Like a finely tuned choir, Keiran Croker’s Swans were on song against a lacklustre Fremantle in a match peppered with milestones aplenty
Round 9 – Sydney v Fremantle: To go or not to go – that is the question
May 20, 2018 by 6 Comments
Marshall lifts and makes it to the O’Reilly Stand to watch the Swans smash Freo writes his wife Jan Courtin.
Round 9: The Red and the White – Buddy’s Back.
May 18, 2018 by 1 Comment
Buddy’s back and the red and white army are hoping Buddy adds to his extensive highlights reel this week against the Dockers.
A different take on Ben Ronke’s game
May 15, 2018 by 4 Comments
Anyone can talk about goals and tackles but for Jan Courtin, her eyes were drawn to young Ben Ronke’s stylised hair
Round 8 – Hawthorn v Sydney: A perfect storm
May 14, 2018 by 1 Comment
As the heavens opened up over the Apple Isle and gifted Joe Moore a long weekend, his Swans stood up in clearing conditions in the Garden State, registering an impressive fourth away win on the trot
Round 8 – Hawthorn v Sydney: The Unpredictability of footy and life!
May 12, 2018 by 10 Comments
Jan is rapt! Who could have planned for a 20-year old rookie, in just his third game, to have carried out such a remarkable performance. Ronke is his name – Ronks his nickname. Seven goals, ten tackles in any game is a best on ground performance, but to do it in his first game at the G, against a team such as Hawthorn, is a feat he will never forget. The coach/coaches won’t forget, the opposition won’t forget, and the fans won’t forget.
The Red and the White – A Week Is A Long Time.
May 7, 2018 by 3 Comments
A week is a long time in footy; you are only as good as your last game, are two over used, though true sayings according to Keiren as he ponders recent performances by the Swans.
Round 7 – Sydney v North Melbourne: Opposition songs should never be heard at the SCG
May 6, 2018 by 11 Comments
The winning opposition’s team song lingers like a bad smell for Jan, infiltrating her bones, and getting the hippocampus all excited once more. Not a beneficial thought, one to get rid of claims Jan as she ponders the Swans defeat.
Round 6 – Geelong v Sydney: There are wins and there are wins!
May 1, 2018 by 2 Comments
It’s been a tough month for Jan Courtin’s clan, but love for footy and the Sydney Swans is what pulls this family together, and a win against the Cats in Geelong was a timely one.
Round 6 – Geelong v Sydney: Away from away from home
April 30, 2018 by 7 Comments
Thanks to a life strung between states, Mathilde de Hauteclocque was unable to attend the Swans’ match at the Cattery this year. Denied the usual habits, she made do with new rituals of the feline variety
Round 4 – Western Bulldogs v Sydney: Happy Birthday Banjo!
April 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Daniel Saunders caught the Swans’ game around a very small screen on his best mate’s birthday.
Round 4 – Western Bulldogs v Sydney: So close, yet so far
April 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
For Alex Doherty, “this loss hurts.”
Round 4 – Western Bulldogs v Sydney: The moment
April 16, 2018 by 5 Comments
Craig Dodson had his ‘moment’ over 30 years ago; he had the chance to witness his children’s own Swans moment as Ollie Florent sealed a famous victory.
The Red and the White: Getting it done!
April 16, 2018 by 1 Comment
Keiran Croker is back again for the Red and the White, the Almanac’s Swans Forum. A nail-biter against the Bloods’ 2016 nemesis, but thankfully the Swans were on the right side at the siren!
Round 4 – Western Bulldogs v Sydney: That was a tough one (what a relief!)
April 15, 2018 by 3 Comments
Diana Dors, Marianne Faithful and Bette Davis! What have they got to do with the Sydney Swans? Almanacker Jan explains all.
Round 3 – Sydney v GWS: When a skyline of cranes is no match for tenderness, beauty and (another) Buddy moment
April 13, 2018 by 7 Comments
Is Mathilde de Hauteclocque over Sydney? Not the Swans, just the city? Jump inside her mind as she thinks her way through her night at the footy and is lifted by an Ukrainian educator and O’Reilly James’s view of that Buddy goal. [Yep! – JTH]
The Red and the White: Buddy, Gazza and Macca
April 9, 2018 by 5 Comments
Here’s the latest from Keiran Croker after a big Sydney Derby in the Almanac’s Sydney Swans forum, “The Red and the White”
Round 3 – Sydney v GWS: Something Buddy this way comes
April 9, 2018 by 1 Comment
Defeating the cross-town rivals (aka the “Enemy”) proves deeply satisfying for Tom Bally
Round 3 – Sydney v GWS: Us winning is just as good as them losing!
April 8, 2018 by 9 Comments
According to Jan, Sydney played as a team, everyone contributed, and for the full four quarters. The Giants, those privileged young men who, despite being brilliant footballers, can still learn a thing or two from their eastern suburbs rivals – the Mighty Bloods! And long may it grow and last! Jan is excited by the Swans win.
Round 2 – Sydney v Port Adelaide: Holding on to Moments
April 4, 2018 by 2 Comments
‘Despite the unwanted result, moments of magic have been made throughout a glorious long weekend spent with those who truly matter. It’s the little things that make happy moments.’
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