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.
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: Unknown knowns and known unknowns
April 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Ian Latham saw the Swans ultimately take this game, but that doesn’t mean he knows how or why it happened. Redemption? Culture? Who really knows?
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: The juice ran out
April 7, 2015 by 2 Comments
For three quarters, the “match-day experience” at ANZ Stadium left much to be desired for longtime Swans supporter Gavin Ward. The fourth was better.
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: The Wizard’s Week
April 6, 2015 by 4 Comments
Not quite J.W Howard’s “Lazarus with a triple bypass”, but having conceded bragging rights to the West Calder Wizard, Joe Moore’s Bloods climb off the mat to grab the points at Homebush against the Bombers.
Round 1 – Sydney v Essendon: Maybe the Easter Show Should Go Back To Moore Park
April 5, 2015 by 2 Comments
Wayne Ball was lamenting an early trek to Homebush, but there was not much to complain about after the final siren.
You Just Can’t Beat a Wool Footy Jumper
March 24, 2015 by 7 Comments
The wool footy jumper is about to make a comeback, reports Craig Dodson, who can’t wait to add a new one to his Sydney Swans/Brad Seymour model from the 1980s.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: A Winning Attitude is Habit-Forming
March 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
Should we be worried True Believers? Cam Hooke searches for some reassurance following the Pies lacklustre display against the Bulldogs on Saturday evening.
Pre-Season 2015: Swans in the Suburbs
March 4, 2015 by 6 Comments
A week out from their NAB Challenge match against Brisbane, the Swans headed to Henson Park, Marrickvile for intra-club hit out. It was the perfect Friday night for Mathilde de Hauteclocque and the Cygnet.
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.
Swans TV Unlimited
February 18, 2015 by 2 Comments
A Swans pre-season featuring Swans TV, Hip Hop, One Day and Marty Mattner. Mathilde de Hauteclocque at her pre-season best.
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.
Sydney, don’t think
October 27, 2014 by 9 Comments
Matt Watson consults a leading sports psychologist to explore the mental side of Hawthorn’s domination and Sydney’s capitulation in the 2014 AFL Grand Final.
Neutralssmeutrals
October 15, 2014 by 11 Comments
Trucker Slim with some words of advice for neutrals and their neutrality.
Dear Gillon: Tears before Tradetime
October 13, 2014 by 7 Comments
Keiran Croker may be paranoid, or the AFL may be out to get his Swans with their sudden crackdown on the COLA and the Swans trade opportunities.
AFL Grand Final – Sydney v Hawthorn: The Sweetest Victory of All
October 11, 2014 by 2 Comments
Magpie William Schack relives the Hawks Grand Final victory, and contemplates where it sits in the pantheon of Hawthorn premierships.
AFL Round 18 – Review: Roasting Rowdy
October 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
JTH spent Saturday night at Rowdy’s 50th birthday celebration where the family room became Bay 13 for 40+ revellers (and more?)
What my Footy Club means to me
October 8, 2014 by 15 Comments
Joe Moore loves his footy club, and tells us why. What does your footy club mean to you?
AFL Grand Final – Sydney v Hawthorn: I got a golden ticket
October 8, 2014 by 4 Comments
When is too much Hawthorn Grand Final celebration never too much? When the writing is as good as Crash Thompson’s memories of grand finals recent and distant.
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