'Are you better off without these players?' Legend's question of besieged Swans after season ends in heartbreak

This article reports on comments from legendary AFL player and coach Leigh Matthews who encouraged the Sydney Swans not to hurry in discarding Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Riley Bice, Nick Blakey and James Jordon, Matthews told radio station 3AW that the Swans would be better to keep the talented players and that time will allow them to return to the side. The Swans season ended with a loss in a preliminary final to Fremantle Dockers at the SCG on Friday night. The Dockers won 12.11 (83) to the Swans 10.11 (71).