THE Sydney Swans have defended their decision to cancel fan days, saying the events were only going to proceed if the club won the grand final.

Swans fans flocked to social media to slam the decision to axe the supporter events in Melbourne and Sydney, declaring it bad sportsmanship.

“To cancel the events and go home because you didn’t win, is that the message you want to give to your fans? Because, if so, I will help my daughters choose a team with better morals than this.

Shameful, pull your socks up and stop being such sore losers,” one fan posted on Facebook.

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“Very disappointing on behalf of the club,” another fan posted.

“It does not teach our young fans to lose with any semblance of sportsmanship. Need to re-evaluate your ethics here, boys.”

When the Swans lost the 2014 grand final to Hawthorn, the fan days in Melbourne and Sydney still went ahead.

But football manager Tom Harley said this year the Swans had made their plans known from the outset.

“It was always the plan to not have the fan day if we lost,” Harley said.

media_camera Josh Kennedy was left shattered after the game. Picture: Phil Hillyard

“We had the dinner after the game in Melbourne and there is also the club championship this week on Thursday night.

“It’s a celebration if you win and not so much if you lose, that was the reason behind that.”

The dinner in Melbourne after the match and Thursday night’s Bob Skilton Medal presentation are paid-for events, while the fan days are free and staged during child-friendly hours.

“This is very disappointing considering how hard it is for fans to get a ticket to the grand final. It would have been great for the fans to show how much support these boys have,” one fan said.

Bit ordinary that the @sydneyswans have cancelled a scheduled fan day tomorrow. What's doing? #AFLGF — Troy Dodds (@troydodds) October 1, 2016

So the sydney swans have cancelled their fan day tomorrow at SCG. And that, for me, says it all. #lightweight #AFLGF — Naomi Toy (@NaomiToy) October 1, 2016

The Swans will conduct their end-of-season interviews over the next few days with Ben McGlynn expected to announce his retirement on Thursday night.

Trade week begins next week with Tom Mitchell the main player of interest for the Swans.

It has been widely reported he is heading to Hawthorn.