The Swans are the biggest movers of the trade period so far, as John Longmire hunts for another flag after a decade of near misses.
In 2012, when Sydney won their most recent premiership, the club had a well-earned reputation for turning rocks into diamonds at the trade table.Sydney are hunting for a flag in the next two years adding experience to their talented listFive of their premiership 22 in 2012 were imports seeking greater opportunity who found it at the Swans.
The club made three grand finals in Franklin’s time. Unlucky to lose in 2016, they were well beaten in 2014 and 2022, matching Geelong as perennial finalists with their point of difference being the academy, rather than trading. In that 2013 off-season, Shane Mumford, Jed Lamb, Andrejs Everitt and Tony Armstrong left, with Mumford a victim of the salary cap squeeze after the AFL’s reaction to Franklin choosing the Swans. The League removed the cost of living allowance and, indefensibly, put an unjustifiable trade ban on the club, which they removed after one season.
Sydney’s departures since 2013 make an interesting list. They have left for a variety of reasons – some inside, some outside the Swans’ control – but most have thrived at their new home, with four premiership players, a Brownlow medallist, two captains and a few All-Australian selections. Hawthorn poached Tom Mitchell at a time the Swans’ midfield was stacked before he went to the Magpies while Toby Nankervis – a triple-premiership Tiger who is now co-captain – left that season too. They drafted Ollie Florent, Will Hayward, Jack Maibaum and Darcy Cameron that year when they threw the picks they received – 14 and 46 – in the mix.
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