Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney captain Jarrad McVeigh has challenged his team to be the hunter next week when they play for their season against Adelaide after a defeat that has raised questions over the Swans' finals credentials.
Rising Star winner Callum Mills faces a race against the clock to play again this year after injuring his hamstring, as Sydney's premiership quest hit a major roadblock on Saturday.
There is a new order in Sydney. It may still be a red and white town, but out on the field where it matters orange is the new black.
The question asked when Lance Franklin came to Sydney was whether he would see out the nine years. The more pertinent question is how long the Swans will have the finest forward of his generation at his peak in their quest to win the flag that will silence critics of the deal.
The last Sydney derby gave the Giants belief they can cause a finals boilover but is also threatening to sting the Swans' midfield warriors into action in Saturday's historic final.
Legendary coach Kevin Sheedy is urging Greater Western Sydney to do the extraordinary: lure Israel Folau back from rugby for another crack at AFL success.
The man who recruited Callum Mills says there is no limit on what the Sydney young gun can achieve after he was crowned the AFL's Rising Star on Tuesday.
Sydney has close to a full list to pick from as they take on a Greater Western Sydney team that is not treating this year's finals series as a mere "learning curve".
Callum Mills is no stranger to danger. As a kid, he was surrounded by it. The football field is his sanctuary.
A strange thing happened to Toby Greene this week.
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