John Longmire's time as the Sydney Swans coach is marked by a 1-4 record in AFL grand finals, a statistic that paints him as a four-time failure. However, supporters see a different story, acknowledging his achievements in guiding the team to victory in 2012 and his dedication over 14 years.
The way we decide our sporting champions in Australia is uniquely unforgiving. It doesn’t matter if you’ve had a consistent year on grand final day – at the end of it, you’re either a winner or a loser.
It’s not as if he just rocked up and won with a good team; he was a huge part of the reason why they were so good in the first place.The numbers behind Longmire’s coaching record are hard to believe in an equalised competition like the AFL. In 14 seasons, the Swans missed the finals under him only twice – in 2019 and 2020, and the latter was not a normal season on any level due to the pandemic.
And that’s without even mentioning the way he was able to tweak their playing style through that period, from a dour, more defensive side to, more recently, one of the best teams to watch on their day.There’s a reason those who played under Longmire speak of him as more than a coach. He was a father figure, a confidant, someone they could turn to for advice on any problem, on or off the field.
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