An unshackled Mathilde de Hauteclocque is in the familiar surrounds of the O’Reilly Stand for the final round of 2015. Farewells & uncertainty. Sans Cygnet.
Round 23 – Sydney Swans v Gold Coast: Predictable in their unpredictability
September 7, 2015 by 4 Comments
Tom Bally loves that the Swans’ unpredictability is about the only things that their fans can safely predict.
Round 22 – St Kilda v Sydney Swans: The Craic
September 2, 2015 by 4 Comments
Joe Moore brings a distinctly Irish feel to his report of the Swans taking on St Kilda at the Docks. Fill yer boots, brother Joe.
Round 17 – West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans: Hand-me-up
July 30, 2015 by 3 Comments
Don Meadows with a grand tale of how a Rabbitohs fan steeped in the traditions of the Redfern mob came to love ‘Rules’ and the Sydney Swans, while others in the family embraced the West Coast Eagles.
The Fearless Round 3 Wrap: Crash Boom Bam – Who said footy had gone soft?
April 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
No ifs, buts or maybes; Like the 8:17am train that runs express from Caulfield to Richmond station, Fearless takes no passengers.
Round 1 – Sydney Swans v Essendon: Not Good for the Blood Pressure
April 7, 2015 by 3 Comments
Prayers of the faithful – to St Skilts, St Kel and St Plugger. And they were listening. Keiran Croker tells the story of a miraculous SWans win.
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: Hard work in the Sydney rain
April 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Talk about doing things the hard way. Tom Bally rides the roller-coaster out at the showgrounds.
Everything Old is New Again: Sydney Swans Season Preview 2015
February 18, 2015 by 3 Comments
Not even the bloody sparrows will dampen Joe Moore’s hopes for Sydney in 2015. Some impressive additions to the Swans list and record pet memberships have hopes high for the Bloods.
The AFL Fiddling Again
January 29, 2015 by 4 Comments
The proposed changes to drafting players from the developing states Academy systems floated by the AFL go way beyond what’s fair and not, argues Don Meadows. He echoes the thoughts of many north of Wagga. The mooted changes raise serious questions about the competition’s commitment to supporting AFL clubs in the Rugby strongholds of NSW and Queensland.
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