Sydney Swans
Swans searching for answers to cover injured Papley’s goal kicking
Swans coach John Longmire admits there are no easy solutions to covering the loss of injured Tom Papley’s impact around goal.
- by Malcolm Conn
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AFL 2024
De Koning out for home-and-away season; Swans dealt a bitter blow; clubs sent a ‘please explain’
Carlton’s tough win over North Melbourne has come at a cost, with a fractured foot to sideline star ruckman Tom De Koning until the end of the home-and-away season. Meanwhile, the Swans are battling their own injury issues.
- by Peter Ryan, Marnie Vinall and Malcolm Conn
Swans pipped by Lions in Gabba thriller after Papley, Rampe injured
Sydney led by 15 points heading into the final term but were unable to hold on in Brisbane, falling a third loss in their last four games.
- by Ed Jackson
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AFL 2024
Comedians vs sticklers: Heeney-Greene feud proves Sydney’s AFL rivalry has come of age
Isaac Heeney and Toby Greene are, to a large degree, representative of their clubs: one is prim and proper, possibly too much so, the other a serial troublemaker who should probably rein it in from time to time.
- by Vince Rugari
The moment the room went quiet: Inside the meeting of some of the AFL’s most powerful figures
All 18 AFL club chiefs gathered in Perth for a crucial meeting with league bosses as the season nears its conclusion. Their agenda included some of the game’s biggest issues.
- by Peter Ryan and Jake Niall
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AFL 2024
Bedford, Cameron handed three-match bans; fears grow over the return of ‘the chicken wing’
Lions star Charlie Cameron and Giants tagger Toby Bedford have been handed three-match bans. Meanwhile, Leigh Matthews is among those concerned at the increased prevalence of the “chicken wing” tackle.
- by Jon Pierik and Vince Rugari
No Gawn, no worries: Wet footy and hardened Demons expose Bombers
The chaotic chase for AFL finals spots continues as Hawthorn dare to dream after another win and the Demons took down the Bombers. Flag favourite Sydney demolished the Kangas and Carlton cling to second spot after back-to-back losses.
- by Roy Ward, Vince Rugari, Andrew Stafford, Steve Barrett and Danny Russell
Parker and Mills a boon for Swans in big win over Kangaroos
Two club stalwarts made a welcome return on Saturday as the Swans returned to form with a thumping victory against North Melbourne.
- by Vince Rugari
Mills primed to repay Swans with a captain’s knock at the SCG
Isaac Heeney is unavailable to face North Melbourne on Saturday and the man replacing him, captain Callum Mills, will be motivated to repay Sydney’s faith in him.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Why a player suspended for seven matches this year is still eligible to win the Brownlow
Isaac Heeney can’t win the Brownlow after an off-ball incident with St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster. But, ironically, Webster – who was handed a seven-match ban earlier this year – is still eligible to win the coveted award.
- by Peter Ryan
Hawks coach backs Simpson to return; Swans defend ‘unlucky’ Heeney
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell and Kangaroos counterpart Alastair Clarkson hope Adam Simpson finds a way back into the AFL system when the time is right.