Talented quartet Callum Mills, Jacob Hopper, Matt Kennedy and Harrison Himmelberg have produced New South Wales’ best ever result at the AFL national draft in Adelaide after they were all picked in the first round and within the first 16…
For the first time in its history, the national draft has descended upon Adelaide and the City of Churches – along with the best young football talent in the country – is buzzing with excitement. NSW/ACT has had just five…
A number of northern academy kids should become high picks at next week’s draft, as the AFL’s live bidding system is used for the first time. The four northern clubs will need to come up with enough draft ‘points’ to…
Have you struggled through many sleepless nights trying to work out how the AFL’s new bidding system works? Don’t worry: your questions, concerns and ‘what ifs’ are all answered here. By Emma Quayle This article originally appeared on The Age…
He’s got the footwork of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and the hands of Benji Marshall. Now he’s going to be a Sydney Swan. This article originally appeared on the Daily Telegraph website. By Neil Cordy. Having already plucked Kieren and Brandon Jack…
There will again be two Sydney derbies in 2016, as the AFL announced its 2016 fixture, which also included an unprecedented competition-wide bye in the week before finals. In a repeat of 2014 the Sydney Swans will host GWS GIANTS…
NSW/ACT will host four matches in the 2016 NAB Challenge pre-season AFL competition, with two games in Sydney and one each for Canberra and Wagga Wagga. The Sydney Swans will kick off the region’s pre-season fixtures with a twilight game…
For the first time an AFL State Combine testing will be held in Sydney. St Ignatius College Riverview will host the 2015 State combine on Sunday the 25th of October, with around 50 Draft hopefuls set to be out through…
From Monday September 28 to Thursday October 1 a batch of NSW/ACT’s most promising under 13 and 14 players linked to the Swans or GIANTS’ Academies took part in the annual Joss State Zone Trials in Southern NSW. The Albury…
By Aidan Pauna Over the past two years, the Sydney Swans and the GWS Giants have been two of the most active clubs during the AFL’s annual trade period. Lance Franklin snubbed GWS to join the Swans in a record…