The Sydney Swans have completely wasted a decade of dominance at the top of the AFL.
Another heartbreaking Grand Final loss, this time to the Brisbane Lions, means the Swans have fallen short in their last four grand finals.
They have the 2005 and 2012 premierships to hang their hat on, but you can’t escape the feeling the Bloods have let 10 파워볼 years at the top of the AFL ladder slip through their fingers without a trophy to show for it.
Since John Longmire took over as coach in 2011, Sydney have been minor premiers three times and missed finals only twice.
Consistency is good. Finishing on top of the ladder is great. Premiership cups are even better.
With today’s loss, their recent Grand Final record has turned from a hoodoo to a curse.
The Swans haven’t been the same in Grand Finals since Hawthorn’s Jarryd Roughead crunched Dan Hannebery into the MCG turf in the 2014 decider.