WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 8 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

Sydney Swans
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 1:10pm AEST
WHERE: SCG (NSW)

THE Sydney Swans have held off a late St Kilda charge to win by 16 points in Wellington, New Zealand. In a historic day for the AFL, Sydney has won the first game for premiership points outside of Australia, defeating a young Saints team

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 1:45pm EST
WHERE: Blundstone Arena (TAS)

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what is? Please note: There’s not a lot of detail

Sydney Swans
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 1:45pm AEDT
WHERE: SCG (NSW)
LAST TIME: Round 18, 2012: Sydney 19.12 (126) d Gold Coast 8.6 (54) at Metricon Stadium

GWS Giants
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday March 30, 2013 at 4:40pm AEDT
WHERE: ANZ Stadium (NSW)

Guest contributor RowdyOne continues his series looking at each club’s best 22 players for the upcoming 2013 season.   Key Personnel Questions for the Swans: He’ll miss the first 11 games of the season and has signed on for big money, but is it even possible for Kurt Tippett to be able to justify that hefty pay

TRIAL MATCH Port Adelaide vs Sydney Swans   WHEN: Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 2:00pm CDST WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA   Port Adelaide will take on the defending premiers, the Sydney Swans, at AAMI Stadium in a practice match this Saturday, March 16, commencing at 2:00pm local time. There will be no interchange cap, and teams

Sydney Swans
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHERE: Blacktown International Sportspark, NSW
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 7pm (AEDT)

AS usual we are still waiting on better team released injury reports so in the meantime we continue to do our best in assembling a report for every club. Hopefully we’ll be back to a more thorough report as we approach the home and away season. There’s not a lot of detail available at the

ST KILDA has ensured that the Sydney Swans have maintained a winless NAB Cup campaign after two rounds, following a 23-point win at Etihad Stadium tonight

THE flow of information from clubs and the AFL is not at it’s regular season best yet but we continue to do our best in assembling a team by team injury report. There’s not a lot of detail available at the moment we’ve tried our best to assemble the list from various sources. Some of

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Sydney Swans: After an injury plagued first half of the year, Swans ruckman Shane Mumford worked his way back to full form towards the end of 2012 season.

RULE changes at the end of an AFL season have become as much a part of off-season talk as overseas trips and trade week – now month – rumours. Fans feel ripped off because they believe the governing body isn’t listening to its loyal customers. Players and coaches get  frustrated as well, as they have

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday September 29, 2.30pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC

SYDNEY SWANS 14.7 (91) def HAWTHORN 11.15 (81)

          2012 AFL Grand Final Hawthorn Hawks vs Sydney Swans WHEN:  Saturday September 29, 2.30pm WHERE: MCG, VIC LAST TIME: Hawthorn 15.12 (102) d Sydney Swans 14.11 (95), round 22, 2012 at the SCG Make sure you read our Grand Final Previews from our footy punting contibutor Max and our regular roving

Sydney Swans
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Friday, September 21, 7.50pm
WHERE: ANZ Stadium, NSW
LAST TIME: Collingwood 12.6 (78) d Sydney Swans 9.16 (70), round 20, 2012 at ANZ Stadium

Adelaide Crows
vs
Sydney Swans
WHEN: Saturday September 8, 2.45pm
WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA
LAST TIME: Adelaide 15.9 (99) defeated Sydney Swans 14.10 (94) round six, 2012 at the

Geelong Cats
vs
Sydney Swans
WHEN: Saturday September 1, 1.45pm
WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 12.8 (80) d Geelong 11.8 (74), round 13, 2012 at the

Sydney Swans
vs
Hawthorn Hawks
WHEN: Saturday August 25, 4.40pm
WHERE: SCG, NSW

LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 16.10 (106) d Hawthorn 10.9 (69), round five, 2012 at Aurora Stadium

Western Bulldogs
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Sunday August 19, 3.15pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 20.12 (132) d Western Bulldogs 5.10 (40), round 10, 2012 at the

Sydney Swans
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Saturday August 11, 7.40pm
WHERE: ANZ Stadium, NSW
LAST TIME: Collingwood 13.21 (99) d Sydney Swans 14.9 (93), round 14, 2011 at ANZ Stadium

Carlton Blues
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Sunday August 5, 3.15pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: Carlton 15.10 (100) d Sydney Swans 10.6 (66), round 13, 2011, at Etihad Stadium

FOOTBALL Nation’s weekly look at the injuries and injury status from every club in the

Gold Coast Suns
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday July 28, 7.40pm
WHERE: Metricon Stadium, QLD
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 15.16 (106) d Gold Coast 4.12 (36), round 16, 2011, at Metricon Stadium

FOOTBALL Nation’s weekly look at the injuries and injury status from every club in the

THE Sydney Swans received some good news today when it learnt that ruckman Shane Mumford was clear of major damage after a scare just before the main break of yesterday’s game against St Kilda. Mumford hyper-extended his left knee after he landed awkwardly from a ruck contest and while he was able to leave the

Sydney Swans
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Sunday, June 22, 1.10pm
WHERE: SCG, NSW

SYDNEY 15.15 (105) def ST KILDA 10.16 (76)

Sydney Swans
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Sunday, June 22, 1.10pm
WHERE: SCG, NSW
LAST TIME: St Kilda 16.15 (111) d Sydney Swans 12.11 (83), round nine, 2012 at Etihad Stadium

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 17 of the AFL including the players to watch in your SuperCoach and DreamTeams.   Geelong vs Essendon Friday 7:50 Etihad Stadium Huge match for both teams here. Geelong’s loss to Collingwood last Saturday night was somewhat lessened after quarter time; but the result was already

West Coast Eagles
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Sunday July 15, 2.40pm
WHERE: Patersons Stadium, WA
LAST TIME: West Coast 13.10 (88) lost to Sydney Swans 15.11 (101), round three, 2011, at Patersons Stadium

Sydney Swans
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Saturday, July 7, 4.40pm
WHERE: SCG, NSW
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 18.11 (119) d Brisbane Lions 9.13 (67), round 24, 2011 at the SCG

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Adelaide: The Crows will not contest a three-match AFL ban for key forward Taylor Walker for his spear tackle on Richmond’s Steven Morris

Sydney Swans
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants
WHEN: Saturday June 30, 7.40pm
WHERE: ANZ Stadium, NSW
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 14.16 (100) d Greater Western Sydney 5.7 (37), round one, 2012 at ANZ Stadium

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Essendon: As Fremantle was forced to replace four players for tomorrow night’s clash with Essendon, the Bombers reacted to their two-game losing run by dropping three

Sydney Swans
vs
Geelong Cats
WHEN: Friday June 22, 7.50pm
WHERE: SCG, NSW
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 15.9 (99) d Geelong 12.14 (86), round 23, 2011 at Simonds Stadium

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Sydney Swans: Swans ruckman Shane Mumford feels he’s still a few weeks away from his best, but is ready to lift for the challenge of Geelong and show the reigning premiers what they let go

Essendon Bombers
vs
Sydney Swans
WHEN: Saturday, June 9, 7.40pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: Essendon 15.10 (100) d Sydney Swans 14.15 (99) round 20, 2011 at Etihad Stadium

Sydney Swans
vs
Western Bulldogs
WHEN: Sunday June 3, 3.15pm
WHERE: SCG, NSW
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 16.18 (114) d Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75), round 18, 2011 at the

THERE are currently 127 players on the injury lists across all clubs, and we begin our weekly look around the league with the headline injuries from last weekend’s games: Simon Black (Brisbane) – Technically not a game injury, Black was ruled out for two weeks yesterday with a knee injury that he sustained while nursing

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Richmond: Defender Bachar Houli says the Tigers players finally believe they can be up there with the best sides in the competition.

Our weekly look at injuries around the league begins with a look at the headline injuries from last weekend’s games: Marc Murphy (Carlton) – After originally declaring that Carlton’s best-and-fairest winner would not be back until after Round 13 bye, the club has now confirmed that after shoulder surgery on Monday night he might not

CARLTON continues to lead the league in injuries with 10 but a logjam behind them sees five clubs with nine injuries a piece. Meanwhile for the year we have a season high 124 injuries on the report, an average of 6.9 per club. Here is this week’s injury report and, as always, we’ve tried to make

ESSENDON leads the league with 11 injured players, North Melbourne has the fewest with just one.  Meanwhile the undefeated Swans and Eagles have four and five injuries respectively.  What can we conclude from this? Not much but we can confidently say that “who” is injured is probably more important than “how many”. Here is this

SYDNEY Swans ruckman Shane Mumford looks set to miss up to a month of action after undergoing surgery to address his recent back problem. Back in Round 2, Mumford was a late scratching for the Swans as they prepared to play Fremantle when he woke up with a sore back. He was given a cortisone injection

CARLTON, with 12 injured players, takes the lead in the injury stakes with Essendon (who defeated them last weekend) close behind on 11.  In spite of the number of injuries they have 7 wins and only 1 loss between them.  I guess that’s what happens when you have a good list. Here is this week’s

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Geelong: Jimmy Bartel has flagged a possible shift in Cats playing style after a grinding win over Richmond at Simonds Stadium.

Sydney Swans
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos
WHEN: Sunday, April 22, 3.15pm
WHERE: SCG, NSW
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 10.12 (72) d North Melbourne 9.17 (71), round 10, 2011 at Etihad Stadium

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Adelaide: Star defender Ben Rutten says the Crows are developing into a team with the X-factor to match the four big Victorian sides of Collingwood, Geelong, Hawthorn and Carlton.

Port Adelaide Power
vs
Sydney Swans
WHEN: Saturday March 14, 1.40pm
WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 18.13 (121) d Port Adelaide 9.5 (59), round 8, 2011 at the

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Melbourne: Forward Aaron Davey could return to the Demons line-up against Richmond on Saturday, despite not playing at any level last weekend.

This week we see Essendon take the lead in the injury stakes with 11 players on their report. The Bombers have gotten off to a fast start, but the most recent win has cost them the services of David Hille, Nathan Lovett-Murray and David Myers for the next few weeks. Here is the list and, as always,

Sydney Swans
vs
Fremantle Dockers

WHEN: Saturday April 7, 2.10pm
WHERE: SCG, NSW

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Adelaide: Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett, who falls out of contract at the end of the AFL season, has been told to become a Crow for life by teammate Scott Thompson

Greater Western Sydney Giants vs Sydney Swans
WHEN: Saturday March 24, 7.20pm AEST
WHERE AND WHEN: ANZ Stadium (NSW)

WE continue our season preview in a pocket series with the team that we predict will finish in ninth position this season. And that is the Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans vs Gold Coast Suns
WHEN: Saturday March 17, 1pm AEDT
WHERE: Blacktown International Sportspark (NSW)

Essendon Bombers vs Sydney Swans
WHEN: Friday 9 March 2012 at 6.10pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, (VIC)

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Geelong: Cats spearhead James Podsiadly is on the verge of a senior return and could be back as early as this weekend against Richmond

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Gold Coast: Suns coach Guy McKenna has urged his young stars to step up and take the scalp of a Geelong premiership player tonight

SYDNEY SWANS Mitch Morton could be a driving force in attack if he gets up and going. Ben McGlynn scores well when on song. But for consistency, go with Dan Hannebery, Rhyce Shaw, Ryan O’Keefe and Adam Goodes, but you will have to pay for them. Matt Spangher is excellent value. 2. Rhyce Shaw –

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in the semi-finals of the AFL and predicts who can advance to next week’s preliminary finals against Geelong and Collingwood. First Semi Final, Hawthorn vs Sydney, 7:45 Friday, MCG Geelong’s relatively comfortable defeat of Hawthorn last week, followed by Sydney’s stirring win over St Kilda, has

PUNTERS have somewhat begun a plunge in the past 24 hours on Gold Coast to upset Hawthorn in tomorrow’s dead rubber at Metricon Stadium. Although the Hawks remain favourites at $1.15 according to IASbet.com, the Suns have come in from $15 to $10 and now to $5.50 since the Hawks named their side with eight

SYDNEY caused the upset of the round with a 13-point win over Geelong at Skilled Stadium to put it in the box seat for a home elimination final in September. Despite St Kilda retaining sixth position, the Swans have a better finish to the season as they face the Brisbane Lions and are expected to

ESSENDON has added some grunt into its team heading into a season-defining clash against West Coast at Patersons Stadium. The Bombers have added Nathan Lovett-Murray, who inspired the Bendigo Bombers to victory last week in the VFL, David Myers and ruckman Tom Bellchambers into the midfield at the expense of Tayte Pears and Michael Hurley

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 16 of the AFL. He also provides some helpful hints on last minute changes to your DreamTeam or Supercoach teams. West Coast vs Geelong, Friday 7:40, Patersons Stadium West Coast head in to this game favourites with some markets, and it is really no

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 11 of the AFL. He also gives you a few hints on some last minute changes to your Supercoach or DreamTeam teams. Essendon vs Melbourne, Friday 7:40, MCG The bye has proved to be more of an adversary to teams this season, rather than

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the AFL action in round six. He also predicts who can turn it on in the Supercoach and Dreamteam ranks this round.   West Coast vs Melbourne, Thursday 8:40, Patersons Stadium   Huge game this one for both sides. West Coast have been better than many expected them

SYDNEY has brought back some scoring power for Saturday night’s semi final against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG. Daniel Bradshaw and Ben McGlynn return to give the Swans some potency in attack in what is a game that the Swans are every chance to cause an upset. The Western Bulldogs have taken a risky

We preview the elimination final between Sydney and Carlton from ANZ Stadium

SYDNEY has brought back the big guns for its elimination final clash against Carlton at ANZ Stadium on Sunday with Shane Mumford and premiership player Tadgh Kennelly bolstering the in-form Swans. Mumford, a former Geelong ruckman, has been an excellent contributor and one of the recruits of the season and will be hard to stop.

NORTH Melbourne forward Corey Jones has returned for Sunday’s round 22 match against Melbourne in what most people deem as a farewell match. But not so Gerard FitzGerald, the coach of North Ballarat which is the Kangaroos’ VFL affiliate. FitzGerald praised Jones on his work ethic believing he hasn’t been handed a farewell match on

BRISBANE Lions skipper Jonathan Brown will line-up for his 200th match against Essendon at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Brown returns to the line-up in what will be a massive struggle for both teams. It is critically important for the Lions to finish on a high note after such a disappointing season with big name recruits. While

HAWTHORN has swung the axe ahead of Sunday’s clash against Melbourne with five changes including the dumping of premiership player Rick Ladson and ruckman Simon Taylor. Clinton Young also goes out of the side that has lost to Port Adelaide and Sydney in successive weeks, with general soreness, while Matt Suckling and Gary Moss have

GEELONG ruckman Mark Blake has been on dropped for Saturday night’s clash against Sydney in what is a shock omission ahead of the finals. Blake was famously dropped from the 2008 grand final and could face the same situation come September with Tom Hawkins returning to play a ruck role. Trent West also comes in

HAWTHORN has brought back star forward Lance Franklin for tonight’s blockbuster against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium. Franklin, who rolled his ankle at training and missed last week’s win over Brisbane, returns for the injured high-flyer Carl Peterson. The Saints have welcomed back Nick Dal Santo and Ben McEvoy for the clash. In other top changes,

HAWTHORN suffered a blow on the eve of its round 16 clash against the Brisbane Lions with Lance Franklin a late withdrawal due to an ankle injury. Franklin rolled his ankle at training on Wednesday and there were fears that he may miss the clash. These fears were confirmed yesterday and the Hawks will now

JUST as Travis Boak returns for tonight’s clash for the Power against Collingwood, it is believed the young star has remained loyal to Port Adelaide by re-signing a new contract. Boak has previously been linked to the Gold Coast and Victorian teams Essendon and Geelong. The Power are looking to return to the winners list

COLLINGWOOD’S John Anthony has returned for the Magpies against West Coast after collecting 31 disposals in the VFL last weekend. Anthony replaces small forward Brad Dick who goes out of the team with a shoulder injury. Hawthorn has named an unchanged line-up against the Western Bulldogs tomorrow night, with Campbell Brown and Josh Gibson still

GEELONG has suffered a blow on the eve of its blockbuster clash against St Kilda with midfielder Paul Chapman suffering a hamstring injury. But the Cats depth is more than sufficient to cover the hard nut with bookends Matthew Scarlett and Cameron Mooney returning for the top of the table clash. St Kilda made just

SYDNEY will be bolstered with the returns of irishman Tadgh Kennelly and goalsneak Ben McGlynn for its clash against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night. The Swans battled hard for a win against Essendon last week to retain seventh position and will be looking to consolidate that position with the important inclusions. McGlynn,

The half way point of the year is always a good time to sit back, relax, and evaluate the season thus far and where clubs went right, and where they went wrong. One of the most important parts about building a club towards grand final success is recruitment. So who is the best recruit of

GEELONG kept its brilliant season on track with a 9-2 record following a 24-point win against West Coast at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night. The reigning premier is now one game clear on top of the ladder and won on Saturday night without Tom Hawkins, Max Rooke, Brad Ottens and James Podsiadly was playing with

MELBOURNE has recalled talented top draft selections Tom Scully and Jack Trengove for Saturday’s clash against Carlton at the MCG. Scully and Trengove were both rested in last week’s loss to Geelong but return after a weeks’ rest along with Matthew Bate in a match they feel that they can win. The Dees plan to

NORTH Melbourne will be bolstered with the return of skipper Drew Petrie and ruckman Hamish McIntosh for its clash against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval on Sunday. While John Anthony and Simon Prestigiacomo return for the Pies in their blockbuster clash against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night with the Lions retaining Brendan

ROUND EIGHT All times local Friday May 14 Fremantle v Collingwood at Subiaco Oval, 6.40pm Saturday May 15 Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans at Manuka Oval, 2.10pm Melbourne v West Coast at the MCG, 2.10pm Brisbane Lions v Geelong at the Gabba, 7.10pm North Melbourne v Adelaide at Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm Sunday May 16 Richmond

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WESTERN Bulldogs skipper Brad Johnson will play his 350th match after being named against Collingwood on Sunday. Callan Ward, who strained his groin in the NAB Cup win, was left out as an emergency; as was Brodie Moles. Fremantle has three debutants – Anthony Morabito, Michael Barlow and Alex Silvagni – for Sunday’s clash with

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