Hannebery wins Rising Star - Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club

Award proves Hannebery's star is on the rise

Dan Hannebery's his own man | Herald Sun

Perseverance and patience pays off for rookie Nathan Gordon.

19 year old midfielder Nathan Gordon forced his way on to the Swans’ Senior List last week with a string of strong performances in the reserves. He was elevated off the Rookie List after the recent retirement of Henry Playfair.

In a week where Roos blasted his younger players for their commitment and effort, he told sydneyswans.com.au that Gordon was one player who has done everything right and been justly rewarded.

“By weight of performance, he’s now pushed... [Read More]

SYDNEY AFL FINALS WEEK 2 2010
Article and Photos by Michael Shillito

After a long season, the finish line is in sight; and Saturday at Bruce Purser saw the first opportunity to book a place in this season’s Grand Final. Although it’s traditional in Sydney footy to play it the day before the First Semi Final, making the name something of a misnomer; the Second Semi Final is the match that provides the opportunity for direct qualification into the Grand Final. And it also provides a change of scenery, being played away from the normal finals venue – for the second year in a row being played at Bruce Purser.
And for the second year in a row it involved Western Suburbs. Last year the Magpies went down to East Coast in a drama-packed encounter. And this year they took on minor premiers Sydney Uni, in a match that would remain in the... [Read More]