It depends whether John Longmire’s young team can buck a dispiriting historical trend dating back almost four decades
lost their bite last year when failing to make the eight. It is a dispiriting history for Swans fans.
But in the same press conference the veteran coach delivered a template for how Sydney are seeking to turn history on its head this season after the fifth-heaviest loss in a grand final. Only one rival skipper has tipped Sydney to reach the 2023 grand final. But there is reason for optimism. “Last year, if you reflected on what the whole story was, it was such an enjoyable one,” he told Guardian Australia.
“I think we went into the grand final on a nine-game winning streak and we were obviously doing a lot right. Errol Gulden, 20, was phenomenal against Carlton in the pre-season and Sydney boast several young talent, including Nick Blakey and Ollie Florent, aged under 25.
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