Two down,one to go:Sydney’s redemption tour continues. Next stop,the MCG
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AFL 2024

Two down,one to go:Sydney’s redemption tour continues. Next stop,the MCG

It began when they ended their 3-0 finals hoodoo against GWS a fortnight ago. Now they have vanquished their 8-0 Port Adelaide demons.

  • byVince Rugari

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How ‘little Tarzan’ Heeney transformed himself into the AFL’s golden boy

How ‘little Tarzan’ Heeney transformed himself into the AFL’s golden boy

He might look like a polished specimen now,but his penchant for “tree parachuting” and self-set time trials on the farm reveal there’s more to the star Swan.

  • byEmma Kemp
AFL prelim finals teams and tips:Stewart back,Tuohy out for Cats

AFL prelim finals teams and tips:Stewart back,Tuohy out for Cats

See the selected teams for this weekend’s preliminary finals and check out what the expert tipsters think. Zach Tuohy is out for Geelong as the Cats welcome back Tom Stewart.

  • byRoy Ward andAndrew Wu
‘It just went off’:The Swans keeping the faith in South Melbourne

‘It just went off’:The Swans keeping the faith in South Melbourne

Rob Pascoe has never lived in Sydney,but is so passionate about the Swans that his wife was induced early so that both could be at the 2006 grand final.

  • byGreg Baum
‘It’s one of the great stories’:Rampe’s journey from last-chance saloon to 250 Swans games

‘It’s one of the great stories’:Rampe’s journey from last-chance saloon to 250 Swans games

Dane Rampe will have friends and family on hand at the SCG to watch his 250th game,but the Clovelly boy’s personal milestone takes a back seat to the Swans’ premiership tilt.

  • byJonathan Drennan
240 minutes for 10 seconds of fame:The labour of love behind the Swans banners

240 minutes for 10 seconds of fame:The labour of love behind the Swans banners

Many argue they are the biggest Swans fans to exist,but this group might just win that title as they dedicate hours to preserving a sacred AFL tradition.

  • byKayla Olaya
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A blessing and a curse:The pains of being a Port Adelaide supporter
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AFL 2024

A blessing and a curse:The pains of being a Port Adelaide supporter

Our club’s motto is literally:“We exist to win premierships.” It’s been way too long.

  • byVince Rugari
‘In the past’:Swans’ 200-game man Heeney puts Port Adelaide history where it belongs

‘In the past’:Swans’ 200-game man Heeney puts Port Adelaide history where it belongs

Isaac Heeney is choosing to prioritise short-term memory as Sydney bid to reverse a terrible record against Ken Hinkley’s unpredictable Power on Friday night.

  • byEmma Kemp
The two Swans in between Adams and a shot at September glory

The two Swans in between Adams and a shot at September glory

After two years of finals heartache,Taylor Adams is in danger of enduring more pain in September,no guarantee to replace injured Swans skipper Callum Mills,who hurt his hamstring last week.

  • byAndrew Wu andAndrew Stafford
Eight-year itch:How Port Adelaide became the Swans’ bogy team
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AFL 2024

Eight-year itch:How Port Adelaide became the Swans’ bogy team

One minute,an opposition can be your ‘bunnies’;the next,they’re your ‘bogy team’. Just ask the Swans,who have lost their last eight matches against the Power,a streak they will be desperate to end in Friday night’s preliminary final.

  • byVince Rugari
How a 112-point loss saved the Swans’ season

How a 112-point loss saved the Swans’ season

Port Adelaide have won their last eight games against Sydney – but coach John Longmire is more concerned with the present than the past.

  • byJonathan Drennan