Swans hold off Giants as balance of power shifts east
Sydney is once again a red and white town after Lance Franklin turned in one of his best derby performances to continue the Giants' run of outs.
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Andrew Wu
Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
'Definitely no love lost': Swans, Giants set for bruising derby
The ingredients are there for what stands to be the most spiteful Sydney derby seen yet.
Big guns back for Sydney derby
GWS are set to field one of their strongest sides for the year after naming three big guns for the Sydney derby, as Swans young gun Isaac Heeney declared the Giants would provide a gauge for the surging club's premiership hopes.
Hopes high for Rohan after breakthrough
Gary Rohan's career-best match is the trigger the Sydney forward needs to believe he can be a consistent game breaker.
Skipper warns Giants as crunch Sydney derby looms
GWS captain Callan Ward has warned the Giants they will go down in next week's Sydney derby if they do not rediscover the intensity that has made them one of the teams to beat this year.
'It's Lewis Melican not Lewis Melican't'
It usually takes a while for a footballer to have a fan page devoted to him on Facebook, not so for Sydney's first-year defender Lewis Melican.
Former Docker's Giant chance to right wrongs of 2013
Eight years, close to 150 games, including 10 finals and one "granny": Matt de Boer had carved out a career many newcomers would gladly take but had Greater Western Sydney not thrown him a football lifeline he would not have retired a satisfied man.
Mills given green light to play after concussion
Sydney defender Callum Mills has been cleared by medical staff to face Gold Coast, a week after being concussed by a punch from Melbourne's Tomas Bugg.
Swans' solution to goalkicking woes
Sydney believe they have found the source of their goalkicking blues. It's not due to poor technique, a lack of practice or even the recent absence of goalkicking great Tony Lockett. They say the solution could be as simple as not shooting from downtown.
Three star Giants in doubt to face Hawks
Greater Western Sydney's injury toll has worsened with All Australian forward Toby Greene set to miss again and veteran Steve Johnson given no better than a 50/50 chance to face the resurgent Hawthorn on Saturday.
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