Jan Courtin’s round 17 match report
Round 17 – West Coast v Sydney: Ten years of great rivalry mean little, as the Swans suffer another smashing
People and memoir: Jan Courtin and her long-standing love affair with the Swans
Jan Courtin’s love for the Swans sometimes extended to the players
Round 16 – Sydney v Hawthorn: Well, it was a bit like that game last year!
Jan Courtin’s round 16 match report
Almanac Poetry – Red and White
Jan Courtin shares a poem for the Swans she wrote in 1957
Round 15 – Brisbane v Sydney: Brisbane: then and now. And: four points are four points – but we’ll go nowhere with footy like that, Bloods!
Jan Courtin’s round 15 match report
Round 14 – Sydney v Port Adelaide: Art, football, and a gutsy win, followed by a day of sadness
Jan Courtin’s round 14 match report
Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Swans: Where did you go for 60 minutes on Friday night?
Jan Courtin’s round 13 match report
Almanac Poetry – That Great Last Saturday In September 2005
Ten years on, Jan Courtin looks back at the Swan’s grandest of days.
The Swans, Jan and SWANZ take a breather. State of Origin and what to do when your team isn’t playing?
Jan Courtin’s Round 12 bye
Round 11 – North Melbourne v Sydney: The 3,590 kilometre footy trip was worth it. We won both games and the Newell Highway reignited North Melbourne memories
Jan Courtin’s round 11 match report
Round 10 – Gold Coast v Sydney: In a week when Eddie McGuire cops a whack, Plugger and Mickey O are elevated and the Swans strut their stuff in the State that Shines, SWANZ is taking a long trip. And, after the match, racism rears its ugly head.
Jan Courtin’s round 10 match report
Round 9 – Sydney v Carlton: Hail Adam Goodes in this Indigenous Round
Jan Courtin’s round 9 match report
Footy History: On finding a holy (South Melbourne) relic
Jan Courtin shares a wonderful South Melbourne memento of 1965
Jan Courtin: passionate Swan
Jan Courtin shares her 62 year old love affair with the Swans
South Melbourne/Sydney Swans: Memories of our 30 Years in Sydney
Jan Courtin puts into poetry her thoughts about her beloved Swans
Kick it to Kickett
As the Sydney Swans prepare to start their 2015 season and its pursuit of a sixth premiership this afternoon, Joe Moore remembers the day that an AFL footballer strode into his school and possibly changed his life forever.
You Just Can’t Beat a Wool Footy Jumper
The wool footy jumper is about to make a comeback, reports Craig Dodson, who can’t wait to add a new one to his Sydney Swans/Brad Seymour model from the 1980s.











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