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.
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.
Former Swans icon Troy Luff notched a historic milestone at the weekend, with the 55-year-old capping his big day with an incredible bag. We catch up with the 600-game veteran.
Sam Wicks is coming off a difficult 12 months which saw him suspended for an internal issue and banned for a dangerous tackle. Now, he’s thriving – and has been rewarded for it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Swans great Ryan O’Keefe and a host of footy fans all said the same thing after Sydney’s loss to the Brisbane Lions.
It was a big first Super Saturday of the 2025 season – and there were plenty of SuperCoach hits and misses. Recap the action and see what it all means going forward.
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