Giant selection squeeze: How club’s depth makes them scarier
With three players back from injury and four returning from suspension, the Giants have a selection quandary the rest of the league would love. Lachlan McKirdy unpacks what it means.
Sydney
What Warner’s post-game antics really mean
Chad Warner’s future might still be up in the air, but his actions after Sydney’s win over Fremantle showed why the Swans remain confident that their superstar will stick around.
Seconds too late: Dockers beaten by Swans, clock in a thriller
Fremantle lost by three points – or was it three seconds? – to a come-from-behind Swans side despite a Jye Amiss mark in range just seconds after the siren which could have put them in front.
The Bice is right: Mature-aged star wasting no time
Riley Bice has started behind the eight ball in his AFL career, and in his first game was the last on the ground as the sub. He tells Lachie McKirdy he’s making up for lost time.
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Cox Q&A: Rejecting Eagles, how Horse revealed news, Warner talk
Dean Cox now has the opportunity he always wanted, to be an AFL head coach. LACHLAN MCKIRDY sits down with Sydney’s new leader for an expansive chat.
Inside story: How futures of four young AFL stars are intertwined
This is shaping as one of the biggest years in AFL trade history, with four of the AFL’s best young talents potentially up for grabs. JON RALPH examines the state of play.
‘We got found out’: Swans star’s frank Grand Final admission
Sydney star Nick Blakey has spoken candidly of the club’s Grand Final disaster and why the Swans won’t repeat the same mistakes if they earn another shot at the ultimate prize in 2025.
‘Football genius’: Mastermind of AFL bounceback
They are down two stars for the opening round and carrying nightmares of a grand final smashing, but the Swans have one trump card.
Swans get horror result on Gulden scan
The AFL has a full-blown crisis on its hands, with a crucial Swan learning his fate as a trio of superstars will miss the start of the season.
Worst-case scenario: Gulden injury disaster confirmed
Sydney superstar Errol Gulden is set to miss a chunk of the AFL season after fracturing his ankle in Friday’s pre-season win over Gold Coast.
Shattered fairytale and a brutal ego hit: Inside Parker’s Swans exit
Luke Parker thought his VFL stint was just about getting match fitness. Then after a few weeks, it dawned that his Swans career might be coming to an end. Parker tells JON RALPH how he ended up at North Melbourne.
Parker says mental ‘scarring’ cost ex-teammates in GF disaster
As Sydney prepare to launch another flag assault this year, former Swan Luke Parker has lifted the lid on the scars from the 2022 Grand Final that plagued their 2024 defeat to Brisbane.
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