How Hawks, Swans have bucked the AFL trend

By Rob Forsaith
Updated August 22 2018 - 11:46am, first published 11:42am
Lance Franklin has been pivotal to the success of both the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn.
Lance Franklin has been pivotal to the success of both the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn.

Much has changed since the 2012 and 2014 grand finals but rivals Sydney and Hawthorn continue to avoid the boom-and-bust cycle that is the AFL norm.

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