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Sydney coach John Longmire faces tough decisions as he continues to reshape the AFL clubs list following a second grand final loss in three seasons. Rob Ramage Avalanche Jersey .Longmire and his colleagues have done a tremendous job keeping the Swans competitive throughout his tenure, when the clubs streak of finals appearances has continued.The transition between grand final failures in 2014 and 2016 has been stark. Almost half of the team thumped by Hawthorn had been replaced by younger talent in Saturdays upset loss to Western Bulldogs.Unfortunately for Sydney it was the same result and co-captain Jarrad McVeigh and superstar Lance Franklin, a third of the way through an unprecedented $10 million deal, earned unwanted tags.No current player has tallied more AFL grand final losses than three, a mark Franklin and McVeigh share with Fremantle journeyman Zac Dawson and St Kildas Sean Dempster.It is also of course an envious position for players who have gone their whole careers without contesting a final, let alone a grand final.McVeigh, Longmire and chairman Andrew Pridham all spoke optimistically about the future at a sombre club function on Saturday night in Melbourne.Id rather have got here and things not work out than not get here at all, Longmire told the crowd.It doesnt in any way mean were not disappointed, were absolutely shattered.It will not stop us from trying to climb back to the top of the mountain again. I guarantee you come 8am Monday were going back to work to try and get better and get a step ahead.Longmire was a man of few words in his post-match press conference but later opened up more about a season of regeneration in which seven players debuted.Our younger kids came on in leaps and bounds and blew a real fresh air through the place, he told a crowd of more than 1000 fans.We always have and always will continue to try and be competitive every week, its part of our DNA. At the same time, looking to the future as well.The future might be just over the horizon and we need to keep working along those lines and get the balance in play.The expectation is Ben McGlynn and Tom Mitchell have played their last game for the club, with the former unlikely to be offered a new contract and the latter set to sign a lucrative deal with Hawthorn.Ted Richards retired this year, leaving McGlynn, McVeigh and Heath Grundy as the only Swans to have celebrated their 30th birthdays.Franklin, Kurt Tippett and Kieren Jack will all turn 30 next year.We have a list thats fantastic and so many young players coming through and a few guys unfortunate today to miss out.Theyll be better for it and well strive to go one better next year, McVeigh said at Saturdays function.Pridham agreed.The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart ... we will get stronger, he said.The Swans most pressing concern is Dan Hanneberys knee.Hannebery will have scans but is upbeat he didnt suffer a serious injury in the fourth quarter of a game that left the midfielder devastated ... frustrated and flat.It will burn for a while and its probably what will drive hopefully the group to get better, Hannebery said. 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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- For a moment during the third quarter, the Oklahoma State Cowboys more resembled a rugby club than an American college football team.Mason Rudolph threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, Jalen McCleskey caught six passes for 129 yards, Justice Hill ran for 162 yards and Oklahoma State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) extinguished Kansas homecoming excitement, winning 44-20.The rugby act came after Kansas Montell Cozart tossed a deep pass, intended for wide receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez, but the ball ricocheted up and Oklahoma State free safety Jordan Sterns brought it down. Sterns scrambled up the field for 21 yards and then lateraled the ball to defensive tackle Vincent Taylor.Weve become the lateral kings, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said.And the play wasnt over.Taylor ran for 14 yards before lateraling to defensive end Jarrell Owens. Owens ran for another 29 yards before being brought down by Gonzalez at the Kansas 16.Gundy didnt know how many laterals were thrown during that play, but he knew more than one was enough.I was OK with one, Gundy said. ... Three times? I vote for one lateral and then tuck it away and get what you can get.Oklahoma State chipped in a 25-yard field goal a few plays after the chaos.With less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, Kansas (1-6, 0-4) Cozart was pressed on third-and-7 deep in Jayhawk territory and threw an interception straight into the hands of Oklahoma State defensive tackle DeQuinton Osborne. Osborne, standing at 6-foot and weighing 310 pounds, ran down to Kansas sideline to the 1-yard line.Cozart said he, as a film junkie, hadnt seen where Oklahoma State has their nose guard drop back in coverage.They got us on that one. They got me, Cozart said of the Osborne interception. They had seven guys walk up. I knew one of those guys was going to be free. I had a high route to the righht and I knew. John Wensink Jersey. They got us on that one.On the following play, Oklahoma State running back Rennie Childs punched in the ball to put the Cowboys up 31-20.Kansas started off hot, scoring first halfway through the first quarter by a Cozart-to-Gonzalez 68-yard pass. The Jayhawks held a lead until three minutes before halftime when Hill inched in a 1-yard touchdown run to make the score 17-13.Kansas came close to getting within one point, attempting a 59-yard field goal as time expired before halftime. With five seconds remaining in the half, Oklahoma States Motekiai Maile blocked the kick. Kansas couldnt recover, scoring only one more time before the game ended.Our coaches made some really good adjustments in the second half and the players did a nice job of taking it out on the field, Gundy said.Cozart threw for 250 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, Keaun Kinner rushed for 145 yards, and Gonzalez hauled in six passes for 106 yards in the Jayhawks 21st-straight loss to FBS opponents.THE TAKEAWAYKansas: The Kansas defense sacked Mason Rudolph five times, the most a Jayhawk squad has brought down a Cowboy quarterback in program history. Dorance Armstrong sacked Rudolph once, extending his sack streak to five-straight games.Oklahoma State: The Cowboys scored 17 points off Jayhawk turnovers.STATLINE:With 14 points on Saturday, Oklahoma State kicker Ben Grogan is the new career scoring leader at Oklahoma State. He tied former Cowboy kicker Dan Baileys record with his first extra point of the day and surpassed Bailey on the first field goal of the day. Grogan currently has 383 career points.UP NEXTKansas travels to Oklahoma to play the Sooners on Oct. 29.Oklahoma State hosts West Virginia on Oct. 29. ' ' '