http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,2...4-23211,00.html

Unfortunate for the swans a press conference has been called for 3:30pm

The bloke has achieved all there is to achieve in Australia (except a Charlie).... He has won a premiership.... He has made great money....

He obviously realises that this year will be a bit of a "non-event" for Sydney and has decided to return home to play his national sport....

Bit strange that he would leave with a year remaining on his contract though

Been great value in his time with the Swans....

Good luck to him....

Just another reason why I think this year is going to be a hard slog for Sydney.

I certainly can't see a finals spot for them, and I seriosuly think its the bottom four for the ol Swans.

I have a soft spot for the Swannies, but I think they may be in the first stages of redeveloping their list.

Gippy

THey are vulnerable. It will only take a couple of key injuries (or maybe even for only Jarrad McVeigh to go down) & they'll be toast.

.....and their senior star players are getting older without ready replacements coming through.

longmire will coach swans in 2010, roos returning to melbourne, its time to go terry....

Sydney still have one of the best coaches in the league, they won't do too badly.

Yeah they wont go too bad they have vespremi and ablett and craig bird Heath Grundy Jarrad Moore and Ted Richards isnt that old. But I hope we smash them haha

If their veterans hold up, they'll be around the 5-8 mark.