Sydney Swans

Names
Full name	Sydney Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Swans, The Bloods, The Blood Stained Angels, The Angels
Season 2007
Position	7th (After Finals)
Top Goalkicker	Barry Hall
Best & Fairest	Brett Kirk
Club Details
Founded	1874 (as South Melbourne)
Colours	Red and White
Competition	Australian Football League
Chairman	Richard Colless
Coach	Paul Roos
Captain(s)	Brett Kirk, Leo Barry & Craig Bolton
Ground(s)	Sydney Cricket Ground (44,000)
	ANZ Stadium (81,500)
Other information
Official website	www.sydneyswans.com.au

The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977 is a professional Australian rules footballer While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, Hall is best known Brett Kirk (born 25 October 1976 is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known colloquially as "Kirky" The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest This article is about the Australian rules football player For the South African rugby player see Paul Roos (South Africa. Brett Kirk (born 25 October 1976 is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known colloquially as "Kirky" Leo Barry (born 19 May 1977 is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL with the Sydney Swans. Craig Bolton (born 31 May 1980 is an Australian rules football player who has played with the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans in the AFL The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney. Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4

The club, originally founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney Swans. Sydney is the only AFL club based in New South Wales, and was also the first non-Victorian club in the competition. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest

The Swans play most home games at the Sydney Cricket Ground, while larger games played at ANZ Stadium (the former Olympic Stadium at Homebush Bay). The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney. Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Homebush Bay is a Suburb of western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The club has won premierships in 1909, 1918 and 1933 (as South Melbourne), and in 2005 (as the Sydney Swans).

Sydney played in the 2006 Grand Final, but was defeated by the West Coast Eagles for the premiership title, losing by one point - the closest Grand Final result since 1966 ^[1]. See also 2006 AFL Finals Series The 2006 AFL Grand Final was contested between the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. The previous year, the Swans narrowly defeated the Eagles in the 2005 Grand Final by 4 points in an epic low scoring encounter. See also 2005 AFL Finals Series The 2005 AFL Grand Final took place on September 24 2005 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between The 2005 Grand Final victory ended a 72 year premiership drought; at that time, the longest for a club in VFL/AFL history.

Contents 1 History 1.1 VFA 1.2 VFL 1.3 Early success 1.4 Struggling Victorian club 1.5 Relocation to Sydney 1.6 Dark times 1.7 Return to finals football and media spotlight 1.8 2005 Grand Final 1.9 2006 Season 1.9.1 2006 Grand Final 1.10 Sydney Swans reserves 1.11 2007 season 2 Supporter base 3 Rivalries 3.1 West Coast Eagles 3.2 Brisbane Lions 3.3 St Kilda 3.4 North Melbourne/Kangaroos 4 Trivia 5 VFL/AFL Premierships 5.1 Premiers 5.2 Runners-up 6 Current squad 7 Honour roll 8 Team records 9 Individual awards 9.1 Best and Fairest 9.2 Brownlow Medal winners 9.2.1 South Melbourne 9.2.2 Sydney 9.3 Leigh Matthews Trophy winners 9.4 Coleman Medal winners 9.5 AFL Rising Star winners 9.6 Mark of the Year winners 9.7 Australian Football Hall of Fame players 10 Team of the Century 11 Corporate 11.1 Administration 11.2 Supported Charities 12 Club jumper 13 Club song 14 Club mascot 15 See also 16 References 17 External links

History

The inauguration date of the club is officially June 19, 1874, but it only adopted the title South Melbourne Football Club four weeks later, on July 15. The Bob Jane Stadium (also known as Lakeside Stadium) is a Football (soccer Stadium in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final ^[2] The club represented the Melbourne suburb of South Melbourne, one of the city's oldest. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 South Melbourne is an inner-southern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

In 1880 it absorbed the Albert Park club (one of the VFA's foundation senior clubs), and by 1890 it had replaced the original blue and white with the now familiar red and white of the South Melbourne coat of arms. The Albert Park Football Club is an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA during the 19th century and now plays in

Nicknamed “Southerners”, the team were more colorfully known as the “Bloods" , in reference to the bright red sash on their white jumpers^[3][4] (the sash was replaced with the current red “V” in 1932)^[5]. The colorful epithet the “Bloodstained Angels” was also in use. The “Bloodstained Angels” epithet proved prophetic when South Melbourne played Carlton in the 1945 "Bloodbath" Grand Final against Carlton, a game legendary for its brutal violence which saw many of the Swans' players jumpers stained with their own or the opposition’s blood (from the book "The Blood Stained Angels", a history of the South Melbourne Football Club). The 1945 Grand Final saw 10 players reported and suspended for a total of 69 games. ^[6] The club was based at Lake Oval, also home of the South Melbourne Cricket Club. The Bob Jane Stadium (also known as Lakeside Stadium) is a Football (soccer Stadium in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia The Casey-South Melbourne Cricket Club is a cricket club located in the outer south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne East, which plays in the Victorian

VFA

A junior foundation club of the VFA, South Melbourne played in the Victorian Football Association from 1877 until 1896. History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May.

At the end of the 1896 season, Collingwood and South Melbourne finished exactly equal in all respects at the top of the VFA's premiership ladder. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. This was the first time this had occurred in VFA history. The VFA determined that an elimination match should take place to decide the season's premiership on October 3, 1896 at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The East Melbourne Cricket Ground ( EMCG) was a sports venue located at the corner of Wellington Parade and Jolimont Parade in East Melbourne Victoria,

Collingwood won the match, six goals to five, in front of an estimated crowd of 12,000. Even though this victory brought Collingwood a premiership, it is uncertain whether the match itself was promoted as a "Premiership Match" or as a "Grand Final" at the time. ^[7]

VFL

It was one of the original founding clubs of the Victorian Football League that was formed in 1897. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest

Early success

The club had early success and won three VFL premierships in 1909, 1918 and 1933. The club was at its most successful in the 1930s, when key recruits from both Victoria and interstate led to a string of appearances in the finals, including 4 successive grand final appearances from 1933-1936, albeit with only one premiership in 1933. It was during this period that the team became known as the Swans, the nickname having been given courtesy of the number of West Australians in the team (Swans being the state emblem of WA). The name stuck, partially due to the association with nearby Albert Park and Lake, also known for its white swans (ironically there are no longer any non-native white swans and only black, indigenous swans in the lake). Albert Park and Albert Park Lake are situated in the City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of the Melbourne Swans are Birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and Ducks Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in

After several years with only limited success, South Melbourne next reached the grand final in 1945. The match, played against Carlton, was to become known as "the Bloodbath", courtesy of the brawl that overshadowed the match, with a total of 9 players being reported by the umpires. Carlton won the match by 28 points, and from then on, South Melbourne struggled.

Struggling Victorian club

In the following years, South Melbourne consistently struggled as their inner-city recruiting area largely emptied. The club missed the finals in 1946 and continued to fall so that by 1950 they were second-last on the ladder. Though they temporarily bounced back and nearly made the finals in 1952, in the following seventeen years South Melbourne did not finish above eighth position (though in 1953 and 1965 they won as many games as they lost). By the 1960s it was clear that South Melbourne's financial resources would not be capable of allowing them to compete in the growing market for country and interstate players, and their own local zone was never strong enough to compensate for this.

Under the legendary Norm Smith, South Melbourne finally improved substantially in 1970 with a fourth place. Norman Walter "Norm" Smith (born 21 November 1915 at Clifton Hill Victoria died 29 July 1973 at Pascoe Vale Victoria was an Australian rules footballer and However, having probably the worst country zone in the league and a poor metropolitan zone meant South Melbourne still possessed not the slightest access to the best emerging players, and their 1970 joy was short-lived. In Australian rules football, zoning (originally called district football) refers to a system whereby a given area either region or lower-level football league is Between Round 7, 1972 and Round 13, 1973, they lost 29 consecutive games. There was a brief glimmer of hope when South Melbourne made the finals in 1977 finishing 5th under coach Ian Stewart, but losing the Elimination final at VFL Park to Richmond Football Club by 34 points. Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an Australian rules football Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. The same year Graeme Teasdale, who had moved from full-forward to the ruck won the Brownlow Medal. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. By the end of the 1970s South Melbourne had massive debts after struggling for so long and, despite strong supporter opposition, in the early 1980s they were given the "choice" by the VFL of relocation to Sydney or oblivion.

Relocation to Sydney

The Swans moved to Sydney (and the SCG) in 1982 as part of the VFL's attempts to broaden its appeal, a move which ultimately culminated in its extension into a national competition, the AFL.

The move to Sydney is the subject of the Weddings Parties Anything song 'The Swans Return'. Weddings Parties Anything, often known as WPA and Weddoes were an Australian Folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until

On 31 July 1985, for what was thought to be $6. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 3 million, Dr. Geoffrey Edelsten "bought" the Swans. Geoffrey Walter Edelsten (born 2 May 1943 is an Australian medical entrepreneur and was the first private owner of a major Australian football team when he bought In reality it was $2. 9 million in cash with funding and other payments spread over five years. Edelsten resigned as chairman in less than twelve months, but had already made his mark. He immediately snapped up former Geelong coach Tom Hafey. Thomas Stanley Raymond Hafey (born 5 August 1931 was an Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL / AFL, playing for Richmond between Hafey, in turn, used his knowledge of Geelong’s contracts to snap up David Bolton, Bernard Toohey and Greg Williams, who would all form a key part of the Sydney side, at a league-determined total fee of $240,000 (less than the $500,000 Geelong demanded, and even the $300,000 Sydney offered). Bernard Toohey (born 18 February 1963 is a former Australian rules footballer who played during the 1980s and early 1990s as a defender Greg "Diesel" Williams (born 30 September 1963 is a former champion Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans, Geelong Football Club ^[8]The likes of Gerard Healy, Merv Neagle and Paul Morwood were also poached from other clubs, and failed approaches were made to Simon Madden, Terry Daniher, Andrew Bews and Maurice Rioli. Gerard Healy, (born 1 March 1961 is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator Merv Neagle (born 7 March 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Sydney in the AFL/VFL. Paul Morwood (born 2 March 1959 is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Simon Madden (born 30 December 1957 was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club from 1974 until 1992 Terry Daniher (born 15 August 1957 is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Andrew Bews (born 19 July 1964 is a former Australian rules footballer who played 282 VFL/AFL games during the 1980s and 90s Maurice Rioli (born 1 September 1957 at Melville Island, Northern Territory) was an Australian rules football player from St Marys Football Club ^[9]

During the Edelsten years, the Swans were seen by the Sydney public as a flamboyant club, typified by the style of its spearhead, Warwick Capper, his long bright blond mullet and bright pink boots made him unmissable on the field and his pink ferrari, penchant for fashion models and eccentricity made him notorious off the field - all somewhat fashionable in the 1980s. A mullet is a Hairstyle that is short in the front top and sides but long in the back Like the fashion of all modern decades 1980s fashion in Popular culture incorporated distinct trends from different eras During Capper's peak years, the Swans had made successive finals appearances for the first time since relocating. His consistently spectacular aerial exploits earned him consecutive Mark of the Year awards while his goalkicking efforts (amassing 103 goals in 1987) made him runner up in the Coleman Medal two years running. The Mark of the Year (officially known as the Toyota AFL Mark of the Year) is an annual competition run by the Australian Football League (AFL that celebrates The Swans successive finals appearances saw crowds during this time peak at an average of around 25,000 per game.

Dark times

The club's form was to slump in the following year.

By 1988 the licence was sold back to the VFL for ten dollars. Losses were in the millions. A group of financial backers including Mike Willessee, Basil Sellers, Peter Weinert and Craig Kimberley purchased the licence and bankrolled the club until 1993, when the AFL stepped in. Michael Willesee (born June 29 1942) is an Australian television presenter

Morale at the side plummeted as players were asked to take pay cuts^[10]. Legendary coach Tom Hafey was sacked by the club in 1988 after a player-led rebellion at his tough training methods (unusual in the semi-professional days of that era). Thomas Stanley Raymond Hafey (born 5 August 1931 was an Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL / AFL, playing for Richmond between

Capper was sold to the Brisbane Bears for $400,000 in a desperate attempt to improve the club’s finances. Instead, it only led to disastrous on-field performances. Instead of a 100-goal-a-season forward, Sydney’s goalkicking was led by defender Bernard Toohey with 29 in 1989, then Jim West with 34 in 1990. Bernard Toohey (born 18 February 1963 is a former Australian rules footballer who played during the 1980s and early 1990s as a defender Players left the club in droves, including Brownlow Medalist Greg Williams, Bernard Toohey and Barry Mitchell. Greg "Diesel" Williams (born 30 September 1963 is a former champion Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans, Geelong Football Club Bernard Toohey (born 18 February 1963 is a former Australian rules footballer who played during the 1980s and early 1990s as a defender Barry Mitchell (born 7 December 1965 in Yarrawonga) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans, Carlton and The careers of stars such as Dennis Carroll, David Bolton, Tony Morwood and David Murphy came to an end, while promising young players like Jamie Lawson, Robert Teal and Paul Bryce had their careers cut short by injury. Dennis Carroll (born ? 19is a former Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans in the VFL/AFL. Tony Morwood (born 17 May 1960 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans during the 1980s David Murphy may refer to David Murphy (baseball (born 1981 American David Murphy (CIA, CIA's station chief in Berlin 1959&ndash1961

Attendances consistently dropped below 10,000 when the team performed poorly between 1990 and 1994. The side finished last on the ladder in 1992, 1993 and 1994.

The AFL began to step in to save the Swans, offering substantial monetary and management support. The club survived, despite strong rumours in 1992 that it would merge with the Brisbane Bears or fold altogether. Brisbane Bears were an Australian rules football Club and was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League With draft and salary cap concessions in the early 1990s and a series of notable recruits, the team fielded a competitive team after the early part of the decade. During this time, the side was largely held together by two inspirational skippers, both from the Wagga Wagga region of country New South Wales, Dennis Carroll and later the courageous captain Paul Kelly. Wagga Wagga Dennis Carroll (born ? 19is a former Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans in the VFL/AFL. Paul Kelly (born 28 July 1969 is a champion Australian rules footballer winning the Brownlow Medal and serving as captain of the Sydney Swans for ten seasons

Desperate to hang on, the club was keen to enlist the biggest names and identities in the AFL, and recruited legendary coach Ron Barassi who helped save the club from extinction while serving them as coach from Round 7, 1993 to 1995. Ronald Dale Barassi Jr (born 27 February 1936 is a former Australian rules football player and coach Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 At roughly the same time, Hawthorn legend Dermott Brereton was also recruited, albeit with little on-field impact. Dermott Hugh Brereton (born 19 August 1964 is a former champion Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League.

Return to finals football and media spotlight

A big coup for the club was recruitment of St Kilda Football Club champion Tony "Plugger" Lockett in 1995. The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football League club based in Melbourne Victoria Australia Lockett became a cult figure in Sydney, with an instant impact and along with the Super League war in the rival rugby league football code in Australia, helped the Swans to pull in larger crowds. This article details what is commonly referred to as the Super League war, which was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s by History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games

1995 would be Barassi's last year in charge. The Swans won 8 games- as much as they did in the previous three years combined- and finished with a percentage of over 100 (in fact, they have managed such consistently ever since). They were also one of only two teams to defeat the all-conquering Carlton side of that year. Barassi left an improving team, a club in a much better state than he found them.

In 1996 the Swans lost the grand final to North Melbourne, which had been their first appearance in a grand final since 1945. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. The game was played in front of 93,102 at the MCG.

Since 1996, the Swans have made the finals in each season except 2000 and 2002. By 1997, the average for home ground attendances had peaked at 36,612.

Former Swans favourite son Paul Roos was appointed coach part-way through the 2002 season after it became obvious that Rodney Eade was not performing as coach. This article is about the Australian rules football player For the South African rugby player see Paul Roos (South Africa. Rodney "Rocket" Eade (born 4 April 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer and currently coach of the Western Bulldogs Football Club Roos had an immediate impact, winning most of the remaining games that year, and continuing a record as a successful coach with the Swans for over half a decade.

A new home ground in ANZ Stadium (then known as Telstra Stadium) provided increased capacity over the SCG. Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney The Swans' first game played at the Stadium in round 9, 2002 attracted 54,169 spectators. The Sydney Swans v Collingwood match on August 23, 2003 set an attendance record for the largest crowd to watch an AFL game outside of Victoria with an official attendance of 72,393 and was the largest home and away AFL crowd at any stadium for 2003. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A preliminary final against the Brisbane Lions in 2003 attracted 71,019 people. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane

Sydney was able to recruit another St Kilda export in the Lockett mould, Barry Hall. Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977 is a professional Australian rules footballer While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, Hall is best known Though there were obvious parallels to the signing of Lockett (a powerful, tough forward from St Kilda with questions over his discipline and attitude) which left Hall with much to live up to, he flourished in the new surrounds and eventually became a cult figure and club leader in his own right.

When the then-Telstra Stadium was unavailable for the 2005 semi final, the game against Geelong drew a crowd of 39,079 at the SCG. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. The record crowd for an AFL fixture at that venue is 46,168 in 1997 also against Geelong.

The culmination of the recent success is the 2005 premiership against the West Coast Eagles played in front of 91,898 at the MCG taking the flag to Sydney for the first time and breaking a 72 year drought for the club. It also broke the longest premiership drought in the history of the competition.

Partly as a result of the exclusive marketshare, crowds at home games tend to be larger on average than those drawn by the nine National Rugby League clubs in Sydney, despite the fact that rugby league is well established as Sydney's most popular football code. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games

Over the history of the AFL, the Swans have been one of the most innovative clubs in the VFL/AFL in finding new markets. In recent years, the club has invested time and energy in the US market (with the help of coach Paul Roos). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In 2006 as part of Australia Week celebrations in the USA, the Sydney Swans were beaten by the Kangaroos Football Club in an exhibition match at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. Australian rules football has been introduced to a wide range of places around Australia and the world since the code originated in Victoria in 1858 The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The club formed affiliation agreements with the Los Angeles Swans and the Chicago Swans in the USAFL. The United States Australian Football League (also known informally as the USAFL or US Footy) is the governing body for Australian rules football

2005 Grand Final

Main article: 2005 AFL Finals Series

2005 Toyota AFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
Sydney	8	10	58
West Coast	7	12	54
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground	Crowd: 91,898

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In 2005 the Swans came under enormous public scrutiny, even from AFL commissioner Andrew Demetriou for their unorthodox, "boring" defense-oriented tactics that included tightly controlling the tempo of the game and starving the opposition of possession (in fact, seven teams that season had their lowest possession total whilst playing against the Swans). Andrew Demetriou (born 14 April 1961 is the chief executive officer of the Australian Football League and a former Australian rules footballer He is the son of The coach Paul Roos maintained that playing contested football was the style used by all recent premiership winning teams, and felt that it was ironic that the much criticised strategy proved ultimately successful. This article is about the Australian rules football player For the South African rugby player see Paul Roos (South Africa.

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2006 Season

Main article: Sydney Swans 2006 Season

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Opp	Ess	PA	Car	Mel	Gee	BL	Ric	WB	Haw	Kan	StK	Col	Fre	Ade	WCE	Ric	PA	Ess	Mel	Gee	BL	Car
Venue	TD	SCG	TD	SCG	TS	G	TD	SCG	MCG	MO	SCG	TS	SCG	SCG	S	SCG	AS	SCG	MCG	SS	TS	SCG
Result	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W
Margin	27	26	7	5	22	32	118	26	65	7	2	13	33	39	2	48	27	43	32	27	57	92
Postn	12	14	12	12	9	8	5	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	4	3	5	5	4

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2006 Grand Final

Main article: 2006 AFL Grand Final

2006 Toyota AFL Grand Final	G	B	Total
Sydney	12	12	84
West Coast	12	13	85
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground	Crowd: 97, 431

The 2006 AFL Grand Final was contested between the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 30, 2006. See also 2006 AFL Finals Series The 2006 AFL Grand Final was contested between the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The West Coast Eagles avenged their 2005 Grand Final defeat by beating the Sydney Swans by one point, only the fourth one-point Grand Final margin in the competition's history.

The rivalry between the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles has become one of the greatest rivalries in VFL/AFL history. The six games between the two sides (from the start of the 2005 finals to the 2006 Grand Final inclusive) were decided by a combined margin of 13 points. Four of those six games were finals.

Sydney Swans reserves

The Swans field a reserves side in the ACT competition in the Premier Division where out of form Swans players play. AFL Canberra is an Australian rules football league in the Australian Capital Territory. They have been dominant in the ACT competition, winning the 2007 premiership and being undefeated since they lost in the 2004 preliminary final versus Queanbeyan, until round 1 2008 where they lost again to Queanbeyan. The Swans have signed another agreement to stay in the Premier Division and they acknowledged that their dominance in the past three seasons was "unhealthy" [2]. In 2007, Swans player Jarred Moore won the Mulrooney Medal, which is the ACT equivalent of the Brownlow Medal. Jarred Moore (born 6 March 1986 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. AFL Canberra is an Australian rules football league in the Australian Capital Territory. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners.

2007 season

Round 1 Sydney 10. 13(73) lost to West Coast 10. 14(74) This was the third consecutive match between these two teams decided by a point. The Swans trailed by 19 points late in the final quarter before kicking three quick goals to get within a point.

Round 2 Richmond 11. 6(72) lost to Sydney 13. 10(88)

Round 3 Sydney 13. 18(96) defeated Brisbane Lions 10. 9(69)

Round 4 Adelaide 9. 7(61) defeated Sydney 5. 14(44) Sydney had 4 more shots than Adelaide, but their inaccuracy proved costly

Round 5 Sydney 17. 7(109) defeated Melbourne 8. 12(60)

Round 6 Kangaroos 16. 15(111) defeated Sydney 14. 11(95)

Round 7 St. Kilda 15. 7(97) defeated Sydney 11. 5 (71)

Round 8 Sydney 17. 16(118) defeated Port Adelaide 13. 9(87) Sydney inflicted Port with its second defeat for the season, ending its best start to a season

Round 9 Western Bulldogs 8. 9(57) lost to Sydney 15. 10(100)

Round 10 Sydney Swans 11. 7(73) lost to Essendon 11. 8(74)

Round 11 Hawthorn 9. 12(66) lost to Sydney 11. 9(75)

Round 12 Sydney 8. 9(57) lost to Collingwood 11. 10(76) This was labelled as the Swans worst performance in 5 years by coach Paul Roos. The Swans had only kicked 3 goals to 3/4 time, and only a few "junk-time" goals regained some scoreboard respectability

Round 13 Geelong 13. 9(87) defeated Sydney 10. 9(69)

Round 14 Sydney 11. 23(89) defeated Fremantle 9. 7(61)

Round 15 Sydney 25. 12(162) defeated Carlton 15. 10(100)

Round 16 West Coast 16. 16(112) defeated Sydney 15. 10(100) This game differed from the previous contests between these two teams. For the first time since 2005, the winning margin was greater than a goal. Also the scoring was much heavier. Rather than the traditional "Battle of attrition" which these two teams are known for, this game was much more attacking.

Round 17 Sydney 21. 12(138) defeated Richmond 10. 12(72)

Round 18 Melbourne 9. 10(64) lost to Sydney 17. 10(112)

Round 19 Sydney 12. 10(82) defeated St. Kilda 9. 11(65)

Round 20 Brisbane Lions 9. 9(63) drew with Sydney 8. 15(63) This was Sydney's first draw since 2002.

Round 21 Collingwood 15. 11(101) defeated Sydney 11. 10(76)

Round 22 Sydney 22. 9(141) defeated Hawthorn 10. 9(69)

Sydney finished the regular season in 7th spot, and advanced to the finals stage, where they would meet Collingwood at the MCG in an elimination final.

Elimination Final Collingwood 18. 17(125) defeated Sydney 13. 9(87) Sydney were outplayed most of the night by a committed Collingwood Side. Beside from a period before half time, when Sydney kicked 4 unanswered goals, Collingwood were always in control. By Quarter time, Collingwood were out to a 31 point lead. That lead would be cut to just 5 points 2 minutes into the third quarter, but after that, Collingwood ran out convincing winners by 38 points

This was Sydney's earliest exit since 2002, when they failed to make the finals. The season was seen as somewhat a disappointment, as only victories against lesser teams saw them through to a 5th consecutive finals campaign. Within the 2007 trade week for the 2008 season premiership winning players such as Jude Bolton, Amon Buchanan and other key players were placed to be traded leading to changes for the Swans 2008 season.

The conclusion of the 2007 trade saw the loss of Adam Schneider and Sean Dempster to St Kilda, the delisting of Simon Phillips, Jonathan Simpkin and Luke Vogels, and the gain of Henry Playfair from Geelong and Martin Mattner from Adelaide. Adam Schneider (born 12 May 1984 is a New South Wales -born Australian rules footballer playing for St Kilda. Sean Dempster (born 20 January 1984 is an Australian rules football player from the state of Victoria playing for St Kilda of the AFL. The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football League club based in Melbourne Victoria Australia Simon "Flipper" Phillips (born 5 April 1987 is an Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, originally drafted from the Sandringham Jonathan Simpkin is an Australian Rules Football footballer playing with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. Luke Vogels (born 7 June 1983 was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Henry Playfair (born 22 January 1983 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Martin Mattner (born 6 August 1982 is an Australian rules football who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide

Supporter base

As the only AFL club in Sydney, the Swans have a large population base to draw on. In 2006, following the first premiership in 72 years, the club achieved a record membership and the biggest since 1999. There is still a healthy Melbourne following for the Swans, particularly a revival in the late 1990s. Almost 10,000 Swans members are (South) Melbourne based and the club experiences good support when the team plays in Melbourne and many also make the long trip to Sydney for home games as well. The club recently celebrated in 2007 their 25th anniversary since relocating from South Melbourne, with parties hosted both in Sydney and their former home. South Melbourne is an inner-southern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4

Some famous fans include singers Shannon Noll, Delta Goodrem, Australian band Human Nature, radio personality Adam Spencer, media personality Neil Cordy and former cricket legend Glenn McGrath, amongst others. Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian Singer-songwriter. Delta Lea Goodrem (born 9 November 1984 is a multi ARIA Award winning Australian Singer-songwriter, Pianist and Logie Award winning Human Nature is an Australian pop Vocal group. The group was originally formed as a Doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together Adam Barrington Spencer (born in 1970 in Gladesville New South Wales) is an Australian radio DJ and media personality Neil Cordy (born 8 April 1959 is a former Australian rules footballer and now Television presenter Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced) (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo New South Wales) nicknamed "Pigeon" is a former Australian cricket player

Year	Members	Finishing position²	Average Home crowd
1982		7th	15,993
1983		11th	12,025
1984	2,750	10th	12,497
1985	2,777	10th	10,137
1986	4,927	4th, semi-finalists	25,819
1987	3,594	4th, semi-finalists	22,032
1988	2,516	7th	12,311
1989	2,631	7th	12,317
1990	2,624	13th	9,178
1991	2,907	12th	11,521
1992	3,020	15th	9,881
1993	3,097	15th	9,423
1994	3,327	15th	9,813
1995	6,088	12th	15,949
1996	9,525	2nd, runners-up	24,996
1997	22,109	7th, qualifying finalists	36,612
1998	31,089	5th, semi-finalists	31,549
1999	31,175	8th, qualifying finalists	30,586
2000	30,177	10th	25,308
2001	28,022	7th, elimination finalists	27,556
2002	27,755	11th	25,270
2003	21,270	3rd, preliminary finalists	32,244
2004	25,010	5th, semi-finalists	30,964
2005	24,955	1st, premiers	31,516
2006	30,382	2nd, runners-up	32,877¹
2007	32,500¹	7th, elimination finalists	36,931¹
2008

¹(as at 18 May, 2007) [3] ²following finals matches

Rivalries

West Coast Eagles

The Swans developed arguably their most famous modern rivalry against the Perth based West Coast Eagles between 2005 and 2007. Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977 is a professional Australian rules footballer While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, Hall is best known Darren Glass (born 14 May 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. Six consecutive games between the two teams (that is, from the 2005 Qualifying Final to the Round 1 match of 2007) were each been decided by less than a goal, resulting in two wins to Sydney and 4 to West Coast (including a Grand Final win each). The difference in aggregate across the six games was three points and the sum of the margins was thirteen points.

In 2005, Sydney lost the Qualifying Final to the Eagles by four points, only to later win the Grand Final by four points against the Eagles. In 2006, the Eagles lost the Qualifying Final to Sydney by one point, only to later win the Grand Final by one point against the Swans. Strangely, the total scores in those two games were also the same, but reversed - 85 d 84.

Below are the results of recent clashes between these rivals:

2005 Qualifying Final, Subiaco

• West Coast 10. 9 (69) beat Sydney 10. 5 (65)- 4 points

2005 Grand Final, MCG

• Sydney 8. 10 (58) beat West Coast 7. 12 (54)- 4 points

2006 Round 15, Subiaco

• West Coast 9. 13 (67) beat Sydney 9. 11 (65)- 2 points

2006 Qualifying Final, Subiaco

• Sydney 13. 7 (85) beat West Coast 12. 12 (84)- 1 point

2006 Grand Final, MCG

• West Coast 12. 13 (85) beat Sydney Swans 12. 12 (84)- 1 point

2007, Round 1, Telstra Stadium

• West Coast 11. 8. (74) beat Sydney Swans 10. 13 (73)- 1 point

This trend was broken when the teams clashed again in Round 16 of 2007. The Eagles won the game 112-100, a margin almost as high as the combined total margins of the previous 6 contests between the two teams, however the score was tied at half-time, with no team in front by more than a few goals all night.

Round 6 2008 saw Sydney 16. 11 (107) beat West Coast 5. 15 (45) at ANZ stadium. Although this game wasn't the traditional low scoring heart stopper, it did have its fair share of controversy. Swan's player, Barry Hall KOed West Coast's Brent Staker, which made headlines worldwide. Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977 is a professional Australian rules footballer While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, Hall is best known Brent Staker (born 23 May 1984 is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, who plays for the West Coast Eagles. However in round 11 another epic took place at Subiaco Oval with a thrilling 5 point win to the Swans, Sydney 12. 11 (83) beat West Coast 11. 12 (78). With Jude Bolton kicking the winning goal with just seconds left. Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980 is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known as " Hey Jude

Overall of the 39 games played between the two teams Sydney have won 20, lost 19 and drawn 0.

Brisbane Lions

The Swans share a strong rivalry with the Brisbane Lions, which is based on the ongoing sporting and political rivalry between the two states New South Wales and Queensland. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Since the mid 1990s the two sides have played for the Alan Schwab Shield, named after the late AFL administrator who worked to establish the two sides in traditional rugby league territory. Between them the two clubs have won four of the past six AFL Premierships.

In recent years, the Swans have dominated the Brisbane Lions, even during the Lions halycon years. Since 2003, the Swans have won 9 of 12 games against the Lions. The result of the most recent match fought out between these teams (Round 3, 2008) was a 17 point win to the Swans.

St Kilda

The Swans share a long and storied rivalry with St Kilda that dates back to the days when South Melbourne played at the Lake Oval on the other side of Melbourne's Albert Park Lake, not far from St Kilda's old home ground Junction Oval. The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football League club based in Melbourne Victoria Australia The Bob Jane Stadium (also known as Lakeside Stadium) is a Football (soccer Stadium in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Albert Park and Albert Park Lake are situated in the City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of the Melbourne The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football League club based in Melbourne Victoria Australia The Junction Oval (officially the St Kilda Cricket Ground) is an historic sports ground in Melbourne, Australia. Because the Swans and the Saints used to be towards the bottom of the ladder on a regular basis after the Second World War up until St Kilda's move away from the Junction Oval clashes between both sides used to be dubbed "The Lake Premiership". The Junction Oval (officially the St Kilda Cricket Ground) is an historic sports ground in Melbourne, Australia.

The trading of Adam Schneider and Sean Dempster, as well as the team now being coached by the former assistant coach at Sydney, Ross Lyon, have lead to a much stronger rivalry between the clubs, with matches being dubbed "Ross versus Roos" by many commentators. Ross Lyon (born 8 November 1966 is a former player of Australian rules football, and is currently coach of the St Kilda Football Club.

The unfounded claims by St Kilda CEO Archie Fraser against Craig Bolton suggesting Bolton had "tunneled" against star forward Nick Riewoldt, has led to outrage amongst Swans fans, and has also increased the rivalry between the two clubs. Nick Riewoldt (born 17 October 1982 is an Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League.

North Melbourne/Kangaroos

Stemming back from the 1996 Grand Final loss at the hands of North Melbourne, Sydney has established a minor rivalry with the Kangaroos over recent history. The grand final loss established the beginning of the rivalry denying the Swans the chance to end the then longest premiership drought. The swans 23 point lead and apparent winning lead mid way through the second quarter further fuels the rivalry between the two teams as the Roos ran out eventual 43 point winners. The rivalry was further extended in 2000 when North Melbourne attempted to play "home" games in Sydney to further promote the game of Australian Rules football, which was deemed that the Kangaroos were trying to invade Swans' "territory". A cumulation of close games, including a goal after the siren win by Daryn Cresswell in 2002, and immense and 100+ point winning margins, ensured the Swans' rivalry was maintained with the Kangaroos in recent years.

The most recent clash ended in a controversial draw, Sydney 8. 16. (64) - Nth Melbourne 9. 10. (64). Brett Kirk thought that he'd kicked the winning goal with over a minute remaining but the ball was touched on the line by North's Michael Firrito, ensuring a draw. Brett Kirk (born 25 October 1976 is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known colloquially as "Kirky" Michael Firrito (born 24 November 1983 is an Australian Rules footballer for the Kangaroos Football Club. Had the ball not been touched the Swans would have won by 5 points. The Swans have now not beaten the Kangaroos in Melbourne for more than 10 years.

Trivia

• On Grand Final eve, 1935, as the Swans prepared to take on Collingwood, star full-forward Bob Pratt was clipped by a truck moments after stepping off a tram and subsequently missed the match for South. Ironically, the truck driver was a South Melbourne supporter^[11].

• South Melbourne's original team logo in Latin was "aut vincere aut mori" which in modern English translates to "either to conquer or to die".

VFL/AFL Premierships

Premiers

• 1909 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated Carlton 4. 14 (38) to 4. 12 (36)
• 1918 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated Collingwood 9. 8 (62) to 7. 15 (57)
• 1933 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated Richmond 9. 17 (71) to 4. 5 (29)
• 2005 (as Sydney Swans) -- defeated West Coast 8. 10 (58) to 7. 12 (54)

Runners-up

• 1899 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated by Fitzroy 3. 9 (27) to 3. 8 (26)
• 1907 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated by Carlton 6. 14 (50) to 6. 9 (45)
• 1912 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated by Essendon 5. 17 (47) to 4. 9 (33)
• 1914 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated by Carlton 6. 9 (45) to 4. 15 (39)
• 1934 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated by Richmond 19. 14 (128) to 12. 17 (89)
• 1935 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated by Collingwood 11. 12 (78) to 7. 16 (58)
• 1936 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated by Collingwood 11. 23 (89) to 10. 18 (78)
• 1945 (as South Melbourne) -- defeated by Carlton 15. 13 (103) to 10. 15 (75); match is legendary for the brutal violence that earned the Swans the moniker "Blood-Stained Angels"
• 1996 -- defeated by the Kangaroos 19. 17 (131) to 13. 10 (88); first grand final appearance after relocation
• 2006 -- defeated by West Coast Eagles 12. 13 (85) to 12. 12 (84)

Current squad

As of January 10, 2008:

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1 Barry Hall   2 Nick Davis   3 Jarrad McVeigh   4 Ben Mathews   5 Ryan O'Keefe   6 Craig Bolton (co-captain)   7 Luke Brennan   8 Daniel O'Keefe   9 Nick Malceski 10 Peter Everitt 11 Ed Barlow 12 Nic Fosdike 13 Patrick Veszpremi 14 Craig Bird 15 Kieren Jack 16 Darren Jolly 17 Tadhg Kennelly		18 Jesse White 19 Michael O'Loughlin 20 Luke Ablett 21 Leo Barry (co-captain) 22 Matthew Laidlaw 23 Peter Faulks 24 Jude Bolton 25 Ted Richards 26 Henry Playfair 27 Kristin Thornton 28 Jared Crouch 29 Martin Mattner 30 Lewis Roberts-Thomson 31 Brett Kirk (co-captain) 32 Amon Buchanan 33 Jarred Moore		34 Ryan Brabazon 35 Daniel Currie 36 Tim Schmidt 37 Adam Goodes 38 Brett Meredith 39 Heath Grundy 42 Paul Bevan Rookies 40 Nicholas Smith 41 Brendan Murphy 43 Matthew O'Dwyer 44 Jake Orreal 46 Matthew Beckhams 47 Aaron Bruce 48 Dean Terlich

Honour roll

Year	Posn	Coach	Captain	Best & Fairest	Leading goalkicker (goals)
1933	1	Jack Bissett	Jack Bissett	Harry Clarke	Bob Pratt (109)
1934	2	Jack Bissett	Jack Bissett	Terry Brain	Bob Pratt (150)
1935	2	Jack Bissett	Jack Bissett	Ron Hillis	Bob Pratt (103)
1936	2	Jack Bissett	Jack Bissett	Herbie Matthews	Bob Pratt (64)
1937	9	Roy Cazaly	Laurie Nash	Herbie Matthews	Laurie Nash (37)
1938	12	Roy Cazaly	Herbie Matthews	Len Thomas	Bob Moore (34)
1939	12	Herbie Matthews	Herbie Matthews	Herbie Matthews	Bob Pratt (72)
1940	10	Herbie Matthews	Herbie Matthews	Herbie Matthews	Len Reiffel (33)
1941	8	Joe Kelly	Herbie Matthews	Reg Ritchie	Jack Graham (33)
1942	3	Joe Kelly	Herbie Matthews	Jim Cleary	Lindsay White (80)
1943	8	Joe Kelly	Herbie Matthews	Herbie Matthews	Claude Culph (35)
1944	7	Joe Kelly	Herbie Matthews	Jim Cleary	Ron Hartridge (31)
1945	2	William Adams	Herbie Matthews	Jack Graham	Laurie Nash (56)
1946	7	William Adams	Jack Graham	Bill Williams	Henry Mears (32)
1947	8	William Adams	Jack Graham	Bill Williams	Bill Williams (38)
1948	10	William Adams, Jack Hale	Jack Graham	Ron Clegg	Jack Graham (32)
1949	10	Jack Hale	Bert Lucas	Ron Clegg	Ray Jones (27)
1950	11	Gordon Lane	Gordon Lane	Bill Williams	Gordon Lane (47)
1951	8	Gordon Lane	Gordon Lane	Ron Clegg	Bill Williams (41)
1952	5	Gordon Lane	Gordon Lane	Keith Schaefer	Gordon Lane (33)
1953	8	Laurie Nash	Ron Clegg	Jim Taylor	Ian Gillett (34)
1954	10	Herbie Matthews	Ron Clegg	Eddie Lane	Eddie Lane (28)
1955	10	Herbie Matthews	Bill Gunn	Ian Gillett	Eddie Lane (36)
1956	9	Herbie Matthews	Ian Gillett	Jim Dorgan	Bill Gunn (28)
1957	10	Herbie Matthews	Ron Clegg	Jim Taylor	Fred Goldsmith (43)
1958	9	Ron Clegg	Ron Clegg	Bob Skilton	Max Oaten (34)
1959	9	Ron Clegg	Ron Clegg	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton (60)
1960	8	Bill Faul	Ron Clegg	Frank Johnson	Max Oaten (39)
1961	11	Bill Faul	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	Brian McGowan (38)
1962	12	Noel McMahen	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton (36)
1963	11	Noel McMahen	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton (36)
1964	11	Noel McMahen	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	Max Papley (25)
1965	8	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	Ron Kingston (48)
1966	8	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	Max Papley	Austin Robertson, Jr. (60)
1967	9	Allan Miller	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	John Sudholz (35)
1968	9	Allan Miller	Bob Skilton	Bob Skilton	John Sudholz (36)
1969	9	Norm Smith	Bob Skilton	Peter Bedford	John Sudholz (35)
1970	4	Norm Smith	Bob Skilton	Peter Bedford	John Sudholz (62)
1971	12	Norm Smith	Bob Skilton	Peter Bedford	Peter Bedford (44)
1972	11	Norm Smith	John Rantall	Russell Cook	Peter Bedford (28)
1973	12	Graeme John	Peter Bedford	Peter Bedford	Peter Bedford (52)
1974	9	Graeme John	Peter Bedford	Norm Goss	Norm Goss (37)
1975	12	Graeme John	Peter Bedford	Peter Bedford	Graham Teasdale (38)
1976	8	Ian Stewart	Peter Bedford	Rick Quade	Robert Dean (37)
1977	5	Ian Stewart	Rick Quade	Graham Teasdale	Graham Teasdale (38)
1978	8	Des Tuddenham	Rick Quade	John Murphy	John Murphy (31)
1979	10	Ian Stewart	Rick Quade	Barry Round	Tony Morwood (56)
1980	6	Ian Stewart	Barry Round	David Ackerly	John Roberts (67)
1981	9	Ian Stewart	Barry Round	Barry Round	John Roberts (51)
19821	7	Rick Quade	Barry Round	David Ackerly	Tony Morwood (45)
1983	11	Rick Quade	Barry Round	Mark Browning	Craig Braddy (48)
1984	10	Rick Quade, Bob Hammond	Barry Round, Mark Browning	Bernie Evans	Warwick Capper (39)
1985	10	John Northey	Mark Browning	Stephen Wright	Warwick Capper (45)
1986	4	Tom Hafey	Dennis Carroll	Gerard Healy	Warwick Capper (92)
1987	4	Tom Hafey	Dennis Carroll	Gerard Healy	Warwick Capper (103)
1988	7	Tom Hafey	Dennis Carroll	Gerard Healy	Barry Mitchell (35)
1989	7	Col Kinnear	Dennis Carroll	Mark Bayes	Bernard Toohey (27)
1990	13	Col Kinnear	Dennis Carroll	Stephen Wright	Jim West (34)
1991	12	Col Kinnear	Dennis Carroll	Barry Mitchell	Jason Love (52)
1992	15	Gary Buckenara	Dennis Carroll	Paul Kelly	Simon Minton-Connell (60)
1993	15	Gary Buckenara, Ron Barassi	Paul Kelly	Paul Kelly	Simon Minton-Connell (41)
1994	15	Ron Barassi	Paul Kelly	Daryn Creswell	Simon Minton-Connell (68)
1995	12	Ron Barassi	Paul Kelly	Tony Lockett	Tony Lockett (110)
1996	2	Rodney Eade	Paul Kelly	Paul Kelly	Tony Lockett (121)
1997	7	Rodney Eade	Paul Kelly	Paul Kelly	Tony Lockett (37)
1998	5	Rodney Eade	Paul Kelly	Michael O'Loughlin	Tony Lockett (109)
1999	8	Rodney Eade	Paul Kelly	Wayne Schwass	Tony Lockett (82)
2000	10	Rodney Eade	Paul Kelly	Andrew Schauble	Michael O'Loughlin (53)
2001	7	Rodney Eade	Paul Kelly	Paul Williams	Michael O'Loughlin (35)
2002	11	Rodney Eade, Paul Roos	Paul Kelly	Paul Williams	Barry Hall (55)
2003	4	Paul Roos	Stuart Maxfield	Adam Goodes	Barry Hall (64)
2004	5	Paul Roos	Stuart Maxfield	Barry Hall	Barry Hall (74)
2005	1	Paul Roos	Stuart Maxfield²	Brett Kirk	Barry Hall (80)
2006	2	Paul Roos	Barry Hall, Brett Kirk and Leo Barry	Adam Goodes	Barry Hall (78)
2007	7	Paul Roos	Barry Hall, Brett Kirk and Leo Barry	Brett Kirk	Barry Hall (44)

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Team records

• Most games - Michael O'Loughlin (261)
• Most goals - Bob Pratt (681)
• Most goals in match - Tony Lockett (16)
• Most goals in a season - Bob Pratt (150)
• Most games coached - Rodney Eade (152)
• Highest team score - 36. Michael K O'Loughlin (born 20 February 1977 is an Indigenous Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL. Bob Pratt (31 August 1912 &mdash 6 January 2001 was a former Australian rules footballer from Mitcham Victoria. Bob Pratt (31 August 1912 &mdash 6 January 2001 was a former Australian rules footballer from Mitcham Victoria. Rodney "Rocket" Eade (born 4 April 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer and currently coach of the Western Bulldogs Football Club 20 (236) vs Essendon 1987
• Greatest Winning Margin - (171 points) - Sth Melb vs St Kilda 1919

Individual awards

Best and Fairest

See Bob Skilton Medal

Brownlow Medal winners

South Melbourne/Sydney has provided more Brownlow Medal winners (14) than any other club. The Bob Skilton Medal is awarded to the Sydney Swans player adjudged the Best and Fairest over the Home and away season For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners.

South Melbourne

• Herbie Matthews (1940)
• Ron Clegg (1949)
• Fred Goldsmith (1955)
• Bob Skilton (1959, 1963 & 1968)
• Peter Bedford (1970)
• Graham Teasdale (1977)
• Barry Round (1981) (co-winner)

Sydney

• Greg Williams (1986 co-winner)
• Gerard Healy (1988)
• Paul Kelly (1995)
• Adam Goodes (2003 co-winner & 2006)

Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

• Gerard Healy (1988)

Coleman Medal winners

• Tony Lockett (1996, 1998)

AFL Rising Star winners

• Adam Goodes (1999)

Mark of the Year winners

• Warwick Capper (1986, 1987)

Australian Football Hall of Fame players

• Bob Skilton (Legend)
• Roy Cazaly (Legend)
• Bob Pratt (Legend)
• Herbie Matthews
• Mark Tandy
• Vic Belcher
• Laurie Nash
• Ron Clegg
• Peter Bedford
• John Rantall
• Barry Round
• Greg Williams
• Gerard Healy
• Paul Roos
• Tony Lockett
• Paul Kelly

Team of the Century

Sydney announced its team of the century on August 8, 2003:

Sydney Swans Team of the Century
B:	John Rantall	John Heriot	Vic Belcher
HB:	Bill Faul	Ron Clegg	Dennis Carroll
C:	David Murphy	Greg Williams	Herb Matthews
HF:	Tony Morwood	Laurie Nash	Gerard Healy
F:	Bob Pratt	Tony Lockett	Paul Kelly (Vice-Captain)
Foll:	Barry Round	Peter Bedford	Bob Skilton (Captain)
Int:	Bill Williams	Stephen Wright	Daryn Cresswell
	Fred Goldsmith	Mark Bayes	Harry Clarke, Mark Tandy
Coach:	Jack Bissett

Corporate

Administration

Directors:

• Richard Colless Chairman (1993-present)

• Jason Ball
• Bob Campbell
• Andrew McMaster
• Robert Morgan
• Rob Pascoe
• Andrew Pridham
• Ricky Quade
• Lynn Ralph

CEOs:

• Myles Baron-Hay (2004-present)
• Mike Willesee
• Kelvin Templeton
• Jordan Sembel

Supported Charities

• Wally Jackson Research Fund

Club jumper

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Club song

(sung to the tune of the Notre Dame Victory March)

Cheer, cheer the red and the white,
Honour the name by day and by night,
Lift that noble banner high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky
Whether the odds be great or small,
Swans will go in and win overall
While her loyal sons are marching
Onwards to victory. The " Notre Dame Victory March " is the Fight song for the University of Notre Dame.

Club mascot

Main article: AFL Mascot Manor

The Sydney Swans mascot for the AFL's Mascot Manor is Syd 'Swannie' Skilton. In 2004 the Australian Football League began a project known as Mascot Manor. He is named after Swans legend Bob Skilton. Robert John (Bob Skilton (born 8 November 1938 was an Australian rules football player who played as a rover for South Melbourne and Victoria

The actual mascot at Swans home games is still known as Cygie. (as in cygnet). Swans are Birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and Ducks Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in

See also

• List of former and current Swans' players' entries
• List of South Melbourne/Sydney Football Club coaches (includes their W/L records)
• Australian rules football in New South Wales
• Sydney Swans 2006 Season
• Lake Oval - former home of the Swans
• AFL Canberra - Sydney Swans reserves fields a team in this competition. The following is a list of coaches who have coached the Sydney Swans at a game of Australian rules football in the Australian Football League (AFL formally Australian rules football in New South Wales has been played since the 1870s however it has a troubled history in the state traditionally lags in popularity as a The Bob Jane Stadium (also known as Lakeside Stadium) is a Football (soccer Stadium in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia AFL Canberra is an Australian rules football league in the Australian Capital Territory.

References

• Jim Main (1996). Plugger and the Mighty Swans. Wilkinson Books. ISBN 1-86350-229-7.  

External links

• Official Website of the AFL
• Official Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club
• "Around the Grounds" - Web Documentary - Lakeside Oval

Preceded by Carlton Collingwood Richmond Port Adelaide

VFL/AFL Premiers 1909 1918 1933 2005

Succeeded by Collingwood Collingwood Richmond West Coast

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