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Stephen Shortis

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Stephen Shortis

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AFL top 100: Sydney nicknames 20 to 1

Continuing the countdown of nicknames of South Melbourne/Sydney AFL/VFL players.

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Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Sydney nicknames 20 to 1

Continuing the countdown of nicknames of South Melbourne/Sydney AFL/VFL players.

AFL

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Sydney nicknames 20 to 1

Continuing the countdown of nicknames of South Melbourne/Sydney AFL/VFL players.

AFL

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Sydney nicknames 40 to 21

AFL

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Nicknames 30 to 21

AFL

Nov

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Unexpected delights: Sydney Swans season review

AFL

Oct

Unexpected delights: Sydney Swans season review

Doran Smith

Roar Guru

The five players your team can least afford to lose: Sydney Swans

AFL

Sep

The five players your team can least afford to lose: Sydney Swans

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Sydney nicknames 40 to 21

Most of the nicknames came from the early days when the club was known as South Melbourne and played at Albert Park. They relocated to Sydney in 1982.

AFL

Stephen Shortis

Roar Guru

AFL top 100: Nicknames 30 to 21

In this edition of top 100 nicknames, we look at some of the legends of the game – and a few who remain better known by their nicknames.

AFL

Nov

Charlie Keegan

Roar Guru

Unexpected delights: Sydney Swans season review

In the latest of my series of annual reviews is a side that flew up the ladder from an ignominious bottom-four finish last year to being a premiership smokey in 2021: the Sydney Swans.

AFL

Oct

Doran Smith

Roar Guru

The five players your team can least afford to lose: Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans finished sixth on the ladder with 15 wins and seven losses in the home-and-away season.

AFL

Sep

The Regulator

Roar Rookie

The Dawson deal: The when, where and how

AFL

Sep

The Dawson deal: The when, where and how

Liam Salter

Roar Guru

2021 AFL finals report card: How each team fared

AFL

Sep

2021 AFL finals report card: How each team fared

The Roar

Dawson's up the creek: Swans superboot to head home

AFL

Sep

Dawson's up the creek: Swans superboot to head home

Rob Forsaith

Ordeal over: Swans finally re-sign gun midfielder after drawn-out process

AFL

Sep

Ordeal over: Swans finally re-sign gun midfielder after drawn-out process

The Regulator

Roar Rookie

The Dawson deal: The when, where and how

With news out of Sydney that young gun Jordan Dawson has rejected a long-term deal to stay with the Swans in favour of a return to South Australia, the footy world’s attention shifts from the ifs to the wheres and the hows.

AFL

Sep

Liam Salter

Roar Guru

2021 AFL finals report card: How each team fared

A duo of blow-out preliminary finals has set in stone the grand final match-up: Melbourne taking on the Western Bulldogs.

AFL

Sep

The Roar

Dawson's up the creek: Swans superboot to head home

Sydney Swans young star Jordan Dawson has requested a trade to his home state South Australia, in a hammer blow for the club.

AFL

Sep

Rob Forsaith

Ordeal over: Swans finally re-sign gun midfielder after drawn-out process

In-demand Sydney star Luke Parker has resisted the lure of free agency, signing a four-year contract extension with his AFL club.

AFL

Sep

The Roar

Out-of-contract Swan Jordan Dawson declares desire to join club he cheered for as a kid

Sydney Swans’ Jordan Dawson has informed Adelaide of his desire to join the Crows during the upcoming trade period, Adelaide said in a statement on Tuesday. “The Crows will now work with Sydney to finalise a deal to secure the South Australian who has played 64 games since being drafted with Pick No.56 in 2015,” […]

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Sep

Nope, didn’t mean that at all

Port will take its rightful spot as the biggest club in the SA again in the next few ye…(more)

AFL

Sep

Out-of-contract Swan Jordan Dawson declares desire to join club he cheered for as a kid

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Out-of-contract Swan Jordan Dawson declares desire to join club he cheered for as a kid

AFL

Sep

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Out-of-contract Swan Jordan Dawson declares desire to join club he cheered for as a kid

AFL

Sep

Cameron Rose

Expert

Cameron Rose

Expert

'Swans and Bombers fans can be satisfied': Elimination final losers pave the way to a brighter future

There’s a special ignominy that greets the losing elimination finalists.

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Sep

“Amount of old people on their list”? There’s only 6 post 30 in 2022 ~ Kennedy, Sinclair, Reid, Franklin, Rampe & Hi…(more)

AFL

Aug

'Swans and Bombers fans can be satisfied': Elimination final losers pave the way to a brighter future

Cameron Rose

Expert

Cameron Rose

Expert

'Swans and Bombers fans can be satisfied': Elimination final losers pave the way to a brighter future

There’s a special ignominy that greets the losing elimination finalists.

AFL

Aug

Cameron Rose

Expert

Cameron Rose

Expert

'Swans and Bombers fans can be satisfied': Elimination final losers pave the way to a brighter future

There’s a special ignominy that greets the losing elimination finalists.

AFL

Aug

Stirling Coates

Editor

Has Toby Greene already cost his side the semi? Four talking points from the epic Sydney derby

AFL

136

Aug

Has Toby Greene already cost his side the semi? Four talking points from the epic Sydney derby

The Roar

What a game! Giants prevail in epic as Sydney's massive comeback falls just short

AFL

Aug

What a game! Giants prevail in epic as Sydney's massive comeback falls just short

Justin Robertson

Expert

AS IT HAPPENED: Giants, Swans play out all-time finals epic

AFL

421

Aug

AS IT HAPPENED: Giants, Swans play out all-time finals epic

Dem Panopoulos

Expert

Capturing hearts and causing damage: The Sydney story of 2021

AFL

Aug

Capturing hearts and causing damage: The Sydney story of 2021

Stirling Coates

Editor

Has Toby Greene already cost his side the semi? Four talking points from the epic Sydney derby

After a match that will take some beating for game of the year, the Giants have prevailed over the Sydney Swans by a single point.

AFL

136

Aug

The Roar

What a game! Giants prevail in epic as Sydney's massive comeback falls just short

An extraordinary second-half comeback from the Sydney Swans has fallen agonisingly short, with a run of six straight behinds to close the game allowing Greater Western Sydney to prevail by a point.

AFL

Aug

Justin Robertson

Expert

AS IT HAPPENED: Giants, Swans play out all-time finals epic

The Sydney Swans and GWS Giants face off in the Second Elimination Final at University of Tasmania Stadium, with the winner to take on Geelong next week. Tune into do-or-die finals footy here on The Roar with live scores and commentary from 3:20pm (AEST).

AFL

421

Aug

Dem Panopoulos

Expert

Capturing hearts and causing damage: The Sydney story of 2021

This has been a magical season for the Swans.

AFL

Aug

Rob Forsaith

Buddy the star as Swans annihilate Suns

AFL

Aug

The Roar

Sydney Swans vs Gold Coast Suns: AFL live scores

AFL

Aug

Sydney Swans vs Gold Coast Suns: AFL live scores

Anna Harrington

Sydney hand North first spoon since '72 with 14-point win

AFL

Aug

Sydney hand North first spoon since '72 with 14-point win

The Roar

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Sydney Swans: AFL live scores

AFL

Aug

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Sydney Swans: AFL live scores

Rob Forsaith

Buddy the star as Swans annihilate Suns

Refreshed maestro Lance Franklin has declared Sydney’s AFL season starts now, having booted six goals in a crushing 87-point win over Gold Coast to surge within striking distance of a magical milestone.

AFL

Aug

The Roar

Sydney Swans vs Gold Coast Suns: AFL live scores

Top four is off the table for the Sydney Swans, but a win over the Gold Coast Suns would still be ideal as they look to head into finals in top form. Tune into the action from Marvel Stadium with live scores on The Roar from 1:45pm (AEST).

AFL

Aug

Anna Harrington

Sydney hand North first spoon since '72 with 14-point win

Sydney have beaten a fast-finishing North Melbourne by 14 points, ensuring the Kangaroos will receive their first wooden spoon since 1972.

AFL

Aug

The Roar

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Sydney Swans: AFL live scores

The Sydney Swans will be looking to bounce back from last week’s upset loss when they take on the North Melbourne Kangaroos on Saturday night. Tune into events from Melbourne here on The Roar with live scores from 7:40pm (AEST).

AFL

Aug

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Two Sydney derbies in two different sports is what Sydney needs right now

With the whole of New South Wales currently enduring a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown as it continues to tackle the Delta variant of the virus, two Sydney derbies with a lot at stake in two different sports next week will provide some much needed joy to the state’s residents.

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Chief Keeffe said Roar Rookie

Aug

How good have the Swans and Giants (and other non-Vic teams, for shorter durations) been about their enforced time on th…(more)

AFL

Aug

Two Sydney derbies in two different sports is what Sydney needs right now

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Two Sydney derbies in two different sports is what Sydney needs right now

AFL

Aug

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Two Sydney derbies in two different sports is what Sydney needs right now

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Aug

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