‘One game won’t define us’: Shell-shocked Swans search for a silver lining
As difficult as it was to look at the bigger picture after a 60-point grand final defeat, Robbie Fox believes Sydney made major advancements in 2024.
- by Vince Rugari
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A Horse with no game? The big questions the Swans must tackle
A long, hard summer of introspection awaits for the Sydney Swans after their 60-point thrashing at the MCG on Saturday.
- by Vince Rugari
‘I wasn’t moving well’: Heeney reveals stress fracture after Sydney’s grand final shocker
Isaac Heeney was carrying a stress fracture in his ankle throughout the Swans’ AFL finals campaign, and it flared up at the worst possible moment on grand final day.
- by Vince Rugari
Not again: Shocking Swans capitulate on the AFL’s biggest stage
The rampant Brisbane Lions have destroyed the Sydney Swans by 60 points, who lost their fourth consecutive AFL grand final on Saturday in an absolute horror show at the MCG.
- by Vince Rugari
AFL grand final parade as it happened: Qantas engineers threaten action during NRL finals; Bumper AFLW crowd for Dons-Dees
Follow the colour and action as the Swans and Lions take to the streets of Melbourne for the AFL grand final parade and final training session at the MCG.
- by Marnie Vinall, Roy Ward, Andrew Wu, Jon Pierik, Vince Rugari and Scott Spits
Stop the boats, start the party: Melbourne turns it on for the AFL grand final parade
The return to land-based vehicles and a more traditional motorcade, after the farce on the Yarra two years ago, was warmly welcomed by all concerned.
- by Vince Rugari
‘No one cares about your story’: Dane Rampe on the harshness of grand final day
The AFL’s official slogan for this grand final is: “2 stories. 1 ending.” Try selling that to players who didn’t get the ending they wanted.
- by Vince Rugari
Dual premiership coach, or four-time loser? Longmire’s legacy should not be defined by flags alone
Swans coach John Longmire shouldn’t need a second grand final win to frank his reputation as one of the AFL’s all-time greats. But that’s just the way it is.
- by Vince Rugari
‘Put the team first’: Swans rally around shattered skipper Callum Mills
Callum Mills cut a forlorn figure as the Swans boarded a chartered flight to Melbourne ahead of their AFL grand final clash with the Brisbane Lions on Saturday.
- by Vince Rugari
Swans skipper Callum Mills ruled out of grand final
The Sydney captain did everything asked of him at Wednesday’s closed training session at the SCG, but the club announced in the afternoon that Mills would not play in the season decider.
- by Vince Rugari and Andrew Wu
‘He just brings the energy’: The soundtrack to the Swans’ September march
The Liverpool chant first introduced to Sydney’s inner sanctum two years ago by Errol Gulden is back - with a heartwarming twist.
- by Vince Rugari
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