The Sydney Swans are back on the road this week and travelling to the wild west where they'll face Fremantle at Optus Stadium. Stay up to date with everything happening at the club and in Western Australia with this week's Red and White News, presented by 7News Sydney. 

Open Training and Member Event 

Calling all Western Australian members and fans! We’re travelling to your state just once this regular season and we’re inviting you to join the club ahead of Round 9. 

Join the Swans at Optus Stadium between 10:45am and 11:45am on Thursday, May 9 for an open Captain’s Run, before a short signing session at the fence line. 

Festivities continue into the evening with a member and fan event at Empire Bar in Perth.

Hear from Sydney Swans CEO Tom Harley, premiership player and former captain Kieren Jack and former Swans and Fremantle player Troy Cook between 6:00pm and 8:00pm and mingle with fellow fans.

For more information, visit HERE.

Longmire: "We've got to get the foundation in our game right."

Senior coach John Longmire appeared in a press conference on Tuesday, May 7 and discussed the upcoming match. 

The coach praised the midfielders for their goal scoring abilities but noted what still needs to be improved. 

"I think what we've been really mindful of the last couple of weeks is how we are at the pressure in the contest and how we are defensively. And off the back of that, other things tend to happen.

“But we've got to get our foundation in our game right. And so, we've been focused on that, trying to get that part of our game right to be able to give us the right, I guess, to play the other side of the ball."

New Marn Grook Guernsey unveiled

This week we unveiled a new Marn Grook Guernsey to be worn in Round 10 and 11 of the AFL season. 

The guernsey was  designed by proud Yuin artist Richard Campbell in conjunction with our ARA First Nations Foundations program.

Richard, who is the uncle of former Sydney Swans player James Bell, joined kids who took part in cultural sessions as part of the inaugural ARA First Nations Foundations in Shellharbour. He worked with the kids to design an artwork that was later chosen to be adapted for this year’s guernsey.

The Sydney Swans 2024 Nike Mens Indigenous Guernsey is available to purchase from the Swanshop, here.

VFLW wraps up for Swans

Our women's side played their final match in the VFLW last weekend after the Swans and GWS Giants were invited to partake in five rounds of the competition. 

The squad won four of five matches, going down by just two points against Collingwood last Saturday. 

Speaking ahead of the competition, Kate Mahony, Executive General Manager of AFLW was excited to see our young side in action. 

"This gives us much needed match opportunities to continue the development of our playing group," she said. 

The 2024 NAB AFLW Season will commence during the final week of August, with opening round set to coincide with the AFL season's pre-finals bye. 

Looking to join the club during the AFL season? Three and five-game memberships are available now.