Sydney Swans star on how the scandal at the club affected him and others ahead of Fremantle Dockers match
Sydney Swans player Charlie Curnow discusses the team's performance and the impact of a recent club scandal ahead of a preliminary final. Despite the suspension of five key players, the team has maintained strong form.
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Share A A A Four words into a 15-minute interview, Charlie Curnow has already flipped the script.
He’s probably wondering why this random reporter is sitting in front of him ahead of the Swans’ preliminary final against Fremantle on Friday night at the SCG.
Swans star Charlie Curnow. Sam Mooy It’s a fair question from a Victorian living in Sydney. The kind you’d get over a beer at the pub.
He’s curious, not combative, and it’s an interesting start from a superstar who may hold the key to Sydney’s premiership hopes.
For a kid growing up in western Sydney before the Giants existed, the Swans were the only show in town, and their preliminary final win over Fremantle at what’s now called Accor Stadium in 2006 sticks in the memory.
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