Player of the Year - Round 1
Each round we'll be posting our votes for The Swans Blog's Player of the Year award. The players will be voted on their performance on the day regardless of previous form. The player ... Continue Reading »
Justin Mitchell
Justin is a passionate AFL and Sydney Swans supporter, and football blogger since 2016. All articles are of his own opinion. You can reach him by twitter and Facebook at @theswansblog
Player ratings: Sydney Swans vs Western Bulldogs, Round 1, 2019
Almost every little kid dreams of being a super hero when they grow up. It's why they beg for the superman outfit, dress like Spiderman, dream of being Tony Stark for a day, ... Continue Reading »
Report: Thor reigns supreme at Marvel Stadium
A spectacular early mark of the year contender by Isaac Heeney early in the first quarter wasn't enough for a Swans Hulk Smash to spoil the Bulldogs show, as the Swans were defeated ... Continue Reading »
Swans ruckman Sam Naismith suffers setback
Sydney Swans ruckman Sam Naismith's long wait to return to the field will be delayed after undergoing a knee arthroscopy on Wednesday. Swans senior coach John Longmire hoped as recently as February that ... Continue Reading »
Match preview: Sydney Swans vs Western Bulldogs, Round 1, 2019
The Swans have first shot at christening the newly named Marvel Stadium with another win against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night. Oliver Florent was the difference between the two sides in Round ... Continue Reading »
SwansCast Extra Episode 11 - Luke Parker the Lion
Good morning everyone, it’s Friday already and it’s time for another instalment of your favourite Sydney Swans weekend preview podcast, the SwansCast Extra. We're back for our first episode of the ... Continue Reading »
Teams: Sydney Swans vs Western Bulldogs, Round 1, 2019
Super star forward Lance Franklin has been declared fit and named for the Swans season opening clash against the Western Bulldogs at Marvel stadium on Saturday night. The 290-game veteran was the difference ... Continue Reading »
Injury Update: Buddy Franklin firming for Round 1 Marvel clash
2018 All Australian Captain and centre-half forward super star Lance Franklin is pushing for selection in the Sydney Swans season opener against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night at Marvel stadium. Considered an ... Continue Reading »
2019 Sydney Swans AFL season preview: Can the Swans prove they’re more than Buddy Franklin
If there’s anything that we’ve learned from the past three seasons, it’s that any club can win the AFL flag. The Western Bulldogs and Richmond snapped decades-long premiership flag droughts, ... Continue Reading »
Question marks over Swans big men heading into Round 1
With the first game of the season just over 10 weeks away, the Swans are already reaching deep into their player pool to field a competitive forward line come Round 1. Lance Franklin ... Continue Reading »
New season, same old forward line woes
The dawn of a new Football season rapidly approaches, with a smattering of Swans taking part in the AFL's pre-season warm-up competition, the AFLX. Given a new format for the year, harking back ... Continue Reading »
Former Swan champion injury scare
Fit again former Swan Dan Hannebery, enjoying an injury-free pre-season for the first time in years, has suffered another injury scare. Plagued by injuries since the 2016 Grand Final, the All Australian battled ... Continue Reading »
2018 in review part 3: second half of the season
This is the second article in a series of five where our columnists will be reviewing season 2018, beginning with the 2017 post-season through to the conclusion of the 2018 finals. Part 1 ... Continue Reading »
2018 in review part 2: first half of the season
This is the second article in a series of five where our columnists will be reviewing season 2018, beginning with the 2017 post-season through to the conclusion of the 2018 finals. Part 1 ... Continue Reading »
He's signed! Swans land their main man Dan Menzel
The Sydney Swans have today announced their acquisition of former Geelong Cats forward Dan Menzel on a 1-year contract. Taken by Geelong in the 2009 AFL Draft with pick 17, the forward played ... Continue Reading »
No news isn't necessarily good news with Dan Menzel
With the second of the three delisted free agent windows soon drawing to a close, news of former Cat Daniel Menzel's extraordinary round trip from America to Sydney to complete a medical with ... Continue Reading »
2018 in review part 1: pre-season performance and expectations
This is the first article in a series of five where our columnists will be reviewing season 2018, beginning with the 2017 post-season through to the conclusion of the 2018 finals. Part 1 ... Continue Reading »
Swans set to retain "retired" Kurt Tippett on rookie list for 2019
Injured Swan Kurt Tippett is set to remain with the Swans in 2019, despite retiring from football in January this year from injuries sustained through 2017. Citing doubts over his body's ability to ... Continue Reading »
Daniel Menzel and Jacob Townsend, a thrifts choice
For the first time in a very long time, the AFL’s Delisted Free Agency period is shaping to be as exciting as the trade period itself. After a stunning final day of ... Continue Reading »
Youth isn’t the answer, delisted Free Agents are necessary
Not that long ago, I compared the Sydney Swans to Arsenal under Arsene Wenger. While I was derided by some on social media, the similarities are far too numerous to ignore. Despite both ... Continue Reading »
Swans misfired at the trade table
It was a week of excitement and expectation, some dreams fulfilled while others were left empty and hollow, looking ahead to the draft windows wondering what was next. That’s the AFL Trade ... Continue Reading »
Swans position themselves for 2019 post-season tilt
With bated breath, many of us wondered if the Swans would wade into the final-day trading war that was erupting across the nation. Every state had a team that went full-tilt, with Fremantle ... Continue Reading »
Why the Dan Hannebery deal was good business
As one of many thousands of Swans fans that rose this glorious, beautiful morning to hear the tragic news of our dear Dan Hannebery, glee and delight soon hid from raging, thunderous anger. ... Continue Reading »
Swans seal the deal with St Kilda and offload Hannebery's salary
The Sydney Swans have completed their fourth trade of the 2018 AFL Trade period, agreeing to terms with St Kilda that will see midfielder Dan Hannebery return to Melbourne. As part of the ... Continue Reading »
Harley confirms Swans interest in Tom Langdon
Speaking this afternoon to Damian Barrett and Terry Tan on AFL Trade Radio, Sydney Swans Head of Football Tom Harley confirmed the Swans' interest in Collingwood's out-of-contract defender Tom Langdon. Sydney's interest was ... Continue Reading »
Swans relishing their role as "Trade Kings" landing Ryan Clarke
In what is fast turning out to be a blockbuster day in trades, the Swans loom as the ultimate trade kings and circuit breakers. Fresh off brokering the Mitch McGovern-to-Carlton trade, riding in ... Continue Reading »
Swans broker deal between Carlton and Adelaide
The Swans have made their first of many anticipated forays into the 2018 AFL Trade Period, trading their prized first-round draft selection (13) to Carlton, receiving two second-round draft selections and a third-round ... Continue Reading »
Player ratings: Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn Hawks, Round 23, 2018
Well, that wasn't the way we wanted to finish the season off. Nothing quite like turning a 24-point lead midway through the second quarter into a 9-point loss, especially against that mob. All ... Continue Reading »
Teams: Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn Hawks, Round 23, 2018
The Swans have made just one change to their team ahead of their crucial match against Hawthorn on Saturday night at the SCG. Defender Heath Grundy makes his return to the side in ... Continue Reading »
Talking points: Sydney Derby XV, Round 22, 2018
Sydney Derby XV lived up to the hype and was nothing short of a fantastic match between two finals-bound teams. The Giants dominated the first half with Dylan Shiel, Stephen Coniglio, Tim Tarranto ... Continue Reading »