The Sydney Swans Bomber Contest
How many times did the Swan’s players give the ball to Essendon via silly disrupted handpasses and poor kicks? I counted at least 25 times and it could have been more. It is hard to…
Sydney Swan’s Defence Is A Leaky Boat
The Sydney Swan’s defence is a leaky boat. These defenders just don’t defend enough when it matters. Tom McCartin standing off when his player is free, resulting in goals to Adelaide. Too many Sydney defenders…
The Sydney Swans’ Downhill Skiers
The accusations are coming quick and hot – ‘they can’t win the premiership!’ ‘Swans just not good enough!’ The Sydney Swans’ downhill skiers. Too many players running ahead looking for the easy option rather than…
Sydney Swans In 2026
Here is my take on the Sydney Swans in 2026. Sydney Swans coach Dean Cox seems like a ripping bloke. A very likable chap who once was the greatest ruckman of his era. Now, in…
Sydney Swans Season 2026 Opening Round Game
I am writing this as a long time Swans supporter. The Sydney Swans season 2026 opening round game was a tale of two halves in extremis. I must admit I was cursing Dean Cox at…
Geelong Reminds Us Swans Just Too Soft
The SCG was home to another Sydney Swan’s dive down into defeat. Geelong reminds us Swans just too soft for AFL final’s success in 2025. Last week against Brisbane, giving credit where credit is due,…
Red & White Tears Stain My Swan’s Scarf In 2025
What a crap footy season it has been! If you bleed red and white in the AFL it has been an annus horribilis. The Giant defeat to end slim final hopes left a bitter taste…
Swans Turn Toes Up Once Again In Giant Defeat
Halftime heroes and full time failures, the Sydney Swans turn toes up once again in Giant defeat. I don’t know what coach Dean Cox serves up at the halftime break but it might have been…
Is Tom Harley Leaving A Sinking Ship?
As news filters out about the imminent departure of Sydney Swans CEO Tom Harley for the COO job at AFL headquarters one wonders about the club in the midst of a Swan dive. Is Tom…
Dean Cox Can’t Coach
It has taken them 12 weeks but they have decimated the confidence of the playing group. Dean Cox can’t coach on the available evidence at Sydney. The Swans are now an embarrassment and a pale…
Gee, I Wish Luke Parker Was Still A Swan
Watching the performance of Swan’s ex-Captain Luke Parker for the North Melbourne Kangaroos has been both galling and full of pride. I imagine most footy team supporters are secretly happy and mad about the good…
Is Dean Cox Turning A Rolls Royce Into A Jalopy?
The Sydney Swans purred like a well tooled engine for much of last year. Yes, the team ran out of petrol tickets in the grand final but finished well clear at the top of the…
Swan’s Learnings from Opening Round Defeat
Sydney was not quite switched on against Hawthorn first up in the AFL. Swan’s learnings from Opening round defeat. I look at the players and observe their failures to find the ferociousness required to really…