Sam Thorne named first Swans Under-18 Captain
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Originally published by Sydney Swans Media. At the end of last year, Swans Academy U18 captain Sam Thorne had an idea that wouldn’t have occurred to many 17 year-olds. As he was finishing his Year 11 studies and looking ahead…