Sam Newman torches Sydney Swans for 'refusing to try' after second AFL grand final smashing in three years: 'They are a disgrace'

Sam Newman torches Sydney Swans for 'refusing to try' after second AFL grand final smashing in three years: 'They are a disgrace' Sam Newman calls on the Swans to be punished Footy great called Saturday's final a disgrace Lions roared to victory in grand final on Saturday By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia and Roger Vaughan For Australian Associated Press Published: 18:43 EDT, 28 September 2024 | Updated: 18:43 EDT, 28 September 2024 e-mail 8 shares 1 View comments Sam Newman has launched a withering spray at the Sydney Swans after Brisbane belted them by a massive 60 points on the last Saturday in September. Brisbane rebounded from last year's grand final heartbreak in stunning fashion to claim their first AFL premiership in more than two decades. The woeful performance by the Swans sparked Newman to anger, and he didn't hold back.

'If anyone ever says, "You experience the hurt of losing — either in life or in sport — and that will stand you in good stead" — it is the most overrated, ridiculous comment,' the footy great said in a video posted on X. 'I've watched the Swans. I tipped the Swans today.

I watched the Swans get belted by Geelong in 2022. They didn't try. And today they came down to the MCG.

Took the oxygen out of the city. 'Both sided, because no Melbourne sides were playing. And we thought wow, here we go.

And once again they refused to try. 'They are a disgrace. They should be censured by the AFL for taking the piss out of this competition'.

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