Trade Week
For a few of us the off season player movements during trade week is the next best thing to the season proper, and for a change the Sydney Swans were very active and made some decent acquisitions.
Sydney was already shopping for an established ruckman to back up Darren Jolly and showed early interest in ex Eagle Mark Seaby. Then Jolly threw a curve ball stating his desire to return home to Victoria.
Considering the loss of the All Australian and premiership ruckman the Swans did well to acquire Seaby as well as up and coming Geelong ruckman, Shane Mumford
Seaby played in the Eagles 2006 premiership win against Sydney but always played second fiddle to Dean Cox and has recently been taken over by 1st year player Nic Natanui and the 2nd ruckman. Somewhat out of form at the end of last season he comes to Sydney rejuvenated and with plenty of ability.
Mumford slotted into the eventual premiership with ease with Brad Ottens injured for much of the season. He played understudy to Mark Blake but with Ottens return imminent it almost became a flip of the coin which two ruckmen to take into the final series. They went with Ottens and Blake. The lure of a long term contract and more game time were too good for Mumford.
The Swans also acquired two young players from Hawthorn, Josh Kennedy and Ben McGlynn. A good friend who happens to be a Hawks nut describes McGlynn, nicknamed ‘Mighty Mouse’, as a “great player…. a Luke Hodge in the making.” Of Kennedy she says that he “has showed some good signs, but he’s also made some really poor decisions throughout the year too.”
Overall, the Swans have done well.
Sydney was already shopping for an established ruckman to back up Darren Jolly and showed early interest in ex Eagle Mark Seaby. Then Jolly threw a curve ball stating his desire to return home to Victoria.
Considering the loss of the All Australian and premiership ruckman the Swans did well to acquire Seaby as well as up and coming Geelong ruckman, Shane Mumford
Seaby played in the Eagles 2006 premiership win against Sydney but always played second fiddle to Dean Cox and has recently been taken over by 1st year player Nic Natanui and the 2nd ruckman. Somewhat out of form at the end of last season he comes to Sydney rejuvenated and with plenty of ability.
Mumford slotted into the eventual premiership with ease with Brad Ottens injured for much of the season. He played understudy to Mark Blake but with Ottens return imminent it almost became a flip of the coin which two ruckmen to take into the final series. They went with Ottens and Blake. The lure of a long term contract and more game time were too good for Mumford.
The Swans also acquired two young players from Hawthorn, Josh Kennedy and Ben McGlynn. A good friend who happens to be a Hawks nut describes McGlynn, nicknamed ‘Mighty Mouse’, as a “great player…. a Luke Hodge in the making.” Of Kennedy she says that he “has showed some good signs, but he’s also made some really poor decisions throughout the year too.”
Overall, the Swans have done well.
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1 comment:
Lol! I wonder who said those wise words huh? ;-) I'm certainly going to miss Mighty Mouse! But at least we still have "The General"!
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