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4w ago

Swans Lean on 2005 Premiership Heroes to Steady Shaky Campaign

Cox ended Ollie Florent’s 130-game run to send a selection message, urging his players to reclaim the team-first unity behind the 2005 triumph.

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Overview

  • The Swans will honour their first flag in 72 years with the 2005 premiership team performing a lap of honour at the SCG on Saturday.
  • Sydney holds a 4–7 record at the season’s halfway mark and struggles under a mounting injury list and several suspensions.
  • Dean Cox insists the club’s ‘Bloods culture’ remains intact despite a 53-point loss to Melbourne and wide performance swings.
  • Cox cited swings from a 30-possession surplus against Carlton to a 27-possession deficit versus Melbourne as proof of the side’s erratic form.
  • Justin McInerney and Lewis Melican return from suspension, while captain Callum Mills is sidelined by ban and key midfielders Errol Gulden and Tom Papley remain injured.