Dane Swan is inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
""I loved playing for Collingwood. Playing for a big club in big games and having success and having so many fans support you was just the best job anyone could ever have. I'll never have a job that good again in my life, but I don't walk around saying, 'I'm a Brownlow medallist' or saying, 'I won this or I did that," Swan said.
"Footy has given me friends that I will have until I drop off the face of the earth."
Cyril Rioli has been confirmed as the last sporting champion to take the plunge as part of the Big Freeze at the 'G on Monday.
The four-time premiership Hawk and Norm Smith medallist was locked in to be the 14th slider during Collingwood's clash with Melbourne on Queen's Birthday.
Chris Judd, Dane Swan, Nick Riewoldt, Jobe Watson and Sam Mitchell are some of the other ex-AFL stars preparing for the slide into icy water.
Dane Swan is featured at an American NBA game giving ESPN sports business reporter Darren Rovell a crash course in correctly eating a Four 'N' Twenty pie.
Rovell lit up social media late last year when he posted a video using a knife and fork to dive into a meat pie.
Dane Swan expects his injured foot never to be the same again, but the extent of his recovery won't be known until Christmas.
Following surgery last week, he will continue to rehab at Collingwood before heading off overseas in 2017 for what he has already described as a gap year.
"They said it will never be the same again [but whether it is] 95 per cent or 40 per cent [recovery we don't know]," Swan said.
Speaking after watching the documentary that traces his last season in AFL football 'Last Call' produced by Collingwood media, Swan said he was a completely different person in 2016 without the mental stress of playing weekly.
"In a way it was probably easier but gameday it was hard watching the boys go around and not being able to do anything," Swan said.
Dane Swan announces hire retirement from football after 258 games with Collingwood.
Swan said he decided it was better to finish his career without struggling through a final season after recovering from a serious foot injury.
"I'd rather die a hero than live long enough to die the villain," Swan said.
While Swan often jokes about his attitude to training, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley was quick to dispel the myth he did not put in the work during his career.
"You wouldn't want to tell anyone that he's prepared to empty himself out or he works as hard as he actually did throughout his career, he wouldn't want to give the impression that he actually cared or tried," Buckley said.
"But that's what we saw internally. His 6x500s were his staple and doing it at a pace that no one else would be able to keep up with."
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says Dane Swan is still not in a position to decide on whether to play on in 2017.
"Right now he's in limbo a little bit. He's still trying to work out what his body's capable of and how his foot is healing," Buckley said.
"The next surgical opinion isn't going to be until late September, so he's working away now to make sure he's in shape to keep next year on the radar."
Collingwood and Dane Swan are not expected to make a call on whether he plays on in 2017 until he has his final operation on his injured foot in October.
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said that work over the next six weeks would help understand how the foot had settled.
Swan would then have an operation to remove screws inserted to help the injury repair.
"That is what we are going to be taking into account when we look beyond this year," Buckley said.
"Swanny and the club will sit down and make sure we are on the same page in regards to that because we don't have all the information."
Dane Swan hopes he hasn't played his last AFL game, but says he holds no fears about life after football.
"The next three months will give me a real good feel of how I feel, about actually if I miss footy," he said.
"Or if I have a real passion to play and miss being out there and being able to help the side ... if that makes you want to extend it for another year or however long.
"I know I might be like 'you know what, I don't really miss it at all'.
"So that is something that will play out over the next 10 weeks, to see if I actually do really miss playing footy."
The lisfranc joint injury Dane Swan suffered against the Sydney Swans is typically seen in car crash victims, according to a leading sports podiatrist.
"Most of the clients who come into our clinic with that kind of injury have been in a car or motorcycle accident," Craig Plumridge, from Pro Feet Podiatry, said.
"It's usually a really severe, high-speed impact injury with torque (rotation).
"The foot is usually fixed on the brake pedal and the inertia pushes the body forward while your foot is stuck on the pedal.
"What he's had, being in the air and having someone fall on top of him, he has recreated that moment as if it was a car crash."
Dane Swan's career is in doubt after scans confirmed he suffered three broken bones in his foot, including a Lisfranc fracture.
"Swanny's had scans and he's got three broken bones in his foot and he's got the Lisfranc injury, which is not a great one," Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley told Fox Footy.
"And he will get the recommendations from surgeons over the next couple of days.
"We'll wait for the swelling to go down; he'll need an operation and we'll know about a timeline on the back of that."
Dane Swan hopes his career isn't over as he awaits scans and potential surgery after suffering fibula and foot fractures in the first few minutes of Collingwood's 80-point opening round loss to the Sydney Swans at the SCG.
"If I need surgery I'll come back and hopefully I get back," Swan said.
"Whether that's six weeks or whether that's 20 weeks or somewhere in between, I hope that's not my last game."
Dane Swan looks set for an extended stint on the sidelines after fracturing his right leg in his side's disastrous 80-point loss to the Sydney Swans at the SCG.
After starting the match on the bench, Swan had his right leg bent underneath him awkwardly in a contest in the opening 10 minutes of the match and immediately grabbed his right foot.
Swan headed straight to the bench, before limping to the Magpies changerooms with two members of the team's medical staff.
"He's broken the fibula and he's got some fractures in his foot, so it's significant," Buckley said post-match.
"I don't know what it's going to mean as far as time out (goes).
"He'll need surgery and once that's done that we'll have a better idea for what it means for him for the rest of the year."
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says Dane Swan will spend more time up forward in 2016.
"Swanny's still got every right to see himself as an elite ball winner who can be effective at clearances and play his role in transition," Buckley said.
"But there's no reason if he played more time forward that, with our improved midfield depth, he can't have 80-100 shots on goal every season. We're excited by that potential."
Collingwood is unlikely to take any action against Dane Swan and Travis Cloke after Woman's Day reported they allegedly sent nude photos to women via social media.
On Triple M radio, Club president Eddie McGuire described the players as "idiots" for sending the photos, but said it was not an issue for Collingwood.
McGuire said the photos, which are understood to be more than 12 months old, had been made available to other media outlets before Woman's Day, which chose to publish them.
"Apparently they were offering them up to the TV stations who passed, but Woman's Day have taken them," McGuire said.
Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan will each have post-season surgery on their hip to ensure they are ready to start training when the Magpies resume in November.
Ahead of his 250th match for the Magpies against the Power in Adelaide, Dane Swan is picked up from his hotel by his mate, former Swans defender Gerrard Bennett, to grab a coffee and is almost immediately swarmed by police cars and officers.
After viewing Swan's extensive coverage of tattoos and Bennett's hoodie, police mistakenly thought the pair were bikies.
After Collingwood's three-point loss to Port, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said he hadn't heard about the incident, but he wasn't surprised it happened to the Brownlow medallist.
"If anything strange is going to happen, it will happen to 'Swanny'," Buckley said.
The Pies fell just short of a milestone win for Swan but Buckley said there was still a lot of good footy left in his premiership player.
"(I) think his words over the past few days have been really positive around how he's feeling about his footy," Buckley remarked.
"One thing he should feel really confident about is his contribution to it.
"He's done it in his own way and he'll continue to do it in his own way."
Dane Swan says his form in 2014 was 'horrendous', but with a better preparation he expects to bounce back to his best next season.
"Last year taught me a pretty good lesson that you need to come in with some kind of [fitness] base under you, otherwise you're chasing your tail, and that's when injuries start to happen and that is exactly what happened last year," Swan said.
"I expect a lot more of myself. I still think I can play footy at a pretty elite level. I have to listen to my body a bit more."
Dane Swan will be sidelined for up to a month with a foot complaint.
"We think Swan can still be a strong contributor this season but in the short term it is clear that he needs to heal, get his foot right and reclaim that burst speed which has been such a feature of his game," Collingwood director of football Rodney Eade said.
Magpie president Eddie McGuire has dismissed criticisms of Dane Swan's attendance at a dinner promoted and attended by Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto.
Swan went to a function at a Coburg pizza restaurant, Gatto Nero, owned by Gatto's brother John, on Tuesday night and spoke at the fundraising event.
He had his photo taken with guests, including Mick Gatto.
"I'm not being flippant about it, I'll talk to Swanny when I get back or when he gets up this morning at some stage just to check out exactly what's going on," McGuire said.
"As long as Swannie is walking the tightrope correctly, as long as he informs people what is going on and as long as he doesn't get himself in trouble then I don't see too much of a problem with this situation."
Dane Swan wins the Anzac medal after kicking four goals in the Magpies' 23-point win over the Bombers.
"You can't have performed as consistently at a high level as 'Swannie' has over a long period ... he mentioned the word pride and that's a really strong element," Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said.
"So today, when we were challenged, 'Swannie' stuck to what he does."
After averaging over 30 disposals in 2013, Dane Swan is averaging only 22 disposals in 3 games for Collingwood in 2014.
"Swanny's working hard. His intent is right, but we would clearly like more from him because he is a star of the game," Magpies coach Nathan Buckley said.
Dane Swan re-signs for a further two years with Collingwood, keeping him at the club until the end of 2016.
"At the end of this contract if Collingwood don't want me or I decide I want to keep going and they don't want me, I won't play anywhere else," Swan said.
"There's no point. I couldn't be bothered starting all over again anyway, I'm too lazy for that. I'm very comfortable here, and have great relationships with everyone here, from the volunteers to (president) Eddie [McGuire].
"I live close to here, it's been my home for nearly half my life so I have no intention of leaving anyway. I'm pretty grateful they have faith in me for another two years."
Ben Johnson opens up on the relationship between Collingwood's 'Rat Pack' and coach Nathan Buckley.
The 'Rat Pack' comprised of several Magpies players namely Johnson, Dane Swan, Alan Didak and Heath Shaw.
"Me and 'Dids' were coming to the end of our careers anyway. Heath was traded (to Greater Western Sydney), which was a bit of a shock, but that's the game," Johnson said.
"Bucks has always got along really well with us. Me and Dids probably played a hundred games with him as our captain, and we had a good relationship with him.
"Bucks was certainly grumpier on the field than as a coach. He's a pretty tame coach, he keeps his head, and he's very approachable. Bucks' door is always open to every player.
"If there was ever an issue, we'd talk about it like grown men. Exactly the same as I did with Mick (Malthouse). I've had arguments with both – more with Mick – but we'd work it out."
Gary Ablett claims his second Brownlow Medal to become the first player to win the award with two different clubs.
Ablett polled 28 votes to finish one vote ahead of Geelong skipper Joel Selwood, with Collingwood's Dane Swan a further vote back on 26.
It was a dramatic count at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, perfectly staged by the AFL as chief executive Andrew Demetriou revealed Ablett's medal-winning votes with the last announcement of the night.
"I'm lost for words, honestly - I didn't expect to win it in the end. Obviously it's a fantastic feeling," Ablett said.
"As I said up there, I really have to thank my teammates, because without those boys I couldn't be up here."
Ablett expressed satisfaction at being able to prove those who doubted he could replicate his Geelong form with Gold Coast wrong.
"When I heard that at first, I have to admit it was a little bit hurtful," he said.
"But at the same time, that really drove me to want to prove people wrong and get up there and keep improving my football."
Despite Dane Swan announcing his impending retirement at the end of next season when he turns 30, his manager Liam Pickering says this will not be the case.
"I wouldn't have thought, with the form that he is in, that he would actually be retiring at 30," Pickering said on Fox Footy's SuperCoach Show.
"He will play on, I have got no doubt."
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Nathan Buckley dismisses suggestions a group of senior players called the "brat pack" are agitating against cultural change.
The group includes players such as Dane Swan, Ben Johnson, Alan Didak and Heath Shaw who have reportedly resisted moves to become more disciplined on and off the field.
"I don't think there is enough credit given to those (senior) players," Buckley said.
"They have been successful performers over a long period of time. They are great footballers, they are great team men, they want to be part of a successful environment. I think the supposition that they are on one road and the rest of the club is on another is totally false. It's not fair on them."
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Eddie McGuire reacts angrily to rumours that the Magpies had offered Dane Swan to GWS during the trade period.
McGuire, however, admitted he had casually discussed the potential value of several Magpie stars with long-time friend and former Collingwood administrator Graeme Allen - who is now in charge of the Giants' list.
"I was saying what sort of players (would you be chasing), Pendlebury or Swan or Daisy Thomas - what sort of currency is in these guys," McGuire said.
"Gubby might well have gone back and said, 'There's a chance to shake one of them out at Collingwood because we've got so many good players'. Every club in the league is looking at GWS and saying how do we get in there.
"At no stage did I say, 'Hey mate, why don't you walk down to the Westpac Centre and grab Dane Swan?'"
Friday, 19 April 2013
On the eve of this 200th game, Dane Swan says his achievements are not something he pontificates about all that much.
"It's not something I think about or particularly dwell upon, how good or bad I have gone," Swan said.
"I don't particularly like talking about my achievements. It doesn't sit real well with me."
Dane Swan's manager Liam Pickering says his client is a misunderstood person and that negative articles written about Swan have a profound effect on his family.
"People don't think he does care, but they're kidding themselves. You can't be that good if you don't care about it," Pickering said.
"It homes in a little bit when his grandma or his mum get upset. I understand that. No one wants to pick up a paper and read negative things about their boy, and a lot of factually incorrect stuff as well."
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says media publicity about Dane Swan has distracted from the team's exception pre-season.
"You know the one thing about a squeaky wheel, is that it takes the attention away from the other three that are working perfectly," Buckley said.
"And we've got a lot that are working well at the footy club and a lot of players who are fully invested. All of them are fully invested at the moment.
"We've had a better pre-season than we had last year, we're in better shape. But that's not going to make headlines though."
Fox Footy expert Paul Roos believes Collingwood teammates would be "getting sick" to Dane Swan's antics this pre-season.
"I think Collingwood are extremely well placed to win a premiership this year," Roos said on Fox Footy's On the Couch.
"But if you have players that don't want to conform to your team ethos...I would suggest there would be some players at the Collingwood Football Club that would be getting sick of Dane Swan."
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says star Dane Swan's fine for a TV interview was justified.
"Our players know the rules, and Dane and his manager didn't follow the rules," Buckley said.
"Dane knows it. Every player at the football club knows it, so it was a no-brainer."
In a candid interview with Channel Nine's The Footy Show, Dane Swan admits his commitment towards football has not always been perfect.
"Maybe I am a little bit of what they call a lad and I have a laidback attitude and like just to relax and have a bit of fun, I'm not footy, footy, footy all the time," Swan said.
"So maybe I'm not doing everything I possibly could to get myself 100 per cent for game day. But I'd like to think since I got suspended last year I certainly have."
Swan is reportedly paid $20,000 for the interview but is fined $5,000 by the Magpies for conducting the interview without first gaining the club's approval.
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire makes it clear that Dane Swan agreeing to an interview to Channel Nine's The Footy Show without the club's approval is unacceptable.
"I'll give you the tip now: it won't happen at Collingwood again," McGuire said on Triple M radio.
"Every player who does not follow protocol at Collingwood – and I would speak for every club now – is going to get blistered and blistered hard.
"And the fines will go up. The AFL are onto this. It's going to go through the roof because people are snubbing (protocols)."
The Magpies express concern over a tell-all interview with Dane Swan on Channel Nine's The Footy Show that was conducted without the club's knowledge.
"Dane's management negotiated and conducted the interview before the club's administration was advised," Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert told News Limited.
"While we encourage our players to do media work because our supporters enjoy it, we were surprised with the timing of this interview."
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says he has asked star midfielder Dane Swan to lift his drive for the game in 2013.
"Even the most professional disciplined players ebb and flow," Buckley said.
"When I say that I reckon there's an extra couple of per cent in him, it's not saying that he hasn't been a great performer and a very consistent performer.
"That's just a coach asking for a little bit more and I ask that from all of the players."
Monday, 14 January 2013
Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell defends Dane Swan's much criticised attitude towards football on SEN radio.
"I guess you always ask those questions, whether he had the same commitment that everyone thinks a Luke Ball might have (and) whether he'd be a better player or not (with the same commitment)," Maxwell said.
"But to me it's also, 'Hang on, he might just be too footied out if everything's just about football.
"We know the way that Dane goes about it and we don't (get) dictated to by what people in the outside world think; we're going to be dictated to by the standards that we set as the club and as a team, and Dane's also going to live by them."
Dane Swan's manager Liam Pickering denies his client has any lifestyle issues after reports suggested the star Pie was a 'terrible influence' but admits he has not asked Swan if was a drug user.
"Why would I (ask)? If you ask them, what do you think their response would be? You try and educate your players but you trust their better judgement in a situation that they will understand the implications," Pickering said.
"He's across exactly what needs to be done. We've discussed it, we know where it's at, move on."
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has fired back, via twitter, at a newspaper report calling for Dane Swan's sacking.
The Age's Caroline Wilson wrote that Swan was "a law unto himself" and had been "a dreadful influence for some time" on his teammates.
"Still waiting for your call Caroline ... not a quote in sight. Don't ever presume to speak on Collingwood's behalf," a tweet from Buckley read.
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Dayne Beams has capped off a brilliant season to win his first Copeland Trophy as Collingwood's best and fairest.
Beams polled 205 votes ahead of Scott Pendlebury with 170 and Dane Swan with 147.
Beams paid tribute to former teammate Jon McCarthy who tragically passed away during an off-season trip to Las Vegas.
"I wanted to thank someone who's no longer with us. 'J-Mac', he was someone who I was friends with from the get-go," Beams told the crowd of over 1500 people at Crown Palladium, after being named as the winner.
"Then, as you probably all know, I endured some tough times with Johnny and there wasn't a day for five months where I didn't talk to Johnny.
"My heart goes out to his family and his friends. A lot of the boys here were close to him."
Friday, 21 September 2012
Collingwood's Dane Swan says he is a changed man since a club-imposed ban.
"It hit home and I realised that the game I love gets taken away from me and I want to make sure that doesn't happen again so I'd like to think I've done everything right to this point," Swan said.
"It's only been a few weeks, but I think there's been a little bit of a change in me and I suppose that's something you'd have to ask the coaches more of but I'd certainly like to think I have."
Swan also says he plans on playing out his career at the Magpies, dismissing any rumours to the contrary.
"I've always said I would never play for any other club," he said.
"I certainly want to be at Collingwood for the rest of my career and play here for as long as I can, so whoever started (those rumours) is absolutely ridiculous."
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Collingwood's Brownlow medallist Dane Swan says he has no lingering resentment over his two-week club ban for drinking despite rumours spreading through social media.
"It's ridiculous ... anyone can post anything on Twitter or Facebook and it gets a thousand re-tweets and all of a sudden it's true," Swan said.
"I deserved (the suspension) ... I know I did the wrong thing. I knew it when I was doing it. So I copped it and moved on. I was completely happy with the penalty."
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Dane Swan's suspension comes less than three weeks after Magpie players made a team pledge to abstain from alcohol until the end of their 2012 campaign.
Pies coach Nathan Buckley says suspending Brownlow medallist Dane Swan for breaking team rules was a 'simple' process.
"Dane's accepted he was drinking when he shouldn't have been," Buckley said.
"Swanny's failed to meet the expectations of the group. For all the scuttlebutt and innuendo around the place, it was a very simple process and has gone very smoothly internally."
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Collingwood suspends Dane Swan after teammates challenge him over a late Sunday night out where alcohol was believed to have been involved.
"There's nothing more to the suspension beyond the drinking and beyond the breach," Collingwood director of football Geoff Walsh said about Swan's ban.
"The breach is a clear mandate from the playing group and supported by the entire football department that that six days before a game you shouldn't be out and about, let alone drinking.
"A strict club policy was not adhered to and we felt that couldn't be ignored."
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Ryan O'Keefe watches says a fanatical approach to his training has been key to him reaching 250 games.
"If I put in more work than my opposition I have a mental edge," O'Keefe said.
"Everyone sees what happens on the weekend, but it's all the hours and all the little extras that you do while no one is looking that make the difference."
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Dane Swan collected a career-high 49 touches against Hawthorn but would have given them all back for a win.
"I knew I had a fair bit of it, but I didn't know the exact numbers. It clearly doesn't matter when you lose," Swan said.
"We got smashed in all the key areas that we focus on as a midfield, so it doesn't matter when I have 51 or one. We lost, so I'd give them all back to win."
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Like last year, a mid-season break has revitalised Dane Swan and he says he's ready for a big second half after recovering from a hamstring strain.
"I really can't explain it. It's probably good to freshen up," he said.
"Not many people go into a game 100 per cent this time of the year.
"I clearly didn't want to do my hammy but in a way, it might have been a blessing in disguise.
"I probably would have missed at some stage for a rest anyway but to get two weeks off and come back, have a bye, go up and get some sun, it's done wonders for me personally."
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Sydney Swans midfielder Luke Parker will miss up to six weeks after breaking his collarbone in three places against the Western Bulldogs.
"It wasn't quite a straight crack," Swans physiotherapist Matt Cameron said.
"It was displaced so they had to go in and line it up again and get it in a position to heal.
"Once it's showing signs of healing, then he's allowed to return. That should mean a four to six weeks period before he can return to play."
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
After being criticised about his fitness levels, Dane Swan produced a scintillating game to win the Anzac Medal after 42 possessions, 13 clearances and three goals against Essendon.
"I'd like to play well every week, don't get me wrong. I try as hard as I can every week," Swan said.
"But looking at the bigger picture, I'd like to be going as good as I can later in the year. But I wasn't going great early, so I had to pull my finger out."
Monday, 23 April 2012
After playing below his best so far in 2012, Dane Swan hits out at rumours surrounding his fitness levels, particularly suggestions that he is overweight.
"For anyone who has any interest, which I'm not sure why, I'm about 800 grams heavier and my skin folds [are] about two points lower [than last year]," Swan said.
"[I'm not] playing well, and we're losing - people tend to pick on you when you're not going well and you're at a high profile club like Collingwood."
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Sydney Swan Ryan O'Keefe faces a race against time to featuring to play in round one after bruising his left knee at training.
"Ryan has had a great pre-season. He hasn't missed a beat before this setback, so he is really fit," Swans coach John Longmire said.
"Bruising can be difficult to assess, so while the diagnosis is 3-6 weeks on the sidelines, we're hopeful he could be up and running in two weeks if the knee responds well to some rest."
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Dane Swan says he will probably retire at the end of his current contract with Collingwood in 2014.
"I would be 30 then (at the end of 2014), and they might want to get rid of me. They might be going for a youth policy by then," Swan said.
"I love the footy club and everything they have done for me. They have given me the chance to make a good living and have a good way of life, and I hope I have repaid them.
"But I won't be still here playing when I am 35. I am not going to be one of those people who plays until they get sacked."
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse has revealed he had to 'straighten up' Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan early in his career.
"We had a chat a few years ago and maybe things straightened up a little bit and Dane took it board and I think this is just an indicator of his capabilities," Malthouse said.
"There were a couple of things and it's been pretty well documented. You don't have to reinvent the wheel when you talk to a young player about straightening up and perhaps focusing more on what he wants to achieve."
Collingwood midfielder Dane Swan has won the 2011 Brownlow Medal after polling a record 34 votes, four votes clear of Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell who was ineligible for the medal.
Dane Swan's father, Billy, has credited Mick Malthouse with turning his son's life and football career around.
"I can't speak highly enough of Mick and what he's done for Dane," Billy Swan said.
"He's coached him the whole way through, and he's been fantastic for him. He stuck by him, and the whole family are rapt in what Mick's done for him."
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Collingwood star Dane Swan says his body is feeling significantly better after his mid-season trip to Arizona for high-altitude training.
"It's a pretty intangible thing to measure, but I feel tenfold better than when I left," Swan said.
"I probably didn't want to go earlier in the year when they told me about it, but as I got a bit sore and had a few things wrong with me, I realised it was just a great chance to freshen up."
Friday, 8 July 2011
Dane Swan says his body has benefited from his mid-year break in Arizona for altitude training.
"My body is as good as it's felt since the start of the year," Swan said.
"My running patterns are a lot better and I just feel stronger through my legs and my running power, so that's probably the main effect it's had."
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Dane Swan says he has no problems being drug tested but has an issue with the early wake-up calls from those doing the testing.
"Clearly they think I'm taking steroids," Swan told SEN radio.
"I don't mind getting drug tested. I don't have a problem with it but I don't know what the difference is between six o'clock and say nine o'clock. If they want to keep sending them out at six o'clock, I might have to move house."
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy says he is confident the club can poach one of Collingwood's star midfielders.
"Pendlebury, Thomas and Swan are all superstars. I would be very surprised if Gubby Allan (football operations manager) could not get one of them. They are the type of player we are after," Sheedy said.
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell is confident the club can fight off reported interest in Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas and Dane Swan from Greater Western Sydney.
"I think there's no doubt they (GWS) will be having a go. Gold Coast did as well, we expect that," Maxwell said.
"It's a challenge for us this year, but we're in a situation where we're very confident we will be able to hold on to them and keep them for a long time."
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Collingwood premiership player Dane Swan was awarded the Jim Stynes Medal as Australia's best player in the International Rules Series.
"This means a lot. Jim Stynes is a hero of both Australia and Ireland and to win an award in his name is something I'm very privileged to have won," Swan said.
"I'm very humbled and very honoured and it's something I'll remember for a long time."
Friday, 24 September 2010
In the lead up to the 2010 Grand Final against St Kilda, Dane Swan is favourite to take out best-on-ground honours for the Norm Smith medal but says he will not let this distract him during the game.
"Every time there is a medal up for grabs, I seem to be the favourite," Swan said.
"I haven't won one yet so I don't know why I'm a favourite, but I certainly want to go out and put in a good show."
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Collingwood midfielder Scott Pendlebury says a Brownlow Medal would be just reward for teammate Dane Swan's efforts this year.
"For the last three or four years he's been probably the most consistent player in the game," Pendlebury said.
"This year's just another example of how consistent he is. He gets tagged most weeks and opposition clubs know what he's going to do but he somehow still manages to still do it, so he's a super player."
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Wayne Carey has says Collingwood midfielder Dane Swan could well be a superior player to Nathan Buckley.
"A couple of Collingwood players are now saying he's the best player they have ever played with and seen, and they are pretty big wraps for a club that's had the ilk of Nathan Buckley," Carey said.
"He's been in awesome form for three years now and is the favourite to win the Brownlow. You would have to say Dane Swan is on a par with Gary Ablett and (Chris) Judd. I think he's a superstar."
Monday, 19 July 2010
Dane Swan escapes with minor damage to his teeth after being attacked in a nightclub.
"Dane was struck in the mouth by an individual he'd never met before, causing minor damage to his teeth. As required, Dane left the scene immediately, contacted the club and returned home," a statement from the Magpies said.
Saturday, 3 October 2009
Collingwood midfielder Dane Swan has won his second straight club best and fairest for the Pies with 57 votes, well ahead of runner-up and Magpie captain Nick Maxwell with 48 votes.
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
A mass of possessions has seen Magpie Dane Swan overtake Gary Ablett as the punter's favourite to win the Brownlow.
"His last 10 weeks have basically seen him force his way to favouritism, while Ablett missed round 15 then he had a couple of quieter games. Judd has also been quiet over the past two weeks," TAB Sportsbet's Gary Davies said.
"Not only is he favourite, but he's a clear-cut favourite."
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Dane Swan and Alan Didak have been sensationally backed to win the Brownlow Medal in recent weeks, with bookmakers now rating both players among the top half-dozen chances to win football's top award.
TAB Sportsbet's Gary Davies said while Geelong's Gary Ablett remained outright favourite at $3, the weight of support for the Collingwood pair meant the star Cat's price had eased.
Carlton champ Chris Judd is second pick at $3.50 and his price remained steady after a solid performance against Richmond at the weekend.
Friday, 10 July 2009
Dane Swan says the Collingwood players want Mick Malthouse as their coach next year but are aware the decision is out of their hands.
"Mick is the only guy that has coached me and he has made me into the player I am today, so I would love him to coach next year," Swan said.
"But none of the players makes the decision so it will be up to the board and Mick whether they want him to stay on."
When Dane Swan decides to add to his personal tattoo collection, he doesn't muck around.
Recently he added a dramatic "sleeve" tattoo that captivated the footy world and left mothers Australia-wide praying the trend cools off.
Last week when he added more ink, he went to an expert.
"My sister and me just got the family motto tattooed by a guy who is the Guinness world record-holder for the most tattoos in the world," Swan said.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Dane Swan has thrown his support behind veteran forward Anthony Rocca, saying he is still a key member of the Magpies.
Rocca has played just three senior games this season while battling various injuries that include a persistent groin strain, but remains a viable option as centre-half forward Travis Cloke's form slump continues.
"We certainly want him back in the side, he adds a dimension we don't really have, someone we can use to get out of jail - kick it long, create a contest," Swan said.
Monday, 1 June 2009
Star midfielder Dane Swans downplays his efforts after a stunning 48-possession haul against Port Adelaide.
"After a win, you can probably reflect on your own game, and I didn't really notice until three or four minutes to go when we had the game won," Swan said after the Pies' 38-point victory.
"The crowd was going berserk and all the boys were whispering in my ear and trying to get it to me.
"Stats are the least important though; we got a win. It was good fun in the last three or four minutes, but for the first 115 minutes it was all about the win."
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Collingwood's Dane Swan says Friday night's NAB Cup grand final gives the Magpies the chance to prove they will be a contender.
Dane Swan and his teammates are brimming with confidence, but the NAB Cup final will show them where they really stand.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Collingwood vice-captain Dane Swan says the Pies are looking forward to finally playing a full-strength side.
Monday, 16 February 2009
Collingwood has signed emerging stars Dane Swan and Scott Pendlebury to new contracts, keeping them at the club until the end of 2011.