Their halo slipped: The Sydney Swans' fall from grace

Real Footy by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Aug 31, 202643:29Sports & Recreation

Pressure mounts on the depleted Swans on and off the field ahead of their qualifying final against the Brisbane Lions. Scott Pendlebury walks out on the heartbroken Magpies after 442 games to become a Sun, the Bulldogs b...

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