AFL legend tells Swans to ‘let Buddy walk’
AFL great Matthew Lloyd has urged the Sydney Swans to hold firm as speculation over Buddy Franklin’s contract continues to mount.
AFL great Matthew Lloyd has urged the Sydney Swans to hold firm as speculation over Buddy Franklin’s contract continues to mount.
Buddy Franklin has been the talk of the AFL this week over his contract rumours but the man himself is keeping a tight lip.
One of Lance Franklin’s Sydney teammates has weighed in on the contract saga which threatens to cause the superstar to leave the Swans at the end of the season.
The shockwaves of AFL superstar Lance Franklin’s Sydney Swans bombshell reveal has reverberated around the competition.
SYDNEY forward Gary Rohan is recovering in hospital after a horrible fall which left him unconscious for a number of minutes. WATCH THE INCIDENT.
IT was meant to be Sydney’s return to form, instead it turned into a nightmare and Swans coach John Longmire didn’t hold back in his assessment.
CARLTON has shocked Sydney at the MCG to storm to its second win for the season, sparked by top performances from Matthew Wright and Alex Silvgani, who limited Lance Franklin’s influence.
UMPIRES’ boss Peter Schwab has rubbished claims players with bad behaviour records are targetted after Toby Greene was heard being told he had been getting “close to the edge”.
SYDNEY young gun Isaac Heeney says overcoming glandular fever was “the most mentally challenging thing I’ve had to face”.
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SYDNEY Swans are in the midst of a crisis after their worst in 24 years. If history is a guide, their finals hopes are shot. Neil Cordy looks at five things they must do to turn their fortunes around.
SYDNEY Swans coach John Longmire is holding every single one of his players responsible for the club’s 0-5 start to the season, but insists finals is not a lost cause.
UPDATE: JOHN Longmire on Kieren Jack, likely Tiger changes for its trip to Adelaide, a serious blow for Fremantle and how will Melbourne cover its ruck crisis? INJURY LIST
THE Sydney Swans are in deep trouble and so is Kieren Jack with the former co-captain’s fortunes in many ways mirroring the team’s fall from grace.
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