Thanks Sydney

[Twodogs]

A combination of both. We have a real mixed bag of results.

Much like society at large I guess.

Should football clubs aim to turn out good people with positive attitudes? I think it's one of the briefs of a football club. Exposing the young people in their charge to the right sort of influences is a pretty important part of what they are about.

[boydogs]

It's not that they preferred Rampe over Biggs, they just didn't have the room on the list to keep Biggs

They could have traded Rampe and kept Biggs couldn't they?

Swans supporters at the time were disappointed to lose Biggs, he was showing good signs as a Malceski replacement

[GVGjr]

They could have traded Rampe and kept Biggs couldn't they?

Swans supporters at the time were disappointed to lose Biggs, he was showing good signs as a Malceski replacement

That's a long bow you are drawing. Making room for academy players was their issue.

Did those same Swan supporters you are quoting prefer Biggs over Rampe?

[Remi Moses]

Steve Hoffman is another one we got at the tail end of his career .
Bones Mcghie I think went from us to south back in the day also .
Rampe's ok, but I'd prefer Biggs .
Great recruiting right there

[Mofra]

Did those same Swan supporters you are quoting prefer Biggs over Rampe?

One of my family members is a Swans man and he absolutely would have taken Biggsy - he doesn't rate Rampe's disposal.

For all our talk of our high draft picks, we have three former rookies in the backline now lauded as the most dangerous rebounding backline in the competition and one of those was a freebie from Sydney. Throw in a freebie from the Hawks as a FA (Suckling rotating through there) and our list managers deserve praise.

[Bulldog Joe]

One of my family members is a Swans man and he absolutely would have taken Biggsy - he doesn't rate Rampe's disposal.

For all our talk of our high draft picks, we have three former rookies in the backline now lauded as the most dangerous rebounding backline in the competition and one of those was a freebie from Sydney. Throw in a freebie from the Hawks as a FA (Suckling rotating through there) and our list managers deserve praise.

Didn't Suckling also start as a rookie at Hawthorn?

[Bulldog4life]

Didn't Suckling also start as a rookie at Hawthorn?

For one or two years I think.

[bornadog]

Didn't Suckling also start as a rookie at Hawthorn?

Yes he was.

[Mofra]

Damn we are rookie central!
Get Campbell & Adcock in the team now to bump up rookie numbers, and Dahl goes alright too

[boydogs]

That's a long bow you are drawing. Making room for academy players was their issue.

Did those same Swan supporters you are quoting prefer Biggs over Rampe?

Not sure but looks like Mofra found 1 that did

Like with Suckling & Hamling, it was a case of a good side rating the player but having to choose someone to let go, but maybe they picked the wrong player