Sydney Swans

Swans shake off GF ghosts in Suns thumping, but is Bud in trouble? Sydney proved too strong for a flat Gold Coast outfit in the opening round of the season. By ...

However, the 22-year-old provided one highlight in the third term when he got on the end of a Jack Lukosius pass and went back to slot a goal from close to the boundary line. With the Suns battling to get the ball forward early on, he was starved of opportunities in the slippery conditions. When you turn up to watch Tom Papley at the footy, you're usually guaranteed excitement, and the Swans dynamo didn't disappoint again. You couldn't pick a list of good players because they were all good, from the midfield that dominated clearances to the defence that intercepted everything to the forward line that kicked five quick goals. Warner scooped it up and handballed back to Papley at top pace for the speedy midfielder to bang the goal from 50m. The Swans dominated most of the night, but the match was set up with a rollicking first quarter.

Lance Franklin's booming left foot got Sydney underway before Dane Rampe led a rampant Swans outfit in a 49-point domination of Gold Coast to begin their ...

He then put his body on the line to deflect a loose ball towards Ben Ainsworth for the first of his two final-quarter goals. Tom Papley added to his highlight reel with two pearlers, his first goal off the outside of his right foot in traffic and the second on the run to open the third term. Then his set shot straightened to send Sydney on their way, Franklin overtaking Barry Hall to move to third on the club's goal-scoring chart in a sparkling first 10 minutes.

The Sydney Swans vanquished their Grand Final ghosts with a commanding display in their season opener against the Gold Coast Suns.

[#AFLSunsSwans]LIVE on ch. Unfortunately they just didn’t have the firepower to go with the Swans in what turned out to be a truly one-sided affair. "He's in strife" - A possible match review incident with Franklin making high contact with Sam Collins in the final term.— Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) With the ball hard up against the boundary line, the ball was in dispute with Suns defender Sam Collins standing over the ball. Superstar Lance Franklin got the night started with the opening two goals of the contest, but it was in the fourth quarter when he was thrust into the spotlight. The Sydney Swans vanquished their Grand Final ghosts with a commanding display in their season opener against the Gold Coast Suns.

The Suns defender was taken from the field for a concussion test as a result of Franklin's bump.

Low impact is a fine. He then put his body on the line to deflect a loose ball towards Ben Ainsworth for the first of his two final-quarter goals. “Every chance Buddy potentially gets off with a fine. Tom Papley added to his highlight reel with two pearlers, his first goal off the outside of his right foot in traffic and the second on the run to open the third term. Stream them all for free on Franklin kicked the first two goals of the match, but may have a case to answer after making high contact on Collins in the final quarter.

The Sydney Swans laid waste to the Suns in their 2023 season opener, waltzing away with a 49-point win that flattered Gold Coast.

The monkey on their back is eternal mediocrity and I think they adopted him and called him Jeff. There were a few junk time goals to the Suns, which always gives a bit of a positive for their fans: at least they had some fight, right? When Gulden received the ball from a clever toe poke of Mills, he ran through the middle of the ground, slotted the goal from 55 and the party had truly begun. Their fans likely enjoyed watching their team remove the first monkey, jump on it, burn it, and then put throw it into a lake. And that was what the first quarter was for the Swans. There was none of this, and the Swans extended their lead. King kicked a nice goal from the boundary which is good to see after 12 months or so out of the game. In truth, it was a pretty normal kick, but the bar was so low at this stage, I’ll settle for anything. The first few minutes of the quarter saw the Suns put some effort in, with three holding the ball frees awarded to them in the first two minutes. The penguins began to re-emerge in the Suns’ heat map and without the same quality of structures, needed to bring some dare, risk, and some run and carry to find another spark. Noah Ainsworth, who had about three disposals (the same as Miller and Rowell at the time), defibrillated his team in the last minute of the game, snapped a goal and then set up Flanders to kick their second after the siren. I was excited just to have something on the TV that didn’t look like Australian cricking incompetence, for a change.

Chad Warner (30), Jake Lloyd (28) and Dylan Stephens (27) led the disposal count for the Swans, while ruckman Jarrod Witts had 25 touches and 51 hitouts for the ...

When you turn up to watch Tom Papley at the footy, you're usually guaranteed excitement, and the Swans dynamo didn't disappoint again. Warner scooped it up and handballed back to Papley at top pace for the speedy midfielder to bang the goal from 50m. You couldn't pick a list of good players because they were all good, from the midfield that dominated clearances to the defence that intercepted everything to the forward line that kicked five quick goals. The Swans dominated most of the night, but the match was set up with a rollicking first quarter. Two quick goals to Franklin, a checkside by Papley, a fourth to Stephens and a fifth to McDonald. The Swans could hardly have been more impressive in the 16.14 (110) to 9.7 (61) triumph, kicking the game's first five goals and completely shutting the Suns out of the match.