AFL Round 20 – Sydney v Collingwood: Fright night

Mystery still surrounds the crash of Swans Air 020 on Saturday 10th August 2013. Passenger Tom Bally is looking for answers.

AFL Round 19 – Western Bullldogs v Sydney: Ruff day at the office

After watching Sydney struggle for a win against the Bulldogs, Tom Bally wonders whether his Swans have shown a chink in their armour heading into September, or whether they’ve shown they can shrug off a sustained attack.

AFL Round 18 – Sydney v Richmond: White bags a Tiger

Shhhh, the boys from Sydney are hunting tigers.

AFL Round 17 – West Coast v Sydney: Sunday carve up

Tom Bally prepares the dinner as the Swans make the gravy taste all the better,

AFL Round 16 – Sydney v GWS Giants: Fish in a barrel

Back in 2007 those guys in Mythbusters proved that it really was easy shooting fish in a barrel. The Swans proved it too with this hundred and twenty nine point thrashing.

AFL Round 15 – Melbourne v Sydney: A Sunday stroll in the park

It’s a risky proposition but the Swans seem to be taking their chances this season and showing that they’re not entirely reliant on the premiership side to win. Is it a deliberate strategy by Longmire?

AFL Round 14 – Sydney v Carlton: Raining Premiers

There was a different kind of flooding in effect at the SCG on Friday night. Sydney and Kurt Tippett’s form made the sodden trip worthwhile for Tom Bally.

AFL Round 13 – Port Adelaide v Sydney: Fall from grace

Tom Bally’s TV almost finished in a watery grave following Sydney’s dumb game against Port. One more game like this and it could be in real trouble.

AFL Round 11 – Adelaide v Sydney: Slow start, supersonic finish

It was an agonising trip to the City of Churches to watch his Swans but, after their perfect display against the Crows, Tom Bally was in no hurry to leave.

Lockett in your pocket

Has ‘Pocket Footy’ finally hit the mark in the challenge of creating a worthwhile AFL board game? Tom Bally rolls the dice and likes the state of play.

AFL Round 10 – Sydney v Essendon: Delivering the Goodes

A nervous Tom Bally forecast a close game with The Enemy on a ground increasingly unsuited to Sydney’s style of play. He now predicts a coaching career isn’t on the cards for him anytime soon.

AFL Round 9 – Collingwood v Sydney: A much needed win

Swans fan Tom Bally felt uneasy leading into this game – and that was before the bus broke down on the way to the G. What he saw over four quarters had him thinking of September.

AFL Round 8 – Sydney v Fremantle: Draw your own conclusions

The Swans need to find their hunger. They are vulnerable to fast ball movement and skills errors are proving costly.

AFL Round 7 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Down but not out

Tom Bally ventures south from Sydney for a Mummiless Mother’s Day weekend.

AFL Round 6 – Sydney v Lions: Lion around doing nothing

The Swans smashed the Lions, writes Tom Bally. Yada yada yada. Now, onto the Grand Final rematch!

AFL Round 5 – St.Kilda v Sydney: That 70s show

Tom Bally thought this article may get spiked for going wildly off topic. We thought he knew us better than that.

AFL Round 4 – Sydney v Geelong: Low side of the road

Low clouds and freezing mist line the mountains as we hit 100km out of Scone heading for Armidale. Perfect conditions for brooding on last night’s game.

AFL Round 3 – North Melbourne v Sydney: ‘Appy about a win

Swans fan Tom Bally would resist all temptation to check his phone for an update on Saturday, preferring to watch the recorded version later. Well, that was the plan.

AFL Round 2 – Sydney v Gold Coast: Whistling down the wind

The Swans are working their way out of first gear, but there’s a long way to go, writes Tom Bally.

AFL Round 1 – GWS v Sydney: Give Bolton the free

Tom Bally gets himself off the couch for the Battle of the Bridge, but his Swans don’t.