Jackson Clark reckons that depth is the key to September success, and the Sydney Swans reserves team is strong enough to challenge some AFL cellar dwellers.
Dear Eddie
July 12, 2014 by 31 Comments
ATTENTION EDDIE MCGUIRE; this Swan (no not Dane) has officially had enough. An annoyed Joe Moore writes to Eddie ‘The Equaliser’ on behalf of all Sydney fans.
AFL Round 16 – West Coast v Sydney: Where were you?
July 9, 2014 by 4 Comments
The rivalry continues, albeit in a slog at Subiaco. Joe Moore watches from the other side of the continent.
AFL Round 15 – Sydney Swans v GWS Giants: Winter Hits
July 1, 2014 by 1 Comment
Steve Duffy journeys to the SCG to see his Giants shape up to the Swans monoliths. Blank verse in honour of Heath Shaw’s memories of the game.
AFL Round 15 – Sydney v Greater Western Sydney: ruthless efficiency and daft officiousness
July 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Earl O’Neill tries to keep clear of SCG officials while dreaming of the GTS350 Monaros. Or should that be GWS350 Monaros?
AFL Round 14 – Richmond v Sydney: Wagga United
June 23, 2014 by 8 Comments
Chairs and bladders may be shrinking, but the joy of being with old mates keeps growing. Especially at the ‘G where your match reporter, Craig Dodson, lays a bet, farewells the working week, splits his sides laughing and utterly fails to explain why he went dateless to his Year 10 Mount Austin High Formal. Amidst all that, a game of footy occurs.
AFL Round 14 – Richmond v Sydney: All About Buddy
June 22, 2014 by 4 Comments
Following Richmond v Sydney, John Green weighs up the contenders and asks: is Lance Franklin the most famous Buddy of all? [How many Buddies can you name?]
AFL Round 14 – Richmond v Sydney: Friday Night Maulball v Old School v MTV
June 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
Steve Alomes on Sydney’s ugly win over Richmond.
AFL Round 14 – Richmond v Sydney: Missin’ the missus
June 21, 2014 by 2 Comments
Joe Moore is a Swans man. His Tiger wife is away, so Joe got to enjoy his burritos and victory without risking marital disharmony.
AFL Round 13 – Sydney v Port Adelaide: Staggering to the Line
June 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
Once a Bloods man always a Bloods man. Don Meadows takes the tram to the Rising Sun in South Melbourne to take in the gripping top of the table clash between his Lakesiders and the Adelaide wharfies.
AFL Round 13 – Sydney v Port Adelaide: It’s Not About the Footy (Ari’s debut)
June 17, 2014 by 8 Comments
The Moores come from all points of the compass to meet at the SCG, as is the annual tradition. Ari makes his debut, Buddy goes off, and the weekend ends with a happy surprise. [Great family and footy yarn – Ed]
AFL Round 11 – Sydney v Geelong: Welcome to the cat-aclysm
June 1, 2014 by 1 Comment
Tom Bally enjoys a wonderful Thursday night at the SCG. He’s got the traffic jam memories, souvenir jumper and Friday fogginess to prove it.
AFL Round 9 – Essendon v Sydney: Tangier Time
May 19, 2014 by 3 Comments
If you see the Essendon forward line, say hello. Travelling world safari correspondent Sam Laffy files from Tangier, where goats’ heads abound and chicken is rapidly cooked. Could Essendon learn from the markets of Morocco?
AFL Round 9 – Essendon v Sydney: Two beers and no mate
May 17, 2014 by 8 Comments
Talk of booze, and talk from the boozed, keep the evening interesting as the Swans wallop the Dons.
AFL Round 8 – Sydney v Hawthorn: Don’t mind if we do
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A bottle of Church Block and a night in front of the footy is exactly what the AFL had in mind when it scheduled the Grand Final re-match.
Home
May 15, 2014 by 16 Comments
Mathilde de Hautecloque at her very best. Classy writing. Just read it, and respond. [Well, you keep asking for fresh sportswriting – Ed]
Round 8 – Sydney v Hawthorn: No magical evening for the Good Wife
May 11, 2014 by 6 Comments
Paul Campbell is a Hawks supporter experiencing the usual diffidence of watching the ex-wife, the good-wife and the new-wife all on the same stage at the same time. Time for some ‘conscious uncoupling’?
AFL Round 8 – Sydney v Hawthorn
May 11, 2014 by 5 Comments
In a way, Sydney should have won by much more. In a way, Hawthorn should have won. It was that kind of a match.
AFL Round 8 – Sydney v Hawthorn: Worth The Wait
May 10, 2014 by 5 Comments
Joe Moore has been waiting for a lot of things this season. Will the expensive recruits fit in? Is the Bloods culture a living thing? He found what he was waiting for against the winged Hawks.
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