Ultimate player ratings: Jon Ralph and Glenn McFarlane rate every Swan
The Swans are coming off another brutal GF defeat, but change is in the air. Can they go a step further in 2025? Jon Ralph and Glenn McFarlane say they have one thing no other contender has.
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It was a brutal grand final result for the Swans and since then it’s been an off-season where they’ve landed a new coach and had constant speculation their star player could move back home to Western Australia. Amid all that, has their list improved? Well, they have one thing no other AFL club does. Three players ranked in the 90s. Jon Ralph and Glenn McFarlane analyse the Swans players in the Ultimate Player Ratings.
Criteria: The rating out of 100 is a prediction of their 2025 performance based on their 2024 season, expected improvement and role in their side.
Originally published as Ultimate player ratings: Jon Ralph and Glenn McFarlane rate every Swan
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