Were Horse and Duck the ‘Roos that should have been Swans?
That is one of the stories explored in episode three of The Bloods, presented by QBE, which is now available for download.
As the Swans continue to battle to find their feet in Sydney in late 1980s, rival clubs begin to circle the Swans recruiting zone in the Riverina area of New South Wales, with a young John Longmire and Wayne Carey among those to garner interest.
It would take Longmire until 2002 to join the red and white, when arriving as an assistant coach under Rodney Eade and then Paul Roos.
But, as explored in this week’s drop of The Bloods, Longmire’s arrival could have happened more than 10 years sooner.
It is former Swans Development Manager Greg Harris, who recalls with great disappointment, learning of Longmire’s signing to North Melbourne, along with Wayne Carey. Both players were eligible to be recruited to the Swans under the old zoning rules.
Between them, Longmire and Carey would go on to play 472 AFL matches, kicking more than 1200 goals.
Longmire, along with captain courageous Paul Kelly, are among the names to feature in the latest episode of The Bloods, presented by QBE.
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More than Footy - Isaac Heeney and Robbie Fox
This week on More than Footy Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney sits down with teammate and best mate Robbie Fox to chat about his upcoming 200th game milestone. The duo share how their bromance begun, Heeney opens up on the suspension that ruled him out of Brownlow contention and Foxy reveals why it took him 11 months to propose to now fiancé Bec. TIME CODES: 0.40 – How the Fox & Heeney bromance begun 2.00 Fox reflects on his 100th game milestone 3.00 Heeney reflects on his career to date ahead of his 200th game milestone 4.30 On THAT Isaac Heeney hanger 8.00 Heeney opens up on his first ever AFL suspension 11.00 Fox shares why it took him 11 months to pop the question
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Everyday Greatness podcast Episode 5 - Shaun Christie-David and Liz Ponitka
One of our favourite humans and founder of social enterprise Plate It Forward, Shaun Christie-David, is joined by Sydney Swans HQ Head of Facility, Liz Ponitka, in the latest episode of Barnaby Howarth’s Everyday Greatness podcast.
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Everyday Greatness podcast Episode 4 - Edward Federman and Michael O'Loughlin
Episode 4 of the Everyday Greatness podcast, featuring guests Edward Federman and Michael O'Loughlin.
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More than Footy - Ashley Reade
This week we are joined by Nike General Manager and Vice President Ashley Reade. With nearly 20 years at the global brand, Ashley gives us an insight into where Sydney Swans HQ sits amongst other sporting giants around the world, as well as some of the highlights and challenges that have come with leading a team through some of the world’s biggest sporting events.
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More than Footy - Alexander Volkanovski
This week’s episode of More than Footy features Australian UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski, who reveals what he got up to on his visit to Swans HQ. The 26-4 fighter shared his thoughts on AFL, how he went from rugby league to MMA, his thoughts on concussion in sport, and that time Volk was brutally shut down by his own daughter following his loss to Islam Makhachev.
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The Bloods - Leaving South Melbourne, Episode One
'The Bloods', presented by QBE, is now available via Apple and Spotify. Tune into this snippet from Episode 1 which begins in the turbulent times of the early 1980s, with South Melbourne facing severe financial distress and relocation to Sydney.
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