF. Injury concerns for Magpies mid, No.7 pick a lock for Hawks, DOWNLOAD YOUR HANDY ONE-PAGE FIXTURE HERE, Rounds One to Nine Fixture released today, 2021 Toyota AFL Grand Final re-match to open the season, Five Thursday night matches in the first five rounds, For the first time, the AFL has scheduled two matches in the Friday night timeslot in Round Three and Round Eight, SA Showdown (Round Three) to be played on a Friday night for the first time, Mens footy returns to Victoria and NSW after an impacted 2021 season due to the pandemic, Rivalries aplenty across the first six rounds. Ironically, Sydneys near-miss of the top four in 2021 came not as a result of its performances against the top teams, but rather against those below it. The Swans won seven of their last eight games in the home-and-away part of season 2021. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Its just that the Swans have so many options to cover that which he was providing. Mystery solved. When he gets the footy and runs, he throws down the challenge to every opposition player within 30-40 metres. WebIts Game On for the Sydney Swans entry into the AFLW competition, with the AFL Commission granting the club a licence for entry into Season 7, commencing in late 2022. The next 14 questions are for those who support us. 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. If you held a reserved seat membership in 2022, your reserved seat will be available for you to renew for the 2023 season - as long as you renew prior to the renewal deadline of Friday, January 20 2023. Hell turn 32 in June and with advancing age comes the inevitable drop in form and more injuries. As Sydney look for ways to climb into the top four, and serious contention, in 2022, Blakeys role, and how he can manufacture opportunity for his team will be pivotal for the Swans. Access to all standalone members articles as well as weekly Wingman of the Year rankings, and Midfield Championship Belt articles. In season 2021, Hickey finished sixth in the Swans best and fairest, featuring in 21 of 23 games. All Community Series matches will be broadcast live on Fox Footy and Kayo. Told to chose between giving up their cost of living allowance (COLA) or taking part in the Trade Periods, the Swans sat it out - but ultimately lost the allowance years later. For the first time since 2020, AFL football returns to the Northern Territory for three matches during the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season with the Gold Coast SUNS to host back-to-back matches at TIO Stadium in Darwin against Hawthorn and North Melbourne during Round 11 and 12, respectively, before Melbourne host Port Adelaide at TIO Traeger Park in Alice Springs during Round 18. STADIUMS. Sydney Derby (Round 1 [away], Round 20 [home]). EBOOK: MELBOURNE DEMONS YEAR IN REVIEW 2021, North Melbourne 2022 Season Preview The Big Questions, Collingwood v Hawthorn Practice Match Review, AFLW The Big Questions From The Priority Signing Period. HOW DO THE SWANS COVER THE LOSS OF JORDAN DAWSON? What more could you want? WebFriday March 3. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? Sure, offer me Jordan Dawson back in this side and I take it in a heartbeat, but if there was ever a time it is okay to lose a talent of his level, now would be it. To assign a user flair to yourself on desktop, expand the community options menu below and click the pencil icon by your username. Kinda covered in Rampes age and McCartins rise, but the biggest threat for the swans not making finals/top 4 is ensuring these two arent injured. It genuinely feels as though Tom McCartin has been around forever. In line with the clubs formal request to the AFL, our fixture also includes the annual, marquee Marn Grook at the SCG celebration against Richmond in Round 11. And better. In previous years I had my Gmail calendar synced with a Swans calendar to make it easy to track and not book over Critics wrote Sydney off in 2022 as Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Geelong and the Western Bulldogs were deemed the biggest threats. Those sorts of recruits are a Hail May and if it doesnt come off, then theres no touch down. It was all smiles at the Members Open Training Session at Tramway Oval on Wednesday, with fans able to meet their favourite players and watch closely as pre-season comes to a close. The one game he missed through injury in Round 6, the Suns beat the Swans by 40 points. Its pretty difficult to go past them, isnt it? What a great way to celebrate the start of the AFL season in Sydney," Swans CEO Tom Harley said. Theyve always been very sound, very structured and always really skilful.. Ever since that first JLT game I saw him (when he flattened Matt de Boer), I have had the expectation that he would break into the senior team. But they havent needed McCartin at either end of the ground, with the now 25-year-old locking down on the oppositions best key forward each week. Please gamble responsibly. If your question is not answered here, please. With a big Swans supporter base in Western Australia, we look forward to a solid showing of red and white at both games. Weve sung the praises of the young Swans in the section above, but I didnt go into huge details in this bloke on purpose James Rowbottom. Sync your calendar Sync your calendar Sync the Saints full 2019 fixture direct to your mobile and desktop devices in minutes. They lost both of the games that he was unavailable for, in Round 5 and Round 8. 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. Play him in as many games as it takes him to get to 1000 goals and then put him on ice until finals, Dixon said. And I am not as down on Melican as some are gets a big job often and in some cases, when he gets beaten it is no disgrace. HAS NICK BLAKEY FINALLY FOUND HIS PLACE IN THIS TEAM? Sydney Swans. BUT THE SWANS CAN MANAGE. You simply need good two-way mids to be a great team. By the time our first home game at the SCG swings around, it will have been 287 days since we were able to welcome our Swans members and fans into the stands. AFL releases the full fixture for Rounds One to Nine of the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, >> DOWNLOAD YOUR HANDY ONE-PAGE FIXTURE HERE. They look set to play with both ruckmen in their best 22. While injury still threatened him in 2021, Franklin managed 18 games and a resurgent 51 goals - putting him just five goals away from becoming just the sixth player in code history to reach the 1000-goal milestone. There is nothing better than a clash against our cross town rivals. It is his defensive work as a midfielder and his ability to run both ways that could see him become part of a successful Swans era. You know, it was almost as though Longmire saw the departure of Dawson on the horizon, and started to put things in place to cover it before he departed. The club's Community Series match will be the second in a double header at GIANTS Stadium on Sunday, March 6, at 4.20pm AEDT. 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. The Sydney Swans could be right at the pointy end of September in 2022. 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.. The Swans have never, ever been a Hail Mary team. AFL: The home of Australian rules football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League and all other What can we expect in 2022? The Swans backline, in particular, is the most unique in the competition, with none of the back six snapped up in the national draft as defenders. 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 Im really lucky the Swans put in the time and gave me the chance.. The AFL thanks its broadcast partners, the Seven Network and Foxtel, all 18 AFL Clubs, venues, governments and the AFLPA for their collaboration as it finalised the fixture for the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Stay on current site or go to US version. The fixture is the first of two trips west in 2022, with the second coming against Fremantle in Round 18. 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 v Geelong Cats, Metricon Stadium, 6.40pm (7.40pm AEDT) >> Check out the Kangaroos' 2022 AFL fixture here and sync the fixture to your calendar Why not share? None of the Swans back six arrived at the club as defenders through the conventional National Draft route or via trade. Together the duo are now effective known as the bruise brothers according to Swans teammates. How do I add Premiership Club to my membership? For the first time, the club will be involved in Good Friday football with a Round 5 awayclash against West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium. WebBe the best Sydney Swans fan you can be with Bleacher Report. The young forward was so talented, he was snapped up ahead of the likes of Christian Petracca, Angus Brayshaw, Jordan De Goey and Darcy Moore. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Picture: Jason McCawley, Brother Tom McCartin and Paddy McCartin have led from the front for Sydney. Match Centre. Campbell, Blakey and even McInerney can help bolster the side despite Dawsons departure and, thanks to that trademark versatility, could even help out in the engine room if required. Create your own Fantasy AFL team and compete for daily prizes on Draftstars its free to join so why not check it out? Both players will be sorely missed. Be part of something bigger. Yes, the Swans do have an amazing array of talent at 22-and-under. But in 2021, George Hewett was back in the team another very good two-way player and Rowbottom found his opportunities reduced as a result. AFL Academy coach, and premiership player, Luke Power praised the Swans decision to snap up Blakey early. He still managed to average the third-most goals of any Swans player with an average of 1.71 goals per game. 15 of the 18 clubs will feature in marquee Thursday and / or Friday timeslots across the opening six weeks. Early access to all Big Questions reviews. Yes, and we will continue to work with relevant government and health authorities to ensure we can welcome crowds safely. Nick Blakey, the son of North Melbourne great John Blakey, was deemed one of the most highly-rated forwards of his draft class. 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. Free season in review e-book for Premiership team (contact the site on hbmeyers@themongrelpunt.com to get your free copy). Its pretty difficult to go past them, isnt it? Good Friday (Round 5 v West Coast Eagles). But this article shows a grest understanding of where they are at well done. Premiership Club is available as an add-on for the following membership categories: Find out more information or to add Premiership Club to your 2023 membership here. Last season, the young Sydney brigade gave the team an enormous lift early in the season, with players like Braeden Campbell, Errol Gulden and Chad Warner hitting their straps far earlier than anyone hoped for. As Mike Tyson famously said, however, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth, and the Swans punch could well hit as hard as any in 2022. Sydney Swans members and fans have plenty to look forward to following the announcement of the 2022 Season AFL Fixture. Surgery on a groin injury shortly after, Franklin faced a herculean battle just to get on the park, and was left on the losing end of that battle for the better part of 2019 and the entirety of 2020. So, without further ado, here are The Big Questions about the team I enjoyed watching most last season. In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. Despite that, the Swans finished third-last in season 2020, but two of their four wins came with Heeney in the team. But like his fellow defenders, Longmire found a home for McInerney in the backline. Really thorough read. 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. WebSydney Swans v Richmond Highlights | Round 11, 2022 | AFL 32,241 views May 27, 2022 488 Dislike Share Save AFL 240K subscribers The Swans and Tigers arre separated by (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) A couple of additional points (rather than questions): Excellent read. The Swans trialled Blakey all over the place in the last few seasons. 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 On the wing, he tended to go missing and get a little lost running to the wrong spots. 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