.The AFL competition has viewed some fairly excellent freefalls in 2024, but there is none that represents that of the Sydney Swans now - that have been accused of "dealing with Brownlows" rather than the greatest crew success.Amid a run of kind that has viewed them shed five of their last six activities-- featuring their final 3-- the Swans have actually gone from the irresistible premiership favourites to perhaps the most prone group in the best 8 despite incredibly still resting top of the ladder.What very most pundits first believed was actually a small slump in kind has developed into an unthinkable problem for the red and also white, with their 112-point reduction to Port Adelaide on Saturday night currently sounding the loudest of alarm bells-- the worst loss in the training occupation of trainer John Longmire.Watch every video game of every round this Toyota AFL Premiership Period deal with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today > Sphere 21WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.Port shock Swans in 112 factor belting|00:51 While some reduces off in analytical places around the ground are much less simply clarified, two-time North Melbourne premiership player David King is sure of one thing-- self-absorption has actually played a part in their "scary" type slump.Speaking on Fox Footy's First Split, King took a deep-seated study the contrast fans have found in Sydney's edge coming from pair of months ago to now." There is actually completely no cause (for their downtrend) away from these people being actually completely fulfilled along with what they have actually revamped till about Sphere 16 (they) have put themselves facing the team," Master begun through saying." I have actually obtained no question that the financial investment degrees of those Sydney Swans gamers are not what they went to the axis of the season. "They've fallen away dramatically with all the regions that are actually hard work-- competition, space, less effortless ball ... that laser-like concentration that they had, that downright buy-in is gone." Longmire's edge virtually automatically seem to be to have started their nostrils plunge on the back of a one-point reduction to Fremantle at home in Shot 16, along with a missed out on go on target after the siren coming from Logan McDonald showing only exactly how close they were to sustaining what was actually a 10-game gaining streak.A two-point loss to the Saints the next full week was additionally viewed as an oddity, along with a 79-point draw the then-bottom-placed Kangaroos putting coating over the cracks.From there certainly, the Lions (pair of factors), Bulldogs (39 factors) and Power (112 points) have actually all battered on the Swans-- and while the triad are actually right now all authentic premiership challengers, nobody truly predicted them to sit where they perform currently." This is scary the us versus the planet ethos is actually no longer there-- because they have actually appeared ahead of time, and they have actually found the comfort that comes with the individual benefits," Master carried on. "They've started to consider Brownlow medals, performing mini press-conference to state 'I'm actually sorry, I'm not heading to gain a Brownlow', All-Australian (assortments), some are taking a look at contracts, 'what can I get out of my kind?'." They've been sidetracked, and also they may not be up for the battle ... I don't think it actually matters what system you opt for if you're John Longmire, if you do not obtain that one hundred per cent premiership amount buy-in." I'll discuss it up until I am actually blue in the skin-- you can easily view it, you can easily think it, and I presume it's opportunity for this group to grow once more." Longmire critical of Swans lack of fight|08:23 While clubs have actually positively come back coming from kind sags at this time of year, no team has actually ever won a premiership in the same time they have actually sustained a triple-figure reduction." This happened in 2017 to Richmond when they went down to Geelong and came away coming from a bit of a (14-point) clipping and said: 'our team need to have to change'-- they went with Shaun Grigg in the ruck, they fell the third tall (forward) ... they produced huge switches to collection standards on the eve of finals, (and also) I assume they're on this amount," revealed King." Heeney can not perform it in the midfield anymore, he's come to participate in onward-- I understand they are actually overlooking skill, but this is absolutely nothing to carry out with ability." I assume it is actually time to sit, credibility session time (and ask) what's taking place? Get the pumpkin avoids, and return to the people that sympathized the 1st 3 months of the year." Just Hayden McLean (two times) and Will definitely Hayward have actually kicked multiple targets an activity throughout the last 3 full weeks, while Errol Gulden as well as Matt Roberts have perhaps been actually the only duo to have continually carried out all over the very same time period.But offered their status as the top team in the competition, there's still every chance the Swans will definitely walk in to full week one of finals with a home qualifying final to their title-- if they can overcome the mental difficulties tossed at all of them recently." It's going to be difficult it is actually the psychological science of football ... what you can not determine, is actually that count on when you run out next to your colleagues," St Kilda excellent Leigh Montagna included." As soon as you start questioning some folks ... it performs make it really hard to regain, and it may look hideous on the area when you have actually lost a little confidence."" They've dropped their point of difference, and it's an astonishing time to lose your aspect of variation," King completed by saying.The Swans' next chance to remedy their shock drop in kind will start Friday evening versus a Collingwood attire that seems to have actually rather found their mojo after celebrating Scott Pendlebury's 400th game along with a win over Carlton.REMAINING FIXTURESRound 22-- v Collingwood @ SCGRound 23-- v Essendon @ Wonder StadiumRound 24-- v Adelaide @ SCG.