Coaches board: Will Pies or Swans join Cats in GF?
Three teams remain in the race for the premiership. Who will take on Geelong in this year’s Grand Final? See Leon Cameron’s exclusive analysis of the Pies-Swans prelim.
Sydney
‘Why can’t it be us?’: Bond, belief driving Swans
Critics argue the Swans’ success owes to an unfair Academy system but it’s clear there is so much more to the club’s fast return to flag contention.
Champion Swan’s grand final bid over
Josh Kennedy’s AFL career is officially over after another hamstring setback ended any hope of him playing if the Swans advanced to the grand final.
Swans’ masterstroke no-one saw coming
Sydney has done what shouldn’t be possible this year and it can be traced back to some ruthless gambles that have all come up trumps.
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Swans face big Tippett dilemma
THERE’S talk about a couple of talls departing Sydney. GARY BUCKENARA on what the Swans can do, and who they can target at the end of 2017.
Why the Swans can win the flag
ON the evidence of the past 10 weeks the only conclusion that can be drawn is the Sydney Swans should be favourite for the premiership. So why aren’t they?
Pride Game helps make strides
MEMBERS of the LGBTIQ community have misgivings about attending AFL matches but last year’s Pride Game is helping to change that.
Jack’s best exactly what Swans ordered
KIEREN Jack is back to his best after injury and a form slump threatened to end his career as promptly as he’d been stripped of the Sydney captaincy.
Dogs done: is the top eight set?
THE RUN HOME: Is the top eight set? Gilbert Gardiner casts his eye over the final six weeks and it looks like bad news for the Bulldogs and Essendon.
Buddy almost missed Sydney’s derby win
REVELATIONS have emerged that Lance Franklin was close to being ruled out of Sydney’s momentous victory over GWS which came after his premiership-shaping performance.
Barometer: Stringer hammy blow for Dogs
INJURY LIST: WESTERN Bulldogs confirm the bad news on Jake Stringer’s hamstring injury, while Scott Pendlebury could be done for 2017. Who’s injured at your club?
Unsung backs leading Bomber charge
THE TACKLE: THREE young defenders are a key reason behind Essendon’s surge towards the top eight, writes MARK ROBINSON. REPLAY LIVE CHAT.
Who will replace AFL affairs scandal execs?
PODCAST: AFTER a tumultuous fortnight, the AFL has been left with a trio of vacancies. Who will replace them and does the AFL need to have a good hard look at itself?
Bookies face huge payout for Swan miracle
IT’S the greatest comeback since Lazarus, and bookmakers are facing an almighty payout as the Sydney Swans charge towards an unlikely premiership.
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