The Sydney Swans are on the road for the next three weeks. First stop: Perth. Catch up on all the top headlines in this week's instalment of Red and White News, presented by Channel 7.
John Longmire: “Going over there is a big challenge.”
John Longmire appeared in a press conference on Monday and discussed Round 19. The team will travel to Perth this week to clash with Fremantle at Optus Stadium.
“It’ll challenge us, and we need to make sure we respond to that,” the senior coach said.
“They have some very good players, on their home deck, and they’ll be fighting for everything.”
Longmire praised his side for their efforts last Thursday which saw the Swans come away with a narrow win.
"We’ve got to keep working on our consistency – it was terrific on the weekend; we were able to come back and get our nose in front when it mattered most and that’s a good sign."
Rampe free to play
Dane Rampe was successful at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night, having a two-game suspension for rough conduct overturned.
He is free to play Fremantle this weekend.
The defender was charged for an incident involving Lachlan McNeil in the first quarter of last Thursday night’s game at the SCG.
Injury Update
Angus Sheldrick sustained an ankle syndemosis injury against Richmond in Round 17. The young gun had an operation to stabilise the injury on Friday and will miss the remainder of the season.
Lewis Melican was also added to injury management after suffering a low-grade hamstring injury in Round 18 against the Bulldogs.
Read all the details, here.
AFLW Fixture
The 2023 AFLW Fixture has been released. We will kick off the season with back-to-back home games at North Sydney Oval. Five games will take place in Sydney, two in Victoria while the team will also travel to Queensland, South Australia and WA.
See the full fixture below.
Lifeblood opens at Sydney Swans HQ
The Sydney Swans together with the Australian Red Cross have opened a Lifeblood donor centre at Sydney Swans HQ. It’s the first Australian blood centre to be located in a sporting complex.
Tom Harley was the first to donate on Monday morning with the centre now operating six days a week.
Opening hours:
Monday: 12 - 7.30 pm
Tuesday: 12 - 7.30 pm
Wednesday: 7 am - 7.30 pm
Thursday: 7 am - 7.30 pm
Friday: 7 am - 4 pm
Saturday: 7 am - 4 pm
Public Holiday Hours: 8 am - 3.30 pm unless otherwise stated.
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