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Lachlan McKirdy is a sports reporter for The Daily Telegraph and CODE Sports, primarily focused on covering the AFL in NSW. On top of his work with the Sydney Swans and GWS Giants, he also has a strong passion for covering cricket and the Olympic sports, with previous experience working for the International Olympic Committee. He has won awards for his journalism, including from Cricket NSW, while loves bringing a multimedia edge to his work through video and audio means.

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AFL

NCA. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 13th March, 2025 . AFL. Western Bulldogs training at Whitten Oval. Bulldog Jamarra Ugle-Hagan at training today . Picture: Michael Klein

Injury list: Bevo’s hopeful outlook on Jamarra, key Roo returns

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has shown “encouraging” signs as he was joined on the track by injured skipper Marcus Bontempelli on Thursday.

AFL

Portrait of GWS Giants player Leek Aleer at the Giants team photo and content day on February 11, 2025. Photo by Phil Hillyard

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Aleer’s allure: Speccy puts GWS gun back on the radar

Leek Aleer’s latest speccie has thrust the GWS defender’s future back into the limelight as St Kilda continues to come calling for the prodigious talent while he’s stuck in the VFL. Will he leave?

Sydney

The AFL’s ‘stickiest’ tagger with your club’s guns in his sights

Opposition players describe him as sticky and one of the best runners in the competition. But a simple shift from the Swans in pre-season has elevated James Jordon to another level.

AFL

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: Chad Warner of the Swans celebrates winning the round two AFL match between Fremantle Dockers and Sydney Swans at Perth Stadium, on March 23, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Swans boss reveals all: Warner’s future, AFL house approach

Chad Warner’s celebrations after Sydney’s win over Freo sparked suggestions a new deal for the Swans superstar could be coming soon. CEO Tom Harley has provided an update on his future.

AFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 16: Xavier O'Halloran of the Giants celebrates with fans during the 2025 AFL Round 01 match between the Melbourne Demons and the GWS Giants at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 16, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Giant selection squeeze: How club’s depth makes them scarier

With three players back from injury and four returning from suspension, the Giants have a selection quandary the rest of the league would love. Lachlan McKirdy unpacks what it means.

Sydney

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: Chad Warner of the Swans grabs his jumper with the win on the final siren during the 2025 AFL Round 02 match between the Fremantle Dockers and the Sydney Swans at Optus Stadium on March 23, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

What Warner’s post-game antics really mean

Chad Warner’s future might still be up in the air, but his actions after Sydney’s win over Fremantle showed why the Swans remain confident that their superstar will stick around.

Olympics & Paralympics

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Inside breaking’s push for Olympic comeback after Raygun fallout

The Australian breaking community is chasing an Olympic comeback at the Brisbane 2032 Games and the world’s best have been drafted to help make this dream a reality.

AFL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 15: Riley Bice of the Swans in action during the round one AFL match between Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions at Sydney Cricket Ground, on March 15, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

The Bice is right: Mature-aged star wasting no time

Riley Bice has started behind the eight ball in his AFL career, and in his first game was the last on the ground as the sub. He tells Lachie McKirdy he’s making up for lost time.

AFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 16: Tom Green of the Giants handballs whilst being tackled by Aidan Johnson of the Demons during the round one AFL match between Melbourne Demons and GWS Giants at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on March 16, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

‘Pretty special’: Surprising stat in Giant win over Melbourne

The orange tsunami had a major weakness in 2024 despite their relentless pressure. However, the Giants’ win over Melbourne showed the fix which might make them the complete package.

AFL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 15: Dayne Zorko of the Lions celebrates a goal during the round one AFL match between Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions at Sydney Cricket Ground, on March 15, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Cox’s problems mount as injury-hit Swans slump to Lions loss

This isn’t how Dean Cox’s first season in charge of Sydney was supposed to go. At 0-2, writes LACHLAN MCKIRDY, the new Swans coach must be tearing his hair out as he deals with a mounting injury crisis.