Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney midfielder Dan Hannebery will undergo scans to make sure he has avoided damage to his anterior cruciate ligament as Swans chairman Andrew Pridham vowed the club will return better and stronger next year.
At some point in the next week or two Tom Mitchell will tell Sydney whether he will stay with the side his father played for or leave for one of the Swans' most fierce rivals, Hawthorn. It will be seen as a loss for the Swans if he heads south but nowhere near the body blow it may seem.
Forgotten Sydney defender Alex Johnson is aiming to make a return to senior football next season, more than four years after he played his last game.
Sydney's second grand final defeat in three seasons has raised questions about the club's depth as coach John Longmire rued not having a full team contribution on Saturday.
For the second time in three seasons, the Swans have fallen at the final hurdle.
The game has changed dramatically since the Swans arrived in Sydney but there has been a regular ingredient to football in the town: the glamour forward.
Franklin, who on Saturday will be spearheading the Swans' tilt at the flag, said there would be "no chance" he would be following Mundine's advice.
Integrity. Honesty. Empathy. Talk to anyone about what makes John Longmire such a good coach and these are the qualities that come to the fore time and time again.
Sydney coach John Longmire is about to take the biggest gamble of his coaching career after rubber stamping the selection of Jarrad McVeigh and Callum Mills for Saturday's grand final.
Zak Jones' first memory after he was knocked out was like a scene out of Grey's Anatomy.
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