Ticket, Welcome to Country fails strike SCG
Footy fans were subjected to SCG and Welcome to Country issues before the Swans’ crucial victory over Carlton on Friday night.
Sydney
Pridham: ‘I mourn the pain the game put Goodes through’
Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has delivered an emotional address about Adam Goodes’ absence from football, declaring he mourns “the pain that the game put him through”.
Lyon: Can injuries really be blamed for Sydney’s horror year?
The simple answer is that injuries have denied Dean Cox a proper crack in his first season as Swans coach. But dig a little deeper, writes Garry Lyon, and it becomes clear Sydney is a shell of the team which made last year’s Grand Final.
‘Uncanny’ numbers say reeling Swans can pull off ‘Houdini act’
Sydney started the 2023 season 3-6 with a slew of injuries and stormed home under John Longmire to make finals. Can 2025’s Dean Cox-led Swans do the same? The numbers say so.
More Stories
Win a pair of signed boots from your AFL club
Tell us in 25 words or fewer why you want to win a pair of signed boots from your club’s star player.
Swans star’s secret grand final ‘pact’ revealed
Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney has opened up on the promise he and his teammates made in the aftermath of last year’s devastating Grand Final defeat.
Licence to thrill: New Swan’s breakout game torches Roos
Riley Bice has a licence to thrill from Dean Cox. The mature-age recruit became North Melbourne’s nightmare in a remarkable performance in the Swans’ big Saturday night win.
The AFL’s ‘stickiest’ tagger with your club’s guns in his sights
Opposition players describe him as sticky and one of the best runners in the competition. But a simple shift from the Swans in pre-season has elevated James Jordon to another level.
Swans boss reveals all: Warner’s future, AFL house approach
Chad Warner’s celebrations after Sydney’s win over Freo sparked suggestions a new deal for the Swans superstar could be coming soon. CEO Tom Harley has provided an update on his future.
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.
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.
AFL great ‘fearful for the game’ if Archer suspension upheld
A St Kilda legend says he is ‘fearful for the game’ if Jackson Archer is suspended for the horror collision with the Bulldogs’ Luke Cleary at Marvel Stadium.
Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/teams/sydney/page/5