Overview

• Dean Cox accepted responsibility for Sydney’s 90-point loss to Adelaide, calling it unacceptable and acknowledging incoming criticism.
• The Swans’ leadership group held a pre-dawn beach session to drive home demands for greater intensity and effort after the heavy defeat.
• Cox has turned to football director Leon Cameron for advice on managing form and morale amid the club’s struggles.
• Sydney faces a significant injury crisis with Errol Gulden and Tom Papley sidelined but targeting returns after the bye.
• Speculation over CEO Tom Harley’s potential AFL COO role and trade links to Jamarra Ugle-Hagan remains unaddressed by the club.