Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans legend Adam Goodes opens up on sole regret in rare interview

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...

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1 day ago, The New Daily, Sydney Swans

AFL 2023 round 11 LIVE updates: Sydney Swans immortalise Adam Goodes with statue ahead of clash with Carlton at SCG

Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as the Swans and Blues play at the SCG.

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5 days ago, The Age, Carlton Blues, Sydney Swans

Statue of Adam Goodes’s ‘iconic’ war cry unveiled by AFL club Sydney Swans

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...

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5 days ago, The Guardian, Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans take win as Kangaroos cook themselves

AFL: North Melbourne only have themselves to blame after an interchange infringement saw the Sydney Swans home at Marvel Stadium.

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1 week ago, Herald Sun, North Melbourne Kangaroos, Sydney Swans

Buddy Franklin’s shocker in 10-year low

The Sydney Swans’ season is looking unsalvageable after they slumped to a fourth straight loss against Fremantle at the SCG on Saturday afternoon.

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2 weeks ago, Herald Sun, Sydney Swans

Latrell condemns Buddy Franklin racism

NRL star Latrell Mitchell has thrown his support behind Lance Franklin after the Sydney Swans gun became embroiled in the latest AFL booing saga.

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2 weeks ago, Herald Sun, Sydney Swans

All booing is infantile but not all boos are equal – that’s why Lance Franklin became the story | Jonathan Horn

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...

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2 weeks ago, The Guardian, Sydney Swans

‘We’re here for him’: Longmire rallies behind Buddy as two more talls sidelined

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.

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2 weeks ago, The Age, Sydney Swans

“We want to respect champions”: McRae reveals role in Collingwood’s Franklin statement

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,...

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2 weeks ago, SEN, Collingwood Magpies, Sydney Swans

It would be a travesty if history is allowed to repeat with booing of Lance Franklin | Ben Abbatangelo

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...

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3 weeks ago, The Guardian, Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans rallying around star man Lance Franklin

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.

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3 weeks ago, Herald Sun, Sydney Swans

No Goodes: How the booing of Franklin plays out

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.

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3 weeks ago, The Age, Sydney Swans

AFL, Collingwood, Sydney denounce fans who booed Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin

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...

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3 weeks ago, The New Daily, Collingwood Magpies, Sydney Swans

Swans CEO slams minority for “mindless” booing, speaks on post-game conversations with Franklin

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...

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3 weeks ago, SEN, Sydney Swans

‘It doesn’t make sense’: Swans bemused after Collingwood fans boo Lance Franklin

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...

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3 weeks ago, The Guardian, Collingwood Magpies, Sydney Swans

The Buck Stops Here: A message to Franklin hecklers, Carlton's key issue and young stars emerging

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...

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3 weeks ago, SEN, Carlton Blues, Sydney Swans

‘Why would they boo?’ Longmire takes aim at Pies fans

AFL: Swans coach John Longmire took aim at the Collingwood fans booing Lance Franklin at the MCG.

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3 weeks ago, Herald Sun, Collingwood Magpies, Sydney Swans

‘Brainless’ Buddy Franklin booing blasted

Swans legend Buddy Franklin has been mercilessly booed by Collingwood fans in his side’s 29-point loss at the MCG.

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3 weeks ago, Herald Sun, Sydney Swans

High-flying Collingwood Magpies overcome Sydney Swans

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.

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3 weeks ago, Herald Sun, Collingwood Magpies, Sydney Swans

‘Why were they booing him?’ Longmire questions Pies’ fans treatment of ‘champion of the game’ Franklin

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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3 weeks ago, The Roar, Collingwood Magpies, Sydney Swans

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