Sydney Swans legend Adam Goodes says the only regret in his life is not being able to save his late mother from experiencing the trauma of the Stolen Generations. The 2014 Australian of the Year has opened up in a rare interview, having a wide-ranging chat with England soccer legend Rio Ferdinand. Goodes...
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as the Swans and Blues play at the SCG.
Michael O’Loughlin and players attend low-key ceremony at SCGArtist Cathy Weiszmann worked with Goodes on bronze sculptureThe Sydney Swans have unveiled a bronze sculpture of Indigenous superstar Adam Goodes out the front of the Swans’ new headquarters.Hours before Sydney’s Friday night clash with Carlton...
AFL: North Melbourne only have themselves to blame after an interchange infringement saw the Sydney Swans home at Marvel Stadium.
The Sydney Swans’ season is looking unsalvageable after they slumped to a fourth straight loss against Fremantle at the SCG on Saturday afternoon.
NRL star Latrell Mitchell has thrown his support behind Lance Franklin after the Sydney Swans gun became embroiled in the latest AFL booing saga.
There’s no need to bemoan a sport gone soft, just reflect on what it means to an Indigenous footballerRichmond supporters will be waiting for Tom Stewart on Friday night. It’s been coming for nine months. He’ll be booed as vociferously as a footballer can be these days. He’s fair game, apparently. He’s...
The Sydney Swans coach expressed hope that crowds would heed the clear message from the AFL community and stop singling out Lance Franklin with boos.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae has responded to Magpies fans booing Sydney champion Lance Franklin in Sunday’s win at the MCG. After Franklin was booed on occasion throughout the game, Sydney coach John Longmire expressed his confusion as to why he was being targeted. Following the incident, Collingwood,...
Irrespective of intent, it is about impact and the ticking time bomb of Black excellence in the purview of the white gazeHere we are again, treading the same tired territory as the cult of forgetfulness bellows out a familiar refrain towards another pre-eminent and once-in-a-generation athlete.It has...
AFL: Sydney Swans coach John Longmire says his team are rallying around star man Lance Franklin after he was showered with boos at the MCG.
The booing of Lance Franklin is not easily explained. He is not known for being dirty, nor for staging and does not get in the face of the opposition. Whatever the motives of the small-minded minority, let’s hope that it ceases forthwith.
Sydney has expressed fears some spectators are failing to learn from the past as the Swans, Collingwood and the AFL all criticised Magpies fans who booed Lance Franklin. Clearly referring to the booing that drove fellow Swans Indigenous great Adam Goodes out of the game, Sydney said the treatment of...
Sydney CEO Tom Harley has echoed his coach’s comments in calling out the “mindless” booing of Lance Franklin during the Swans’ loss to Collingwood on Sunday. John Longmire was strong in his defence of Franklin and questioned why Magpies fans would boo the AFL great in the absence of an incident. In...
AFL great has goalless game against Magpies at MCGSydney coach John Longmire calls out crowd behaviourAFL great Lance Franklin is the latest star player to be booed by opposition fans, leaving Sydney coach John Longmire bemused and Collingwood counterpart Craig McRae nonplussed.Franklin, a likely Australian...
Round 8 of the 2023 AFL season has played out and Nathan Buckley has put together his five takeaways in The Buck Stops Here. Carlton’s game style, young stars, Port Adelaide’s confidence and the booing of Lance Franklin were on Buckley’s mind after Round 8 on SEN Breakfast. Read his thoughts below: Carlton...
AFL: Swans coach John Longmire took aim at the Collingwood fans booing Lance Franklin at the MCG.
Swans legend Buddy Franklin has been mercilessly booed by Collingwood fans in his side’s 29-point loss at the MCG.
AFL: Collingwood has exacted some form of revenge for last year’s heartbreaking preliminary final loss, defeating Sydney at the MCG and going a game clear atop the AFL ladder.
AFL great Lance Franklin is the latest star player to be booed by opposition fans, leaving Sydney coach John Longmire bemused and Collingwood counterpart Craig McRae nonplussed. Franklin, a likely Australian football Hall Of Fame legend, had a goal-less game as the Magpies kicked clear in the last...
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