Passionate Swans supporter Casper McLeod shares his joy as his Swans get revenge on the Hawks and put the Grand Final loss behind them.
Reliving fond memories from the 2014 AFL Grand Final
May 25, 2015 by 3 Comments
Hawks supporter Willow Wilson shares with us some fond memories of last years Grand Final between the Hawks and the Swans.
Round 8 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Swans fight it out
May 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Keiran Croker starts his footy day at his local club Fitzroy before heading in to the Grand Final re-match.
Round 8 – Hawthorn v Sydney: About my Hawks
May 24, 2015 by 2 Comments
Barometric pressure is an intrinsic part of life. It takes one atmosphere to sustain it, but there are so many aspects to life itself, whose chambers represent countless more atmospheres of pressure, those who choose to enter them must endure. Some more authentically than others. So at 4-4 after 8 weeks of their second successive [Read more]
Round 7 – Sydney v Geelong: Today and Then and Football
May 19, 2015 by 8 Comments
Old Dogs watches Sydney and Geelong go at it and wonders how a foreigner would view the spectacle.
Round 7 – Sydney v Geelong: A Beer for Macca
May 17, 2015 by 4 Comments
Swan Joe Moore, on tour, finds a Melbourne pub to go head to head with his Cats-supporting father-in-law, and raises a glass to Jarrad McVeigh on the occasion of his 250th.
Round 7 – Sydney v Geelong: A milestone for one of the greatest Bloods.
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Jarrad McVeigh is one of the best New outh Welshmen to have played in the VFL/AFL. He celebrates his 250th game with a victory – dominant in the end – over Geelong. Wayne Ball reports.
Round 6 – Melbourne v Sydney: Hot date
May 10, 2015 by 1 Comment
Swans fan Craig Dodson and wife Sophie have a rare night out – and head to the MCG.
Old (Woollen) Footy Jumpers: The Many Jumpers of Keiran
May 7, 2015 by 5 Comments
Swans supporter Keiran Croker takes us through the woollen footy jumpers he has worn, from the Melbourne Demons jumper his Mum bought him (easier to keep clean than a mainly white South Melbourne jumper) to a recently purchased old style South Melbourne version. That may contain red wine stains.
Round 5 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: The road less passable
May 4, 2015 by 8 Comments
Mathilde is back. That’s all that needs to be said.
Round 5 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Beware Swannies, those feisty Bulldogs are yapping
May 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
After last week’s unbelievable performance by the Doggies against the Crows, our guys will have to be at their very best – their very best for 120 minutes. None of this last-half drama. The last time we lost to the Dogs was back in 2010. We’d driven down to Melbourne for that nerve-racking semi [Read more]
Round 4 – Fremantle v Sydney: A Swan walked into a South Melbourne bar…
April 27, 2015 by 3 Comments
Craig Dodson could be the archetypal Swans fan – as he explains in this story about his trip to watch the boys at the Rising Sun Hotel in South Melbourne. Born and raised in Wagga, off to see the Swans in Sydney as a kid, uni in Canberra, working in Melbourne, raising kids into the faith. And the Swans nearly turned a slow start around.
Round 3 – Sydney v GWS: Home Away from Home
April 20, 2015 by 4 Comments
The Sydney Swans feel like family to Joe Moore and his clan, who celebrate every year with an excursion — this time 15 strong — to see their beloved Red and White. Saturday’s game against the Giants proved a fitting choice.
Round 3 – Sydney v GWS: A night full of stories
April 20, 2015 by 1 Comment
Giants supporter Kath Presdee discusses the interesting stories that came out of the Giants competitive loss to the Swans.
Sydney Derby: Swans win, Giants went rather well
April 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
While it appears manufactured to those outside of NSW, you better believe the ‘Battle of the Bridge’ is fast becoming a genuine Eastern suburbs v ‘The Rest’ rivalry in the finest of Sydney traditions. Not quite fibros and silvertails, but there’s definitely some heat in this thing.
AFLPA Legends Series: JTH chats with Luke Ablett
April 18, 2015 by 5 Comments
You don’t need to sit with Luke Ablett for very long to learn that he is a man with a strong sense of identity: family, place, education, football, club. He has an intellectual curiosity, a sense of conscience and a will to social action.
See what you think of this chat (12 minutes).
AFL Round 2 – Port Adelaide v Sydney: Is that the best weekend ever?
April 14, 2015 by 2 Comments
Stuart H has had a ripper. Flying in from Sydney for the Port match and a whole lot more. Do not read on a full stomach.
Round 2 – Port Adelaide v Sydney: A Happy Traveller
April 13, 2015 by 1 Comment
Mad Swan Keiran Croker takes in the Adelaide vibe and leaves with a very pleasant impresssion of the place. His side’s brilliant performance helped.
Round 2 – Port Adelaide v Sydney: A slow and painful death
April 12, 2015 by 1 Comment
The Swans give Port the anaconda treatment writes Chris Michaels.
South Melbourne/Sydney Swans: Memories of our 30 Years in Sydney
April 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Jan Courtin puts into poetry her thoughts about her beloved Swans
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