Colin O’Riordan returns to Sydney Swans in new coaching role

COACHING ROLE: Colin O’Riordan returns to Sydney Swans in new coaching role. Pic: Jason McCawley/Getty Images

Tipperary All-Star and former AFL player Colin O’Riordan will return to Sydney Swans in a coaching capacity, the club have confirmed. O’Riordan will assist the AFLW program.

AFLW head coach Scott Gowans is currently on a break from the club after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. O'Riordan retired at the end of the 2022 season due to a hip injury having played 34 games for the club but has been based in Sydney ever since.