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Wednesday waffle, Franklin, Worner, Jones and Farewelling the Champions

Welcome all, on another beautiful, sunny Melbourne morning. Its officially hump day and there's all sorts of shenanigans coming from all corners of the football world. Franklin is primed for his 250th, the trade merry-go-round is in full swing, the AFL has admitted that the umpires made mistakes, and Worner just won't fade away. Right, lets …

The world hasn’t turned upside down, yet

Morning all, welcome to another Monday, another week done and dusted. Unless you worked all weekend, had no access to TV or radio, don't have access to online print media, or lived in an area with no cell reception, I'm so sorry to remind you, its Monday. I hope those of you in the eastern states remembered to …

Stuttering Swans left to rue poor performance

Match Report - Player Ratings - Kurt Tippet Injury - Zak Jones Report The Swans were once again left to rue another poor performance against the Western Bulldogs on Friday night. Questionable umpiring marred another fantastic game between the two of the hardest teams in the AFL. Maybe laundry bags full of cash is what's required to give …

Top 10 moments of 2016

While the end result wasn't what we wanted, 2016 was a successful year overall. Another minor premiership, grand final, 5 All Australian's and record membership lead to another club profit. While they're still small numbers, it's a sign that in a competitive market, the Swans are coming out on top. 2017 should be even brighter, …

2016 in review part 4: the finals

This is the 4th article in a series of 5, following on from part 3. You can read from the start by visiting part 1 here. This article will discuss the games in the finals series, expectations, performances and aftermath. While performances throughout the season, certainly towards the end of the second half had supporters on …

Looking back on the trade period

The Swans were anticipated to be busy in the trade period with the imminent departures of  uncontracted players Tom Mitchell and Toby Nankervis. Xavier Richards later requested a trade in the 2nd week of the trade period, while Dean Towers played the field. All up, the Swans traded away 2 players and improved their overall draft …

2016 in review part 3: second half of the season

This is the 3rd article in a series of 5, following on from part 2. You can read from the start by visiting part 1 here. This article will discuss the games in the second half of the season, expectations and overall performance. Performances throughout the first season were solid, sometimes spectacular with an occasional dash of …

2016 in review part 2: first half of the season

This is the 2nd article in a series of 5, following on from part 1. This article will discuss the games in the first half of the season, expectations and overall performance. While the pre-season had shown glimpses of what was to come, there weren't many pundits and experts that fancied the Swans to do …

The Walking Dead

With post season news that Sam Naismith has undergone a shoulder reconstruction and Lance Franklin had arthroscopic surgery on one of his shoulders, it's clear that the Swans had MacGyver keeping the players together with gum and duct tape.If there's anything the Swans team can do, he can do better. Going into the finals with …