Parker requests trade;Baker farewells Tigers with awkward speech as flag quartet cop swipe from president
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Parker requests trade;Baker farewells Tigers with awkward speech as flag quartet cop swipe from president

Richmond’s president has taken a swipe at a quartet of premiership stars who want out of the club as megastar Dustin Martin shut down speculation that he would come out of retirement to play for Gold Coast.

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The investigation into how the Swans could be so dismal on grand final day must be unsparing
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The investigation into how the Swans could be so dismal on grand final day must be unsparing

Sydney need to be forensic about what went wrong on grand final day. They need to have a frank conversation with John Longmire,and he needs to be frank with himself.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘One game won’t define us’:Shell-shocked Swans search for a silver lining

‘One game won’t define us’:Shell-shocked Swans search for a silver lining

As difficult as it was to look at the bigger picture after a 60-point grand final defeat,Robbie Fox believes Sydney made major advancements in 2024.

  • byVince Rugari
AFL grand final 2024 celebrations as it happened:Brisbane Lions celebrate,Sydney Swans commiserate on day after grand final

AFL grand final 2024 celebrations as it happened:Brisbane Lions celebrate,Sydney Swans commiserate on day after grand final

The Lions celebrated their premiership win in both Fitzroy and back home in Brisbane in a triumphant post grand final Sunday.

  • byShelby Garlick,Hannah Hammoud,Marnie Vinall andRoy Ward
Now I’ve witnessed a Swans car crash,I can finally call myself a proper fan

Now I’ve witnessed a Swans car crash,I can finally call myself a proper fan

No amount of early season dominance,no late season return-to-form,no minor premiership was going to stand in the way of our customary car crash in the granny.

  • byMichael Koziol
A Horse with no game? The big questions the Swans must tackle

A Horse with no game? The big questions the Swans must tackle

A long,hard summer of introspection awaits for the Sydney Swans after their 60-point thrashing at the MCG on Saturday.

  • byVince Rugari
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‘We don’t know where we went wrong’:Why 2024 thrashing hurt scarred Swans more than ’22

‘We don’t know where we went wrong’:Why 2024 thrashing hurt scarred Swans more than ’22

Key Swans stars admitted Saturday’s AFL grand final loss to the Brisbane Lions feels worse than their 2022 thumping at the hands of Geelong. But Dane Rampe vows they will fight back.

  • bySteve Barrett
Fagan’s heroes:Brisbane Lions make amends by mauling Swans in grand final blowout

Fagan’s heroes:Brisbane Lions make amends by mauling Swans in grand final blowout

The Brisbane Lions turned the decider into a rout through a second-quarter blitz,condemning the Swans to a fourth grand final defeat in 11 years,despite their minor premiership.

  • byJake Niall
AFL grand final as it happened:Party time in old Fitzroy after Brisbane’s redemption flag

AFL grand final as it happened:Party time in old Fitzroy after Brisbane’s redemption flag

The party is underway as the Lions celebrate their win in the AFL grand final today. Follow along for the post game celebrations and the reactions from the Swans to another heartbreaking loss.

  • byRoy Ward,Danny Russell andShelby Garlick
Pastor of the players:The unforgettable embrace that marked Fagan’s legacy

Pastor of the players:The unforgettable embrace that marked Fagan’s legacy

Perhaps no other coach before Chris Fagan has listened to the MCG crowd chanting his name in the last quarter of a grand final.

  • byGreg Baum
‘How did that happen?’ Will Ashcroft stuns his triple flag-winning dad

‘How did that happen?’ Will Ashcroft stuns his triple flag-winning dad

Will Ashcroft became the second-youngest winner of the Norm Smith Medal when he had 30 touches in a grand final at the age of just 20 years and 145 days.

  • byPeter Ryan