Originally founded as South Melbourne in 1874, the club moved to Sydney in 1982 to officially become the Sydney Swans – the only side in the AFL based in NSW. The Swans rivalry with the West Coast Eagles is considered one of the greatest of the modern AFL era, considering the two sides played each other in two successive Grand Finals, with Sydney emerging victorious in 2005, thus ending a 72 year Premiership drought.
by Rob Forsaith, 19 May 2013
Sydney and Fremantle battled to the first draw of the AFL season on Saturday night, with Dockers big man Michael Johnson unable to drag his side over the line at the SCG after a thrilling final-quarter fightback. The Dockers trailed by 27 points early in the fourth term, but when Johnson snapped truly with three [...]
by Dinny Navaratnam, 18 May 2013 
The Sydney Swans and Fremantle Dockers will battle out a defensive struggle on Saturday night. Join our live blog with scores and commentary from 7.40pm AEST. Fifth and sixth on the ladder face off in what looms as an intriguing clash. Sydney is yet to play their best football this season and was shown up [...]
by Dan Lonergan, 17 May 2013
If you are five wins and two losses after seven rounds, teams in this AFL competition would be seen to be in good shape and ready to make an assault on the top eight. However, the reigning premiers, Sydney, despite having that record, don’t appear to be performing as well as they would like. Their [...]
by Will Knight, 17 May 2013
Sydney Swans midfielder Jude Bolton says the message this week, as his below-par premiership AFL side plot to take down Fremantle, has been simple: harden up. After watching a video replay of last weekend’s 37-point loss to Hawthorn, the 33-year-old conceded the Swans had collectively admitted they were soft in patches. “We had to be [...]
by Roger Vaughan, 14 May 2013
AFL commentator Dermott Brereton has blasted Adam Goodes, accusing the Sydney star of trying to chop the legs of Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson. In a scathing assessment of the incident on Saturday night, Brereton also said Goodes had form for such contact and preferred to use his legs rather than put his head over the [...]
by Roger Vaughan, 12 May 2013
Hawthorn should pay danger money to whoever has to sit next to Alastair Clarkson in the coaches’ box. The Hawks boss is renowned for having a volcanic temper – he put his fist through the wall of a box in a game last year. It was on full display again during Saturday night’s AFL win [...]
by Richard Withers, 11 May 2013
Sydney Swans returns to the MCG for an enticing grand final rematch with Hawthorn. The stage is set for another fierce contest with both teams coming off strong wins last week. We’ll have live scores and commentary on the action from 7.40pm AEST. Despite both teams dropping only four premiership points so far this season. [...]
by Robert Grant, 11 May 2013
Hawthorn have dismissed fears of a form slump for star forward Lance Franklin ahead of Saturday night’s AFL grand final rematch against Sydney. The Swans sustained a major injury blow on the eve of the match, with ruckman Shane Mumford (groin soreness) failing to make the flight to Melbourne. The Hawks have their own concerns, [...]
by mastermind5991, 10 May 2013
This is set to be a biggest round of the AFL season so far. Two undefeated teams will soon become one, while this round also features a rematch of last year’s grand final. Thus, those two matches will be my feature matches of this round. First, I’ll preview the match which pits the season’s two [...]
by Adrian Warren, 10 May 2013
Sydney ruckman Mike Pyke believes form not height should determine whether the Swans can squeeze Shane Mumford, prize recruit Kurt Tippett and himself into their AFL line-up. The Canadian on Saturday returns to the MCG for the 2012 grand final rematch with Hawthorn having played 24 straight games. Pyke believes he now belongs on AFL [...]
THE ROAR ON