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It was another dirty Grand Final for the Sydney Swans. And some of their biggest stars didn’t deliver on the big stage, with 13 players receiving a fail grade. Every Sydney player rated out of 10 from the 60-point Grand Final loss against Brisbane .
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But on Saturday had no presence or aura this time at the coalface. Kicked a late consolation goal, had eight inside 50s and won a lot of his touches forward of centre, but his kicking when in space was patchy. 5 2.
Hayden McLean Couldn’t have an impact, either as a forward or a ruck, during the game. 2 4. Brodie Grundy A hard game to assess.
Was clearly one of the Swans’ busiest players, using his aerobic capacity to win a lot of disposals and clearances. But as Dermott Brereton told AFL Nation, Grundy had “not taken ascendancy in the ruck” as expected. Finished with 22 disposals and seven clearances, while 15 of his 35 hit-outs went to a teammate’s advantage.
7 5. Isaac Heeney A fourth losing Grand Final for the superstar. Started at the centre bounce with Josh Dunkley for company, but couldn’t get going either in the midfield or up forward.
A brilliant finals series ends in devastation. 2 6. Logan McDonald Unfortunately another Grand Final to forget.
Harris Andrews tried to go to him, but a Luke Parker tag meant McDonald was often lined up on Ryan Lester. Mattered little, as he was subbed out of the game at the start of the third term with an ankle issue and just one kick to his name. As Fox Footy’s Jon Ralph wrote on X: “The club was adamant he was right to play but in retrospect it’s hurt them.
” 1 7. Harry Cunningham Was put under the pump in the first quarter by Charlie Cameron, who had three scoring shots. Held his own for most of the match, but could’ve been a worse day if Cameron had kicked straight.
4 8. James Rowbottom One of Sydney’s best players. Went head-to-head with Lions star Lachie Neale at the first bounce.
Kicked a big set-shot goal just before quarter-time, was relatively consistent across the four quarters and had team-high clearances. 7 9. Will Hayward Well done if you had him for first goalkicker! Unfortunately had little impact outside of that moment on the game.
Had Noah Answerth for company and was well beaten by the Brisbane defender. Laid just one tackle. 2 11.
Tom Papley A dirty day for star Swan. As expected, had Brandon Starcevich for company. Brought Swans fans to their feet in the first term with a brilliant snap goal.
Besides that? Barely did anything else, finishing with 10 touches. 2 13. Oliver Florent Started across half-back on Cam Rayner.
Used the ball relatively efficiently and was one of the Swans’ biggest ball-winners, although the majority of his touches were won in the second half. Solid on an embarrassing day for his team. 5 16.
Braeden Campbell Started as the sub and was brought on at half-time. The game was over by the time he entered the field, but still couldn’t get into the game. 2 17.
James Jordon Certainly not his team’s worst. No surprise to see him go straight to Dayne Zorko at the first bounce. Then moved onto Hugh McCluggage for the second quarter and was able to curtail his influence after the Lion’s hot start.
6 21. Errol Gulden Like many of his star teammates, didn’t have a significant say on the game despite the decent numbers. The dual All-Australian wing went to the wing.
Finished with 24 touches, but just eight in the first half when the game was up for grabs. Just the two clearances and didn’t kick with great efficiency when in space. 4 22.
Nick Blakey Copped a tag from Cal Ah Chee. Tried to give the Swans ample run and drive from the back-half early, but lost the footy in a contest in the first quarter that led to Hugh McCluggage’s goal. Was strong in the air and provided decent rebound.
5 24. Dane Rampe Not a great day for the stand-in skipper. Rotated through several opponents, but after losing a marking contest to Cal Ah Chee, Brad Johnson told AFL Nation : “I have never seen Dane Rampe lose one-on-ones like this before.
” 3 26. Luke Parker Ryan Lester tried to get to him, but had the job on Harris Andrews in the first half. But was shifted onto the ball at the start of the third term after his midfield brigade’s poor first half.
Finished with three goals in the definition of junk time, but still laid more tackles than any other Swan. 7 27. Justin McInerney A poor one for the running winger.
Couldn’t gain any territory with his disposals. 2 30. Tom McCartin Took on Joe Daniher.
Well beaten and didn’t generate much offence from the defensive 50. 3 34. Matt Roberts Started on the bench.
Had the 19 disposals and used the ball well by foot. Can hold his head high. 5 36.
Joel Amartey Manned up by Jack Payne. After an awesome preliminary final, a poor Grand Final, goalless from seven disposals. 2 42.
Robbie Fox One of the Swans’ better players. Kicked an unlikely goal in the second term thanks to a 50m penalty. Finished with 21 disposals, 10 contested possessions and a kicking efficiency of 100 per cent.
7 43. Lewis Melican Went straight to Eric Hipwood and had a strong first quarter with three intercepts. One of Sydney’s better defenders.
5 44. Jake Lloyd Started on a wing next to Jarrod Berry. Finished with 19 touches, but didn’t get much of the ball during Brisbane’s blitz across the second and third quarters.
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