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How heartfelt words and some metal ignited Freo's rise

Wharfie Time has sent fans into a spin, but it is a concept introduced by Justin Longmuir at 2025 exit interviews that has lifted Fremantle deep into September.

AAP · Sep 24

The tortured history powering Freo's premiership push

Fremantle are one of few clubs left without an AFL premiership, having weathered 32 years of painful memories and growing pains en route to this grand final.

AAP · Sep 23

Banned Sydney Swans players apologise to AFL club

Sydney vice-captain Isaac Heeney has made his first public statement after the five suspended Swans players made their return to club headquarters.

AAP · Sep 22

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Swans dismiss trade 'speculation' amid uncertainty

Sydney insist they haven't been told Nick Blakey wants a trade as the embattled club continues to manage the fallout from the Pullman Hotel scandal.

AAP · Sep 5

'Tipping point' in AFL's problem with gendered violence

Amid an epidemic of violence against women, advocates hope discussion on the Sydney Swans allegations has pushed Australian elite football to a tipping point.

AAP · Aug 21

'Let us down': Swans coach, captain blame five players

Sydney coach Dean Cox isn't taking any blame for the Swans scandal that has left the AFL club reeling and players potentially facing legal action.

AAP · Aug 20

Victoria Police issue warning to media over alleged sexual assault at Sydney Swans’ hotel

Victoria police have warned media not to contact the complainants, as the investigation remains ongoing

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20

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Swans AFLW players brace for 'difficult' double-header

Sydney captain Callum Mills has spoken to the club's AFLW group to apologise to them in the wake of the scandal to rock the men's team.

AAP · Aug 19

Drugs 'potentially' part of police probe into Swans

Sydney's chief executive says if drugs were involved in the hotel incident involving five now-banned players it is potentially part of the police investigation.

AAP · Aug 19

Sydney Swans ban 5 players for rest of AFL season over hotel misconduct and a police investigation

Five Australian rules footballers have been banned for the rest of the AFL season by the Sydney Swans for breaching club standards during a stay at a Melbourne hotel that led to a police investigation into sexual assault allegations

The Independent UK · Aug 19

AFL stand-down policy plea as heat on Swans intensifies

A senior politician has linked a public statement delivered by a Sydney Swans executive to toxic attitudes that fuel gender-based violence.

AAP · Aug 19

Sydney Swans coach ‘extremely disappointed’ as club faces call on standing down players linked to alleged sexual assault

Victoria police investigating allegation of sexual assault in the early hours of Monday morning at a Melbourne hotel

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17

Swans board considers stand-downs amid allegations

Sydney players are being interviewed ahead of a board meeting that's set to decide the immediate fate of players linked to a sexual assault allegation.

AAP · Aug 17

Sydney Swans CEO Responds As Players Investigated Over Alleged Sexual Assault: ‘Extremely Shocked’

Sydney Swans CEO has addressed media after VIC Police confirmed it is investigating a report of sexual assault at an East Melbourne hotel.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 17

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AAP · Jul 8

Dockers make surprise ruck move ahead of blockbuster

Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy is being managed for Thursday night's blockbuster against Sydney, with the move opening the door for Mason Cox's return.

AAP · Jun 23

How two WA footy legends lifted Sydney up the ladder

Dean Cox and Matthew Pavlich were AFL figureheads and rivals for so long in WA, they explain why an unlikely partnership has proven such a hit in Sydney.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16

Sydney Swans admit to altering Bondi attack tribute to omit mention of Jewish community

The club has again apologised for an ‘error of judgment’ that resulted in the Jewish community not being mentioned in a tribute to victims of the Bondi attack

AAP · Mar 16

AFL club admits 'error of judgment' on Bondi tribute

The Sydney Swans have apologised over an AFL pre-game tribute to the Bondi terror attack victims that failed to mention the Jewish community.

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AAP · Mar 14

Swans apologise over Bondi tribute 'omission'

The Sydney Swans have apologised after their tribute to victims of the Bondi terrorist attack did not include direct references to the Jewish community.

AAP · Feb 11

Three hits of GF heartbreak still driving Swans star

Three AFL grand final defeats remain as raw as ever for Isaac Heeney ahead of Sydney's second season under senior coach Dean Cox.

AAP · Aug 7, 2025

Cox weighs in on All-Australian blazer for Swans star

Sydney ruck Brodie Grundy is giving All-Australian selectors plenty to think about, but the debate is clear in coach Dean Cox's mind.

AAP · Aug 6, 2025

Dockers champion to tackle 'unknowns' as Swans boss

Australian Football Hall of Fame member Matthew Pavlich will take over from Tom Harley as chief executive of the Sydney Swans at the end of the 2025 season.

AAP · May 18, 2025

Selwood fondly remembered as AFL world mourns

A minute's silence has been held before West Coast's AFL clash with St Kilda to pay tribute to Adam Selwood, who died on Saturday.

AAP · Nov 16, 2023

Freo forward Jye Amiss bulks up for big crack at 2024

Jye Amiss has already been dubbed as the next Matthew Pavlich, and the 20-year-old's 2023 campaign certainly lived up to the hype.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2023

Lachie Neale: Kybybolite kid defies the odds to win second Brownlow

Brisbane Lions midfielder proves that hard work can go a long way as he pips much-fancied Magpie Nick Daicos to AFL’s big individual prize

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