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Although, granted, he could not have predicted the grim seasons the Swans would endure when he became the club's president in August, 2008.
The Swans had won the 2006 grand final, their first title, and triumphed again in 2009. They are still waiting to win their third premiership.
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The club believes that this could be their year. They recorded their third win this season of more than 100 points, with a 27.21 (183) to 3.5 (23) defeat of Moree at Riverside 5 on Saturday.
This Saturday they host premiership favourites Gunnedah in a top-of-the-table clash. Top-of-the-table clash!
In 2017, the year the Swans went through the season winless, McKenzie was not sure the club would survive. But the following year a number of AFL novices joined the team.
While they "didn't know a lot about footy", McKenzie said, they were good athletes - players such as captain Adam Cruickshank, Jayden Taylor and Liam Dunn.
And now, McKenzie said, they were "really developing a passion - not just for the game but for the club".
"So they're very committed to each other," he continued, "and they've developed a belief that they can actually achieve something."
