Sydney Swans

Six years after his last public appearance at an AFL game, the Sydney icon received the biggest cheer of all at the SCG.

The 2012 premiership players formed a guard of honour for the current team as they ran out for the match against Gold Coast. A sizeable crowd arrived at the SCG in time to watch the lap of honour but the Sydney faithfuls saved their biggest cheers for Goodes. Goodes and much of the team that beat Hawthorn in the 2012 grand final started the Swans’ official premiership reunion with a lap of honour at the SCG.

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“It happens every year with a couple of coaches so we’re pretty used to it and the way that Leon handles himself, especially during the week around us, hasn’t changed at all. We haven’t started the season how we would have liked, but last week was a positive and we’re going to try and build on that as a footy club.” “It doesn’t let it affect him and as a footy team, we’ve all got pressure on us to perform well. “In any successful team or era, you need to have a really good core group of players at their peak, in that 23 to 27 age group. We’re looking to put another win on the board this weekend and that’s his goal as well. “Across the board, there’s that attitude of working for each other. I can absolutely see them causing damage towards the back end of this year.” And they should take a lot of self-belief from that,” Roberts-Thomson said. They’ve absolutely shown that - they’re going to be amongst it.” To have something formally in the diary where you can come back and reconnect ... you’re connected for life with these players. “But it’s about staying grounded and just focusing on what they can control, which is their effort and their output as individuals, and then how that fits into a team structure.” You don’t often get a chance to reminisce on pivotal moments in your life - you graduate from uni or do something special in that regard, it’s a once-off celebration and that’s it.

SYDNEY might be a team on the rise but defender Nick Blakey believes the Swans still have much to prove to be serious premiership contenders.

"I think we still have got a lot to prove to ourselves and to the other teams in the comp," Blakey said. Blakey thinks the fifth-placed Swans (5-2) still have ground to make up on red-hot reigning premiers Melbourne and the Lions. SYDNEY might be a team on the rise but defender Nick Blakey believes the Swans still have much to prove to be serious premiership contenders.

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He may be the difference between the two sides, he’s dangerous,” Brownlow medallist Gerard Healy told Fox Footy during the call. To knock off a finals contender away from home.” “This is what they spoke about in their first four or five weeks. When they’ve been challenged, they found a way to respond,” Saints great Leigh Montagna said. “They just needed a scalp didn’t they? Healy added of the Suns: “They couldn’t be dominating this game anymore. And the Suns held up for the rest of the way — not allowing the Swans to score — before Casboult’s clutch goal in the final two minutes sealed the upset. Playing without star midfielder Noah Anderson and on the road, the Suns have defeated the Swans for the third time in the clubs’ last four meetings at the SCG dating back to 2018. Sydney then booted the next two goals, including a handball assist from Logan McDonald that Healy labelled “one of the handballs of the year” to get within a kick of the visitors. Although Sydney star Luke Parker started to get busy, booting a goal before missing another to help get the Swans back in the game. The Gold Coast Suns have pulled off one of the upsets of the season in a shock 14-point win over the Sydney Swans at the SCG, 10.15 (75) to 8.13 (61). But Gold Coast held its nerve in the fourth quarter, booting two majors and holding the Swans goalless to pick up its third win over the year.

Adam Goodes has made a rare and unexpected public appearance on Saturday, warming the hearts of AFL and Sydney Swans fans. Matthew Sullivan.

The club champion is awarded the Bob Skilton medal every year. But Swans and AFL fans were delighted to see Goodes walking around the SCG with a smile on his face as he basked in the glory of the Swans’ most recent premiership. AFL legend Adam Goodes has given fans a pleasant surprise by taking part in the lap of honour for the 10-year anniversary of the Sydney Swans’ 2012 premiership.

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"The 2016 and 2014 Grand Final teams that I was part of and lost, we don't have WhatsApp groups for those. "I remember he was leading out in the third quarter, 50 or 60 out. "I feel really, really lucky we get to celebrate this again after 10 years. I remember thinking, 'I'm going to smash this into the fourth tier of the Southern Stand'. I remember thinking, 'Touche, you get me there, too'." In essence, he didn't want to be a liability to his teammates. "I was never that far away from the senior squad, but we just kept winning. If they hadn't got beaten that day we wouldn’t be having this conversation." I remember thinking, 'You got me there'. Then he just casually went back and kicked it from 60. "Buddy was in a mood," Richards laughs. "I can remember thinking, 'If I go down in the first five minutes of the game, I can't play and we go on to lose the game … how selfish is that of me'." "That was a surreal feeling, to be told my first proper game for Sydney would be in a qualifying final.

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These include appearances at the 2015 grand final parade for retired players and subsequent Brownlow Medal count. The team completed a lap of honour around the ground before linking arms to form a guard of honour to welcome the current Swans' outfit onto the field for their round eight clash. "It's splendid to see (Goodes at the SCG), and reaffirms the notion he is not disenfranchised with the Sydney Swans in any way," Gerard Whateley said on AFL Nation.

Playing his first game in 1379 days, Gold Coast defender Rory Thompson got through the game against Sydney unscathed. Returning after back-to-back ACL injuries, Thompson had a modest return to AFL football, picking up seven touches and two marks, but the ...

Returning after back-to-back ACL injuries, Thompson had a modest return to AFL football, picking up seven touches and two marks, but the Suns will just be thrilled he got through the game without incident. Gold Coast: Lukosius (knee) After a few weeks of average form, Izak Rankine showed just why the Suns rated him so highly in 2018. The former No.3 pick was dangerous in front of goal against the Swans and gave the Suns a spark when they need it most. Gold Coast: Darcy Macpherson (replaced J. Lukosius) Gold Coast: Noah Anderson (illness) replaced in selected side by Alex Davies

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"There's not a question of his ability when he's got the ball. "He's developing well. They had an opportunity to take the contest away from Sydney in the third term but inaccuracy in front of goal could only result in 1.5 while the Swans fought back to level the scores at the last change. The key defender spent much of the match opposed to Logan McDonald and helped restrict the emerging forward to one goal and nine disposals in a stirring return. The more he can show up to the front of contests, the better." The Suns were the better side for much of the match but had to withstand a Swans fightback then kicked the only two goals of the final term to triumph 10.15 (75) to 8.13 (61) on Saturday afternoon.

The Sydney Swans have gone down to the Gold Coast Suns at the SCG by 14-points in Round 8.

Gold Coast: Lukosius (knee) Gold Coast: Darcy Macpherson (replaced J. Lukosius) Gold Coast: Noah Anderson (illness) replaced in selected side by Alex Davies

John Longmire says the Swans didn't match the energy and intensity of the Gold Coast, with the loss a reminder of the consistency required each week.

"tt’s tough, there are no quarters given, and you have to be at that level every quarter and every game. But overall, in general sense, we have to get out of the blocks better no doubt." "We have spoken about it [slow starts this season], and we are trying to do some things in the lead up.

John Longmire says the Swans didnt lack the energy and intensity of the Gold Coast, with the loss a reminder of the consistency required each week.

"tt’s tough, there are no quarters given, and you have to be at that level every quarter and every game. But overall, in general sense, we have to get out of the blocks better no doubt." "We have spoken about it [slow starts this season], and we are trying to do some things in the lead up.

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On a day of positives for the Suns, another was the return of Rory Thompson into the Gold Coast line-up after four years away from AFL football due to a horrible injury run. But not even his presence along with the rest of the 2012 premiership side from 10 years ago could inspire the Swans as they failed to wrestle back control of the contest for long enough periods. Embarrassing performance— David Scutt (@Scutty) @sydneyswans, keeping with the recent worrying trend. It’s a tough game and you can’t afford to sit back and wait and see what the opposition have got,” Swans coach John Longmire told reporters in the post-match press conference. “It’s more about the reality of how hard the competition is. The Gold Coast Suns caused arguably the upset of the AFL season to date with a spectacular defensive display to emerge victorious against Sydney.