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'Backing him in': Swans make selection call for finals

Sydney winger Justin McInerney and forward Joel Amartey are fit again, but coach Dean Cox will gamble on only one for their finals clash against Fremantle.

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Swans shape as finals disrupters ahead of Cats clash

Sydney could put a dent in Geelong's top-four bid with a win at the SCG, but defender Lewis Melican says his side is motivated instead by the bigger picture.

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Bedford eyes AFL return against Dockers after injury

Toby Bedford accepts his eye injury was an accident, but says any AFL player who makes the same mistake as Lewis Melican will also "get weeks".

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Swans accept Melican's three-game AFL striking ban

Sydney have decided against going to the tribunal after Lewis Melican was hit with a three-game suspension for striking GWS opponent Toby Bedford.

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Swans weigh up AFL tribunal challenge for Melican ban

Sydney might take Lewis Melican's striking charge to the tribunal after he was offered a three-game ban for the incident involving GWS opponent Toby Bedford.

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Stringer the sub: Giants mull on forward's fitness

GWS coach Adam Kingsley admits Jake Stringer could spend more time on the bench to build fitness after the star forward played through illness against Sydney.

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Chad Warner stars as Swans down Giants in bitter derby

Sydney have bounced back from consecutive AFL losses to defeat GWS in their qualifying final rematch and hold onto local bragging rights.

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The premiership lesson GWS young gun learned from Lions

Looking to end an early-season form slump with a derby win, GWS forward Darcy Jones is listing Brisbane's premiership campaign last season as inspiration.

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Port put finals loss behind them ahead of Swans rematch

Port Adelaide will play at the SCG for the first time since last year's preliminary finals loss to Sydney. Coach Ken Hinkley insists his side have moved on.

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Swans refuse to relent amid AFL injury crisis

Sydney coach Dean Cox has resisted bringing back Logan McDonald against Port Adelaide as the club deals with injury woes.

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Swans star Papley out for six weeks with heel injury

Sydney will lose Tom Papley for six to eight weeks after the star forward cracked his heel during training, while Logan McDonald will return via the VFL.

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Dockers vow to bounce back from round-one AFL flop

Fremantle copped a 78-point loss to Geelong last week, but coach Justin Longmuir is confident of a much better display in Sunday's clash with Sydney.

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Freo skipper ruled out of AFL Indigenous All Stars side

The AFL Indigenous All Stars will be without defenders Alex Pearce and Liam Jones because of injury, but Shai Bolton is hoping to be passed fit to play.

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Mills 'still vital' to Swans amid quiet form: Longmire

Callum Mills remains integral to Sydney's AFL premiership plans, despite a lean stretch of form since returning from injury.

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First-quarter flops 'really costing' the Swans: Blakey

Determined to bounce back from an AFL form slump, winning the first-quarter battle is number one on the to-do list for Sydney, defender Nick Blakey says.

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Swans focus on ending form slump, not AFL ladder

Sydney coach John Longmire is taking the AFL ladder out of the equation and keeping his focus on guiding an injury-hit Swans out of their form slump.

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Bulldogs 'maintain the rage' against Swans in AFL upset

AFL finals hopefuls the Western Bulldogs have shocked premiership favourites Sydney with a comprehensive 39-point victory to secure a spot in the top eight.

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Top side Swans hold off injury-ravaged Bulldogs in AFL

Chad Warner has starred as Sydney broke clear in the third term at Marvel Stadium against the Western Bulldogs, who lost three players to injury.

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Tigers midfield star given one-match AFL ban

Richmond midfielder Liam Baker is set to miss Sunday's match against St Kilda in Adelaide after receiving a one-match ban for rough conduct.

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Tigers upset Swans to give Yze first win as coach

Richmond have prevailed for an upset five-point win over Sydney at the MCG to give Adem Yze his first win as Tigers coach.

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