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 - January 27th 2012 @ 4:31am
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by ItsCalledFootball - January 20th 2012 @ 5:40am
Its always a big occasion when a city the size of greater Sydney with a population of over five million introduces a new professional sporting team, even if the professional sport is a little bit foreign to most Sydneysiders. The AFL is famous for their enthusiastic drive out of Victoria to grow the game and [...]
by The_Wookie - January 12th 2012 @ 8:54am
It’s that time of the year where the state and regional bodies begin to put out their annual reports. The first this year is AFL Sydney. With Greater Western Sydney coming in 2012, along with the reputed ‘AFL invasion’, there are a few things of interest in the report. In short, the Annual Report confirms [...]
by Vince Rugari - January 10th 2012 @ 6:47am
Kevin Sheedy is an ideas man. That’s why everyone calls him the Ideas Man. He has lots of ideas. Kevin might just be a humble football coach, but we all know him as the face of Greater Western Sydney and one of the best salesmen the AFL has to offer. He’s come up with heaps [...]
by ItsCalledFootball - January 5th 2012 @ 4:40am
Everyone knows that to get more attention, you need to be seen more and seen more often. Particularly if you can make an appearance on a ratings winner, some flavour-of-the-month TV show. If you live in Sydney, you would be getting pretty used to the increasing volume of AFL promotion. There seems to be no [...]
by Adrian Warren - December 17th 2011 @ 8:47am
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by Rodney Penny - October 2nd 2011 @ 7:00am
For a nation that prides itself on its sporting prowess and rich history, the one thing I’ve noticed is how poor, many sporting competitions are attended in this country. There is one exception however; the AFL. Now I know what you ‘leaguies’ are thinking: “Oh, just another GayFL wanker who likes starting code wars.” Believe [...]
by The Roar - February 10th 2012 @ 5:35pm
Collingwood Magpie Andrew Krakouer has been given four weeks leave to deal with a range of personal issues. An agreement was reached by both parties to allow the 29-year old, who was brought back to the AFL after time in a Western Australian prison, to work through his issues, without the pressure associated with his [...]
by Ed Jackson - February 10th 2012 @ 6:49am
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by Redb - February 10th 2012 @ 3:49am
I sat and watched a Fox Sports News segment on St Kilda’s captain and leadership group the other day just shaking my head. No less than eight players have been inducted into the Saints leadership group, with Nick Reiwoldt the captain. That’s almost half the bloody team, I thought. Strangely, none of the remaining leadership [...]
by Michael DiFabrizio - February 9th 2012 @ 12:09pm
For a player who’s never played a game of senior AFL footy, North Melbourne rookie Majak Daw sure gets a lot of attention. He’s the first Sudanese-born player listed by an AFL club, so you can understand there’s some public interest there. But does he warrant the kind of attention the Herald Sun gave him [...]
by AAP - February 9th 2012 @ 4:15am
by Sam Lienert - February 9th 2012 @ 4:03am
by timmy_morgs - February 9th 2012 @ 4:00am
In our society, the number 18 represents growth, responsibility and change and should be no different for the AFL on the birth of its 18th club. The AFL hopes that its venture into Greater Western Sydney will close the divide between AFL and NRL in NSW, but division is exactly what the AFL should be [...]
by S120 - February 9th 2012 @ 3:53am
Having been a haphazard reader of The Roar over the last few years, I always presumed that my first published piece would be a cunning, searing and revolutionary work that the common man would not have the critical faculties to comprehend. I would show that I’m capable of thought in a manner not available to [...]
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