Round 5 – Sydney v Adelaide: Beware!

April 22, 2018 by 1 Comment

Keiran Croker had good reason to be wary before the game as the Crows bounced back with intent against his Swans!

Sydney Swans Season Preview: An Old Dog’s New Tricks

March 24, 2018 by 2 Comments

Joe is upbeat as he previews the prospects of the Sydney Swans for the coming AFL season.

Familiar faces in strange places!

July 19, 2017 by 11 Comments

Well this is a beaut story – which features a Billie Holliday, a Buddhist nun, Brett Kirk and a council bus. [How interesting – JTH]

Round 11- North Melbourne v Sydney: The Union of Old Friends

June 16, 2015 by 8 Comments

It’s not just the Swans welcoming a mid-season break. In the concluding stages of his university studies, Joe Moore puts his feet up and re-groups before embarking on his final tilt at the prize – just like some of his most trusted friends.

This is for The Bloods: Ten Years On

March 18, 2015 by 7 Comments

Stephen Quartermaine’s cry of “Leo Barry, you star!” remains one of the most enduring memories of the 2005 AFL Grand Final between the Sydney Swans and the West Coast Eagles. A decade later, Joe Moore looks back on Brett Kirk and his Blood Brothers.

I Need to be in Drummoyne

March 17, 2015 by 6 Comments

Their first date at Marrickville went surprisingly well, and after their second date at Drummoyne, Mathilde de Hauteclocque is well and truly in love with suburban footy.

The seven best rookie-listed players of all time

July 22, 2014 by 17 Comments

In the light of Dean Cox’s retirement, Jackson Clark details his best rookie-listed players of all time: DC, SM, AS, MM, KJ, MB and BK.

Round 6 Winners and Losers

May 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Round 6 is done and dusted and only one undefeated team remains. It will be remembered for giving us some great games, some horrible games and Joshua Bootsma. Winners West Coast Eagles Winners because they are the last remaining undefeated team. Losers because their entire list is going to be out with injury by round [Read more]