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Swans rise is largely due to the 4+ Vic/SA recruits this year, they are good ones. Its fair to say it would be same old, same old if you didn't have them. Hope you can max out and win it in 2024.

Whinnen wrote:

Swans rise is largely due to the 4+ Vic/SA recruits this year, they are good ones. It’s fair to say it would be same old, same old if you didn't have them. Hope you can max out and win it in 2024.

That’s generally how most sides win them mate 

Swans have played 18 players in every game this year who have come through our Colts program, = 82% local talent.
The only 4 who didnt are the 2 recruits from Interstate this year (Rokahr SA, Chalcraft VIC as McLachlan played last year at Swans) & Pina!
The only club close to that level of local talent is Claremont!

It’s the cream added to the top Beas, as old easts and ferals have done recently 

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Swans have played 18 players in every game this year who have come through our Colts program, = 82% local talent.
The only 4 who didnt are the 2 recruits from Interstate this year (Rokahr SA, Chalcraft VIC as McLachlan played last year at Swans) & Pina!
The only club close to that level of local talent is Claremont!

Yeah, so I heard from Smart and Pruyn in their interviews. I believe WP are on or over that BH. We can get all technical about it, I haven't included the likes of Hobley, Hinder, Knott (7 years service), Keitel (10 years service) etc who couldn't get games at their original clubs and we turned them into Premiership players. One player you missed off and I like him a lot is Lynch from the Mandurah area. Anyway I simply stated that your recruits are the difference, I would be amazed if anyone refuted that. BH, I know you ave already gone through our list from yesterday, I would be interested in the figure you come out with

DG wrote:

It’s the cream added to the top Beas, as old easts and ferals have done recently 

Exactly my point DG, hence why $ubi were so successful for so long.

Whinnen wrote:

Swans rise is largely due to the 4+ Vic/SA recruits this year, they are good ones. Its fair to say it would be same old, same old if you didn't have them. Hope you can max out and win it in 2024.


Not bad for a team with predominantly home grown talent and only 4 blokes in yesterday’s team being out of zone. 
 

There is no doubt that Chalcraft, Rokhar and McLaughlin have driven a lot of the improvement in the team this year but there also has been the inclusion of Pasini who is a Swans product and the return of Kohlmann who gives us an extra avenue to goal. The pressure has been taken off Turner and Clarke who we have relied on so much in previous years, allowing them to take up roles where they can excel. There has also been an improvement and more consistent performances by Cipro, O'Donohue, Pina, Lynch, Kelly, Tester Reidy and Hilton.
We are humming along at the moment but there is a long way to go and it only takes a few injuries to key players to chuck the team out of kilter which is what has obviously derailed West Perths season

Whinnen wrote:

DG wrote:

It’s the cream added to the top Beas, as old easts and ferals have done recently 

Exactly my point DG, hence why $ubi were so successful for so long.

For sure

Whinnen wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Swans have played 18 players in every game this year who have come through our Colts program, = 82% local talent.
The only 4 who didnt are the 2 recruits from Interstate this year (Rokahr SA, Chalcraft VIC as McLachlan played last year at Swans) & Pina!
The only club close to that level of local talent is Claremont!

Yeah, so I heard from Smart and Pruyn in their interviews. I believe WP are on or over that BH. We can get all technical about it, I haven't included the likes of Hobley, Hinder, Knott (7 years service), Keitel (10 years service) etc who couldn't get games at their original clubs and we turned them into Premiership players. One player you missed off and I like him a lot is Lynch from the Mandurah area. Anyway I simply stated that your recruits are the difference, I would be amazed if anyone refuted that. BH, I know you ave already gone through our list from yesterday, I would be interested in the figure you come out with

Not sure anyone cares much about WP on this page Whinnen but where out of my bolded comment above about Swans players coming through our Colts program have I linked WP?
And then regarding WP you could then include the likes of Keitel (EP), Knott (CL), Hobley (SU), Hinder (SD) etc who all played Colts at their original WAFL clubs in brackets plus Kernutt, whilst Carter is from SA so no it is not more than Swans or CL!
A bit like all those 16yo's apparently playing Reserves and or WP getting reemed by the umpires each week, it is a fairytale not backed up by facts mate!
Lynch played Colts at Swans circa 2014/15 under Trent Cooper before he got drafted to Footscray and was there for 6 or so seasons, not sure the Mandurah link maybe played juniors there at some point? A bit like when Tobe Watson was listed as coming from Donnybrook despite being a Bunbury boy!
No one is denying our 2 new (not 4+) Interstate recruits have made a difference to our midfield this year but that is also not giving some credence to the fact a lot of our 2021 Colts boys & 2023 Reserves side have really stepped up, progressed and gained the confidence to play at this level.
And dont forget we lost a lot of players at the end of last season including the extremely exciting Lawson Humphries, the dependable Tobe Watson, plus a Sandover Medallist Fisher, a Swan Medallist Anderson, 3 previous Leading Goalkickers at the club Noble, Jones & Palmer plus the speedy Kemp & Riley amongst others!