The mid-season bye is here and while the men's players are taking a break, plenty's still happening at the Sydney Swans in this week's Red and White News, presented by 7+ Sport.
Tom Harley to depart Sydney Swans for AFL executive role
It was confirmed on Thursday that Sydney Swans CEO Tom Harley will depart the club to become the AFL’s new Chief Operating Officer. His departure marks the end of a transformative chapter for the Swans, following more than a decade of service and leadership.
The Sydney Swans will undertake an executive search to appoint Harley’s successor, with a sub-committee of the club’s Board consisting of Andrew Pridham, Alexandra Goodfellow and Brian Tyson to oversee the process.
Swans clean sweep in Round 13 coaches votes
The Sydney Swans swept the coaches' votes in Round 13 after defeating Richmond by 44-points on Saturday afternoon.
Nick Blakey received a perfect 10 following his impressive performance, the defender's dangerous run and touch on show, recording 34 disposals and 886 metres gained.
See who else polled coaches votes last week, HERE.
Next home game
Sydney is back at the SCG in Round 16, to take on the Western Bulldogs in a Friday night blockbuster.
And don’t forget, Round 16-19 will see the return of Kids Go Free. Children aged 14 years and under will be able to gain free entry to matches, subject to availability, across the four rounds, including our home games against the Western Bulldogs, Fremantle, and North Melbourne.
Tickets are available here.
"The excitement around the place is great" - Kennedy
Nine weeks out from the AFLW season, the Swans are in the midst of their fourth week of pre-season training.
Speaking to Sydney Swans Media, midfielder Tanya Kennedy said the team was working hard and she was improving each week.
"We're feeling great, we're excited, everyone's training really well and enjoying it," Kennedy said.
"For me personally, I'm growing as a player, every training session, every match, I feel like I'm just getting better and better.
"The excitement around the place is great, on Wednesdays we kind of do contested footy, so it's a lot of repeats after repeats and just digging deep, that gritty feeling that you get just whenever you just need to dig deep and contest."
