The Swans hoped the thrashing by Geelong in the 2022 grand final was a one-off, but their latest thumping by Brisbane reveals a worrying pattern that will no doubt add to the soul-searching at Sydney.

Schneider won a premiership with Sydney in 2005, and he reflected on his memories from that game as well as the losing Grand Final for the Swans in 2006 to West Coast. The small forward also featured in three more Grand Finals with St Kilda, in 2009 against Geelong and both games in 2010 against Collingwood.

The relentless Brisbane Lions cast aside the Sydney Swans by 60 points in the Australian Football League (AFL) grand final on Saturday to hold aloft the premiership cup in front of 100,013 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Tyrone’s Conor McKenna became just the second player to win both an All-Ireland football and AFL Grand Final winner’s medal as Brisbane Lions hammered the Sydney Swans by 60 points in front of a crowd of 100,013 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Sydney's 60-point smashing at the hands of Brisbane is the Swans' fourth successive Grand Final loss, and their third by 10 or more goals in that time. They're gaining a label that will be hard to shake,

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