Sydney Swans — Page 28

Round 16 – Sydney v Hawthorn: ‘Sooner of later one of us must know.’

July 20, 2015 by Tom Bally 17 Comments

With a little help from Bob Dylan, Tom Bally vents his frustration at Sydney’s effort against the Hawks on Saturday night. With the Eagles looming, questions are being asked of the Swans.

James Grapsas’s Blast from the Past: Daryl Vernon

July 19, 2015 by James Grapsas 5 Comments

James Grapsas begins a new series on players from days gone. They won’t necessarily be household names. In this first story he speaks with Richmond and Swans player Daryl Vernon whose experience offers insight into the life of the fringe VFL player in the early `80s.

Being and the thinking Cygne

July 16, 2015 by Mathilde de Hauteclocque 8 Comments

Bastille Day and the Tour and Francobubbles yet M. de Hauteclocque (Mathilde’s papa) is thinking cups of tea, Test cricket and Antiques Roadshow. So how does this affect the sense of being in the thinking Cygne?

Who is your best player for Sydney?

July 10, 2015 by Charlie Dillow 8 Comments

Woodside Primary School student Charlie Dillow (aged 10) asks the question, who do you think is Sydney’s best player?

Round 14 – Fearless: Tragedy hits home for everyone in the footy world

July 8, 2015 by Fearless Leave a Comment

Fearless shares his thoughts on the death of Phil Walsh as part of his usual wrap of the weekend’s footy action.

Round 14 – Sydney v Port Adelaide: The art of football

July 4, 2015 by Joe Moore 4 Comments

A free day (a last) for Joe Moore takes him to MONA in his home town of Hobart before getting his depleted Swans over the line.

Round 13 – Richmond v Sydney: Multi-sport athletes

July 3, 2015 by Chris Daley 4 Comments

Chris Daley looks at the football codes and how they evolved, what purpose they initially served, and how in modern times they intersect with broader personal and societal issues of serious addiction.

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Changing Tides, Changing Tiges

July 1, 2015 by Sarah Black 4 Comments

Away from the AFL bubble that is Melbourne, Sarah Black realises her couch position doesn’t influence what happens to her beloved Tigers as she enjoys some Southern New South Wales sand and surf. As well as a Tigers win.

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Ten whole years

July 1, 2015 by Mathilde de Hauteclocque 6 Comments

Mathilde de Hautecloque thanks a giraffe for her experience of the famous Swans Grand Final victory in 2005, as she comes to terms with what happened during last Friday night’s anniversary celebration game. [Beaut piece – Ed]

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: Going Troppo in Tiger Territory

June 29, 2015 by Joe Moore 3 Comments

Swans supporter Joe Moore traveled up to Darwin to stay with family and while up there took in the Swans v Tigers game. Whilst the result was a disappointment, the unique delights of the Top End made it hard to mope.

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: I Didn’t See It

June 29, 2015 by Paddy Grindlay 7 Comments

Tiger Paddy Grindlay is furious. He didn’t see, hear or follow a second of the game in Sydney. He was stuck in a farmhouse in France on a family holiday. [He seems to have picked up the story pretty well – Ed]

Round 13 – Sydney v Richmond: The Twirl of the Coin

June 28, 2015 by greejoh 2 Comments

John Green celebrates his Tigers big win over the spiteful Swans. What decides the Good Tigers or the Bad Tigers? Is it all in the flip of a coin?

Almanac Poetry – That Great Last Saturday In September 2005

June 23, 2015 by jan courtin Leave a Comment

Ten years on, Jan Courtin looks back at the Swan’s grandest of days.

Round 11 – North Melbourne v Sydney: You gotta accentuate the positive

June 16, 2015 by Don Meadows 1 Comment

Don Meadows warily headed to Docklands for his Swans. As well as the skirmish, he tells us of an uplifting crowd-voice activity; perhaps an antidote to the boo.