With a bye scheduled for the club this weekend, the Swans will have extra time to review Saturday night’s match and an extra week to make the necessary improvements ahead of the club’s first home game of the season against the Magpies on March 29 at ANZ Stadium.
Speaking from Sunday’s recovery session at Coogee Beach, McGlynn said while there was no need to panic following the loss, it was a wake-up call his team needed.
“The good thing about footy is that you’ve always got the next week to play, but obviously we’ve got the week off,” McGlynn said.
“It means that (the loss) is going to stew for us a bit longer, but it will be a good time for us to work on the things we did wrong Saturday night.
“It’s a long season and I know that there would be individuals who would have been disappointed with their performance.
“Everyone was down on their best game, so whether there are changes, who knows? That’s up to the coaches.
“The players who run out against Collingwood, we will expect a better effort than what we did on (Saturday night).”
The Swans were overrun in last weekend’s match, with GWS holding the Swans goalless in the final term while piling on six goals of their own.
McGlynn said the players were particularly disappointed with their performance in the second half of Saturday night’s match, which saw GWS get on top in the contested ball count as well as on the scoreboard.
“We didn’t turn up to play the footy that we’d been practicing over the summer and credit to GWS they played great footy and hard footy, but we definitely didn’t turn up and play the brand of footy that we’re known for,” he said.
“It was very disappointing and hopefully we’ll bounce back against Collingwood.
“We’ve got two weeks so it’s probably going to be a solid two weeks.
“We’ll be doing a lot of contested ball and tackling and the things that we pride ourselves on which we didn’t deliver on Saturday night.”
While Saturday night’s loss will remain on McGlynn’s mind this week, one thing the he won’t have to worry about is his future at the club, which was settled last week when the 28-year-old signed a two-year extension with the Swans.
McGlynn, who was also elevated to the leadership group this season, said it was a relief to not have to worry about contract talks during the season.
“It was good to get that stress out of the way early and to be able to put it out of the back of my mind so I can focus on the season ahead,” he said.
“I was very rapt to get another two years at the Swans and they’ve been terrific since the day I got here.
“I’m forever indebted to the footy club.”
McGlynn, who arrived at the Swans from Hawthorn at the end of the 2009 season, said his decision to stay in Sydney was an easy one.
“You look at the backdrop (of Coogee Beach) and as much as (Saturday) night was pretty bad, you get up and the sun is shining and it’s another day,” he said.
“It’s a great lifestyle up here and Sydney has been terrific to me and they’ve really looked after me in terms of contract length and I’m just really excited for the next few years.”
