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Sydney Swans pay emotional tribute to Bondi Junction victims with Anthony Albanese ahead of footy team's huge win over Gold Coast Suns

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  • Footy clubs paid tribute to Bondi Junction victims 
  • Six people died after stabbing frenzy on April 13 
  • Anthony Albanese was in attendance for the game 

By Aap

Published: 10:50 BST, 21 April 2024 | Updated: 10:50 BST, 21 April 2024

There were emotional scenes at the SCG as the Sydney Swans and Gold Coast Suns paid a poignant tribute to the victims of the Bondi Junction horror attack.

The two AFL clubs also laid flowers in honour of the six victims killed in the horrifying attack - which took place in a shopping centre just 10 minutes from the Swans' home ground at the SCG.  

Osteopath Ashlee Good, the daughter of former North Melbourne AFL player and board member Kerry Good, was among those killed during the rampage.


Her nine-month-old daughter remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital after being injured in the incident.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was part of the 35,649-strong crowd at the SCG to pay his respects alongside the wider community.

Sydney Swans and Gold Coast Suns paid tribute to the Bondi Junction attack victims

The two clubs observed a minute's silence before their game on Sunday afternoon

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese - a Swans fan - was in attendance at the SCG

Swans coach John Longmire said earlier in the week he had reached out to his counterpart at the NRL's Sydney Roosters, Trent Robinson, about how best their communities could support each other in the aftermath of the incident.

"This is our local community," Longmire said on Tuesday.

"These are the people that come and support our clubs, and to have it so close to home ... it's a terrible tragedy that's unfolded in our backyard.

"I was talking to Trent Robinson about it last night. This is our clubs' areas.

"It's just five minutes away and all of our kids go there (to Bondi Junction Westfield), our kids families go there, our friends.

"We go there, we travel there all the time. And just by a stroke of luck, our friends and our family weren't there - but a lot of people were."

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