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 mastermind5991, 19 Jun 2013
After the events of the last few days, in which Mark Neeld was finally sacked as Melbourne coach, the focus will once again turn to the field as the second half of the 2013 AFL season gets underway on Friday night. For the third week in a row, the feature match is on a Friday [...]
by Michael Cowley, 18 Jun 2013
Two flags, three grand finals appearances, and missing the finals just once since 2003. It’s an impressive resume and there are quite a few reasons why the Sydney Swans have been successful. People will always speak about how the Swans do ‘this’ well and ‘that’ well, about how successful they recycle players from other clubs, [...]
by Rich_daddy, 13 Jun 2013
We are now at the halfway point in the AFL season. Who has stepped up and who has fallen short of the mark? Here is my review and a score at out of 10 for the season to date. 1. Geelong (40 points) The Cats have confirmed their evergreen status with a fine start to [...]
by Mackenzie Stanley, 12 Jun 2013
Many people in the footy industry believe Hawthorn will be unstoppable with their skilful left footers and big Buddy Franklin, or that the classy Geelong outfit will add another premiership to their era of domination. But the Swans have it all to go back to back in 2013. The class, the skill, the stars and [...]
by AAP, 9 Jun 2013
Sydney midfielder Dan Hannebery led a 77-point rout of Adelaide in Saturday’s AFL game at AAMI Stadium. The Swans won 19.13 (127) to 6.14 (50), dishing out Adelaide’s second-worst home loss. Sydney forward Jess White and Ben McGlynn both kicked three goals while Mitch Morton and Jude Bolton each booted two. The Crows couldn’t find [...]
by TheSportsFreak, 8 Jun 2013 
A massive game on a Saturday afternoon at AAMI Stadium as the Adelaide Crows face the Sydney Swans. We’ll have live scores and commentary coming up from 4.40pm AEST. The defending champions two weeks ago were being questioned heavily about their belonging inside the top echelon this season. Since then, a convincing win against Collingwood [...]
by Rob Forsaith, 8 Jun 2013
Sydney debutant Brandon Jack is on an even faster track to AFL success than brother Kieren. Brandon will debut for the Swans on Saturday against Adelaide, roughly six months after being taken in the rookie draft. It’s a condensed version of the path taken by Kieren, Swans co-captain and 2010 club best and fairest, who [...]
by Steve Larkin, 6 Jun 2013
Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says Saturday’s clash with Sydney has extra spice because the Swans stole Kurt Tippett. Tippett will serve the last of his 11-match ban when his new club meets his old, having walked out of the Crows to join Sydney. Bitterness remains in Adelaide, with Sanderson saying the AAMI Stadium match carries [...]
by mastermind5991, 4 Jun 2013
We’re almost up to the halfway mark of the AFL season and there are no real surprises to emerge from what has been an eventful first ten rounds of the 2013 season. There are three teams setting the pace, and not surprisingly, they are three of the most recent four AFL premiers – Geelong, Hawthorn [...]
by Cameron Rose, 3 Jun 2013 
Fourteen teams can use the remainder of the AFL season to start warming up for 2014. The top four spots on the ladder have been locked up, and history tells us it’s all but impossible to win the premiership from anywhere else. Sydney’s supreme effort in dismantling a willing Essendon, and Fremantle’s grinding away win [...]
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