Sydney Swans
‘It was something we had to do’: New coach puts Swans through torture session with a difference
It wasn’t quite the “Ludovico Technique” from A Clockwork Orange, but on Dean Cox’s first day in the job, the Swans were forced to reckon with the horror movie that was their 2024 grand final.
- by Vince Rugari
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Criticism of Longmire is out of bounds (on the full)
How many of us can say that in our careers we matched the continued greatness John Longmire was able to elicit from his players?
- by Peter FitzSimons
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There’s no escaping the grand final failures. They’re not what define John Longmire
Some may label John Longmire a four-time grand final day failure. But that’s not how Sydney Swans fans will look back on his remarkable 14-year tenure.
- by Vince Rugari
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Why John Longmire left, and why rival clubs will keep calling him
Longmire’s decision to quit with 12 months remaining on a contract worth more than $1 million is a measure of the pressures that AFL senior coaches endure.
- by Jake Niall
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Longmire quits as Swans coach. Next stop, Tasmania?
The Tasmania Devils do not enter the AFL competition until 2028, but the coaching job is an urgent appointment.
- by Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Dan Walsh
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AFL 2025
The fix-ture is in: Why handicapping teams flies in the face of AFL’s integrity
The fixture should not be another lever for equalisation. The premiership race should be run at even weights, like the Derby – not weighted in the manner of the Melbourne Cup.
- by Jake Niall
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AFL 2025
See the full 2025 fixture: AFL banks on Blues, Magpies, as Dreamtime at the ’G moves to Friday night
The full 2025 AFL fixture has been released, and the league is banking on Carlton and Collingwood being big drawcards.
- by Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
The AFL draft is just weeks away. Here’s where the top-40 prospects could land
The draft is rapidly approaching and the 2024 class has recruiters salivating over its depth of talent and variety. We rank the top-40 players.
- by Marc McGowan
A tough nut, a cult figure and a champion: Your club’s key 2025 free agents
Coveted would-be free agent Cam Rayner’s six-year extension at reigning premiers Brisbane has dramatically changed the player movement landscape for 2025.
- by Marc McGowan
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AFL 2025
The AFL flag blueprint: Is your club in the premiership window?
There’s a blueprint which history suggests is required to be in premiership contention next season. What does that look like, and where does your team sit? We take a look.
- by Jon Pierik
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