This Month
Superannuation start-up pays big for Swans, Hawks footy sponsorships
Superhero’s deals with the clubs come as the prudential watchdog cracks down on such spending by super funds.
- Hannah Wootton
September
Brisbane Lions thrash Sydney Swans to claim AFL flag
The Brisbane Lions have claimed their first AFL premiership in more than two decades with a 60-point thrashing of Sydney in the grand final.
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- Shayne Hope
How the AFL’s two grand final teams achieved sustained success
The two Andrews who run the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions say stability is the key to achieving an extended patch of sunshine in the AFL world.
- Gus McCubbing
This billionaire has an AFL grand final ticket. Good luck to the rest
For the first time since 2006 two non-Victorian teams will contest the AFL Grand Final at the MCG, and flights and accommodation are as much of a battle as tickets.
- Patrick Durkin
‘Had to pay with Qantas points’: The Sydney struggle for Swans tickets
Some SCG members missed out on tickets to the Swans’ AFL preliminary final on Friday, as Sydneysiders flock to see the high-flying team.
- Maxim Shanahan
What the data says about the rise of the AFL’s northern fan base
The AFL began this season with an opening round that focused solely on the northern states. Was it worth the gamble?
- Zoe Samios
Swans high means SCG members struggle to get tickets
Sydney Swans’ performance and the growing popularity of AFL in the northern states had thousands flocking to the SCG’s famous stands. The success comes with a catch.
- Zoe Samios
July
This delisted Sydney Swan is going to the Olympics
After his AFL dream was dashed by knee injuries at 19, Jackson Collins followed in his father’s footsteps kayaking for Australia at the Olympics.
- Gus McCubbing
May
Sydney brewery raises capital, inks deal with finals favourite Swans
Charge your glass for White Bay Brewery! It’s got private equity, it’s got Merivale, and now it’s got AFL finals favourite Sydney Swans drinking from its taps.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
October 2023
How Sydney Swans boss Tom Harley makes the right decisions
Getting your priorities in order is critical when it comes to making decisions. Sydney Swans chief executive Tom Harley’s key priority is his family.
- Sally Patten and Euan Black
September 2023
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Mystery of what happened to Andrew Pridham’s $2.5m ‘Whiteley’ solved
The investment banker and Sydney Swans chairman speaks for the first time about being duped in Australia’s biggest alleged art fraud.
- Gabriella Coslovich
August 2023
Gil McLachlan wins some. You lose more
The AFL CEO knows there are concerns about gambling advertising. But still, the sport pushes dreadful bets to lure in fans.
- Mark Di Stefano
Star Swans player’s gambling podcast sparks watchdog scrutiny
Tom Papley’s betting podcast comes only months after the club signed onto a major anti-gambling initiative.
- Mark Di Stefano
Sydney Swans ‘no d*ckheads’ policy stretches thin
The Swans have taken a strong anti-gambling stance. Shame that no one seems to have told the club’s star forward.
- Mark Di Stefano
The Buddy effect: How Lance Franklin changed Sydney
Buddy Franklin’s $10 million move to Sydney was controversial to say the least. A record-breaking decade later, few could argue it wasn’t worth the risk.
- Zoe Samios and Samantha Hutchinson
July 2023
Take your kids to work ... at MA Financial
The ASX-listed asset manager has been giving jobs to the children of the board.
- Mark Di Stefano
Lance Franklin calls time on glittering AFL career
Legendary Sydney and Hawthorn key forward Lance Franklin, one of the AFL’s greatest players, has retired after injuring his calf in Saturday night’s win over Essendon.
- Roger Vaughan
May 2023
Carlton’s Board Blues: Craig Mathieson quits amid rift with Luke Sayers
His uncle, pubs baron Bruce Mathieson, earlier this month said the ex-PwC chief should take responsibility for the AFL team’s poor performance.
- Zoe Samios
March 2023
Sydney Swans CEO only has gears one and four when he exercises
Tom Harley is used to having a strict routine: up at 4.40am, gym, a bowl of granola, making school lunches, three coffees a day, work and in bed by 9.30pm.
- Sally Patten
February 2023
Veteran investment banker scores near $30m for Bellevue Hill home
Newly appointed Westpac board member and former chairman of investment banking at Goldman Sachs Australia Tim Burroughs has sold his Sydney home for around $30 million.
- Lucy Macken