News of the proposal broke on 2 July 1981, after which a letter was sent to members justifying the board's reasons for making the proposal and noting that the coach and current players were in favour of the move. Davis, Michael. South Melbourne was one of the original founding clubs of the Victorian Football League that was formed in 1897. It was during this era that the Swans picked up the likes of Paul Williams, Barry Hall, Craig Bolton, Darren Jolly, Ted Richards, Peter Everitt, Martin Mattner, Rhyce Shaw, Shane Mumford, Ben McGlynn and Mitch Morton, amongst others, and giving up higher order draft picks meant the Swans missed out on the likes of Daniel Motlop, Nick Dal Santo, James Kelly, Courtenay Dempsey and Sam Lonergan who went to Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Geelong and the latter two to Essendon respectively. He flourished in his new surroundings and eventually became a cult figure and club leader in his own right. The Sydney Swans have made five changes to their playing list with Michael Knoll, Jack Maibaum, Harry Reynolds, Brady Rowles, and Ryley Stoddart being delisted. ²: Six rounds into the 2005 season, Stuart Maxfield ended his playing career due to chronic injury. Images, posts & videos related to "List of Sydney Swans players" “If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. The Swans won their final 4 games to secure a top 4 finish, against Collingwood, Greater Western Sydney, St Kilda and Gold Coast. The Swans faced minor premiers Fremantle in the first qualifying final, their first finals match without Franklin, who had withdrawn from the finals due to illness. For the first time in 72 years, the Swans are the champions of the AFL! [citation needed], In March 2021, the Swans made a slight but inclusive change to the penultimate line of their club song, with the words "while her loyal sons are marching..." changing to "while our loyal Swans are marching...".[56]. [58], The club also trains on the SCG during the season and has its indoor training facilities and offices located within the stadium. The collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 became known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion". The 2010 season saw Sydney return to the finals by virtue of a fifth-place finish at the end of the regular season. Until 1991, the back of the jumper was white with the yoke only extending to the back of the shoulders and each side of the jumper had a red vertical stripe. Morale at the side plummeted as players were asked to take pay cuts. They then travelled back home where they faced Hawthorn and lost their 3rd match of the season by under a goal, as Buddy went goalless for the first time in the season. Nevertheless, the Swans continue to have a substantial supporter base in Victoria, with attendances for Swans games in Melbourne being much higher than other non-Victorian teams. They bounced back to win against top spot North Melbourne, and the Hawks at the MCG, with Lance Franklin booting 3 goals, including a bomb from 80 metres. The 63-point loss was Sydney's biggest ever loss in a grand final and their biggest defeat all season, meaning Hawthorn would become back to back premiers for the second time in their history. In 2014, the Swans finished minor premiers and were favourites to win the grand final, however Hawthorn beat Sydney by 63 points. Hafey, in turn, used his knowledge of Geelong's contracts to recruit 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). However, a mark not paid to Isaac Heeney midway through the third quarter turned all the momentum the Giants way, as they kicked away to win by 36 points. This is a list of Sydney Swans players who have made one or more appearance in the Australian Football League, known as the Victorian Football League until 1990. 2009 saw the club register only eight victories as they failed to reach the finals for the first time since 2002, finishing 12th with a percentage of below 100% for the first time since 1994. [10] Nicknamed the "Southerners", the team was more colourfully known as the "Bloods", in reference to the bright red diagonal sash on their white jumpers[11][12] (the sash was replaced with a red "V" in 1932). I can’t see Sydney being in finals contention next year with its current list, so there’s work to be done in the list management space. [55] Port Adelaide also has used the Victory March as the basis for their club song since 1971, though their senior team changed their club song to their current original Power To Win after their entry into the AFL. 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. List of Sydney Swans players. Commencing 2002 all their games were broadcast live or on same day delay by Subscription television provider Foxtel across Australia on either the Fox Footy Channel or Fox Sports channels. Between Round 7, 1972 and Round 13, 1973, the team lost 29 consecutive games. These plans halted when the South Melbourne board, recognising the structural difficulties it faced with long-term viability and financial stability in Melbourne, made the decision to play all 1982 home games in Sydney. Former North Melbourne premiership-winning forward John Longmire took over as coach of the Swans as part of a succession plan initiated by Paul Roos in 2009 prior to the beginning of the 2011 season. The rivalry grew in 2013, when Hawthorn forward Lance Franklin transferred to the Swans as a free agent on a nine-year, $10 million deal. According to Roy Morgan Research, the club has been the most supported club among all AFL supporters in every year since 2004. At roughly the same time, Hawthorn legend Dermott Brereton was also recruited, albeit with little on-field impact. From 2002 to 2011 Network Ten televised all Swans games played in Melbourne and outside New South Wales live, but on a half-hour delay when played in Sydney for Sydney viewers and via affiliated stations in N.S.W and Canberra. The Hawks dominated the game quite early and eventually defeated the Swans 11.8. The 16th-place finish was also the lowest in club history. via the ABC Riverina – Wagga Wagga (2RVR) service, on the 675 AM frequency. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the VFL became strategically interested in seeing a club based in Sydney, as part of a long-term plan to broaden the appeal of the game in Queensland and New South Wales, beyond its traditional Victoria base. On a much brighter side for the Swans, their captain Paul Kelly won the League's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal, in 1995. Most Swans matches can be heard by listeners in the Riverina region of N.S.W. 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 four successive grand final appearances from 1933 to 1936, albeit with only one premiership in 1933. Sydney are working to secure AFL training exemptions after they were caught up in the fallout from Brisbane's coronavirus outbreak. After a loss to North Melbourne in Round 4, the Swans' won twelve games in a row, including victories against 2013 grand finalists Fremantle and Hawthorn, Geelong by 110 points at the SCG and then ladder leaders Port Adelaide. The last 6 matches between the sides have been settled by a 1-39 point margin. [45] During the 2015 season, with the Swans team stretched by aging players and injuries, it had become apparent that the trade restrictions that had prevented the Swans from participating in the 2014 draft, had impacted the list. With seven players aged 21 or under with the potential to develop into A or B-grade players, there’s hope for the future but the Swans need to expand that to 11 or 12 at least. The club that was the flagship of the AFL's expansion into NSW has never faced … The Swans faced the Eagles in a rematch in the AFL Grand Final on 24 September 2005, and this time, they prevailed by four points, final score 8.10 (58) to West Coast's 7.12 (54). The week after was soured by a family feud involving co-captain Kieren Jack and his parents, after they were reportedly told by him not to come to is 200-game milestone. [68] The club's seconds (and later, reserves) team, competed in the VFL reserves and its successor, the Victorian State Football League, until that competition's demise at the end of 1999 – despite the club having moved to Sydney in 1982. Following the end of the second world war, South Melbourne consistently struggled, as their traditional inner-city recruiting district largely emptied as a result of demographic shifts. Between 2001 and 2002 the Swans affiliated themselves with the Port Melbourne Football Club in the VFL, sending most of its reserves players there, while also retaining the Redbacks in the Sydney AFL as a junior development team – which was more suited to the level of competition, but had limited onfield success. The Swans have also played the Giants twice in finals matches, losing each time.[65][66][67]. Former Swans favourite son Paul Roos was appointed caretaker coach midway through the 2002 season, replacing Rodney Eade who was removed after Round 12. Instead, it only led to disastrous on-field performances. After finishing third during the regular season, the Swans lost the second qualifying final against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco Oval on 2 September by 10.5 (65) to 10.9 (69). In a low-scoring first half, the Swans were very competitive, trailing by only 2 points. The Sydney Swans As reigning premiers, the Sydney Swans started the 2006 season slowly, losing three of their first four games, including in round one to an Essendon side that would finish near the bottom of the ladder with only three wins and a draw, and finish with the worst defensive record of any side for the season (Sydney, conversely, had the best defensive record of any side).[34]. View the latest AFL trade news and rumours for the Sydney Swans and their players. By the end of the 1970s South Melbourne were saddled with massive debts after struggling for such a long period of time. The Swans eventually finished the regular season in third place after losing three of their final four matches, all against their fellow top-four rivals (Collingwood, Hawthorn and Geelong in Rounds 20, 22 and 23 respectively). As of 2019, the Sydney Swans have not lost a premiership match by more than 100 points since Round 10, 1998.[73]. You can also find the latest player signings and player movements for the upcoming season. The rivalry was highlighted by Sydney's four-point win against West Coast in the 2005 Grand Final, and West Coast's one-point win against Sydney in the 2006 Grand Final. In recent years, the club has proven to be one of the most consistent teams in the AFL era, failing to make the finals in only five seasons since 1995, playing the most finals matches and winning the second-most matches overall (only behind Geelong) since 2000 and boasting a finals winning record of over 50% in the same period. Adelaide Crows defeated Geelong Cats 103-91 in Round 1. The Swans kick two goals in a minute, winning the ball out of the middle and cutting Richmond’s zone to shreds. Ahead of their first final against cross-town rivals the Giants, the Swans confirmed that they would play all home finals at the SCG except for Sydney Derbies, which would be played at ANZ Stadium. The club's form was to slump in the following year. [28] However, this was followed by several heavy losses, including defeat by Hawthorn by 99 points in the Qualifying Final and by 76 points against Melbourne in the First Semi-final. The club defeated Carlton by five points in the elimination final before losing to the Western Bulldogs in the semi-finals for the second time in three seasons. Hickey had been one of the most influential players on the ground until making his way to the bench clutching his knee just before three-quarter time, with what John Longmire said the club “think is a PCL”. [39] The following week was no better with a road trip to Perth and another loss, this time to the Eagles by 52 points, the scoreline ultimately flattering the Swans. Q2: 1 min remaining: Richmond 4-6 (30) vs Sydney 8-10 (58) Goal! The Swans defeated St Kilda in an elimination final at Docklands Stadium before losing to Hawthorn in the semi-finals the following week. He led the club to a seventh-place finish at the end of the regular season, therefore qualifying for the finals for the 13th time in the past 16 seasons. [35] The six games between the two sides (from the start of the 2005 finals to the first round of 2007 inclusive) were decided by a combined margin of 13 points. A new home ground in ANZ Stadium (then known as Telstra Stadium) provided increased capacity over the SCG. The Swans lost their first game after the bye, their 3rd of the season to Richmond at the SCG, 11.11 (77) to 14.11. Sydney Swans West Coast Eagles Western Bulldogs afl.com.au womens.afl Created by Telstra. The Swans began the 2017 season with six straight losses, after being upset at home by Port Adelaide in the opening round, they were upset by Collingwood and Carlton, and suffered defeats to the Western Bulldogs, Greater Western Sydney (who won their first game at the SCG) and West Coast Eagles (in Perth). During the Edelsten years, the Swans were seen by the Sydney public as a flamboyant, flashy 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 Lamborghini, penchant for girlfriends who were fashion models and his general showy eccentricity made him notorious off the field – all somewhat fashionable in the 1980s. Although the headcount could have seen Southport's score re-set to zero, the infringement was instead deemed an interchange breach with no material impact on the outcome of the game, resulting in Southport's score standing.[69]. Occasionally, 702 ABC Sydney may cover Swans matches if they are played on a Saturday afternoon, regardless of where they are playing. 1: Relocated to Sydney In 1982 the club relocated to Sydney, New South Wales, changing its name in the process and becoming the first club in the competition to be based outside the state of Victoria. The Swans kept the Cats goalless for the first quarter, and were never really challenged in their 37-point triumph. Sydney Swans defeated Brisbane Lions 125-94 in Round 1. However, the new board did not have the power to unilaterally stop the move to Sydney: under the VFL constitution, to rescind the decision that had been made on 29 July required a three-quarters majority in a vote of all twelve clubs, and at a meeting on 14 October it failed to obtain this majority. Swans great Paul Kelly also won the Brownlow Medal that year. The Swans beat Hawthorn in 2012 by 10 points to claim their fifth premiership. They won their next game by 55 points against the Demons, in a fourth quarter breeze. They defeated Fremantle at home in the first qualifying final in Round one of the finals series and so earned a one-week break. They would comprehensively defeat Essendon in their first final, before slumping to an ugly defeat against Geelong, ending their season. SYDNEY is expecting to be without Tom Hickey for several weeks after the veteran ruckman injured his knee in the thrilling two-point loss to Greater Western Sydney on Saturday. The Sydney Swans v Collingwood match on 23 August 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. The 2014 AFL season began with some difficulties for the Swans. Collingwood won the match, six goals to five, in front of an estimated crowd of 12,000.[17]. The Swans' golden era of finals appearances came to an end in 2019. [31] With draft and salary cap concessions in the early 1990s and a series of notable recruits, the team became competitive after the early part of the decade. The Swans remain one of only two clubs to have scored consecutive team tallies above 200 points, the only other being Geelong in 1992. The Swans' continued period of success, in which it has missed the finals only three times since 1995, has led to some criticism about a salary cap concession which the club receives; the concession is in the form of an additional Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), due to the higher cost of living in Sydney compared with any other Australian city. 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A group of financial backers including Mike Willesee, Basil Sellers, Peter Weinert and Craig Kimberley purchased the licence and bankrolled the club until 1993, when the AFL stepped in. Losses were in the millions. In past and recent years the Seven Network broadcast Swans games to viewers in Sydney and most of N.S.W. The 2014 AFL Grand Final was played on Saturday 27 September 2014 in near perfect weather conditions, with Sydney seen as favourites leading up to the match. Carlton won the match by 28 points, and from then on, South Melbourne struggled for many years. Sydney Strong: 1917: round 1, 1917: 2: 0 285: George Moloney, Sr. 1917: round 2, 1917: 2: 0 … They narrowly missed the finals in 1952, but from 1953 to 1969, they never finished any higher than eighth on the ladder. In the first preliminary final the Swans had a convincing win against North Melbourne, which led them to their fourth grand final in 10 years. 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. The 2012 season began for the Swans with the inaugural Sydney Derby against AFL newcomers Greater Western Sydney. The Sydney Swans is a professional Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been a founding member of the competition since 1897. Sydney finished the 2007 home and away season in 7th place, and advanced to the finals, where they faced and were defeated by Collingwood by 38 points in the elimination final. 8 hrs ago The VFL Sydney Swans have kicked-off their 2021 season with a … Three more wins followed, against West Coast, Brisbane and Essendon respectively before a shock loss to Richmond in round 8 by a solitary point, after a kick after the siren. 1995 would be Barassi's last year in charge. There was a catch however, with the league imposing an edict that the club could only recruit players at or below current average wage of $340,000 (adjusted figures for 2015 was $349,000). After an even and physical first half, Sydney went on to win by 63 points. If they play in Sydney during that time schedule, appropriately 702 ABC Sydney will cover the match. When the Sydney Swans sent defender Aliir Aliir to Port Adelaide in last year’s AFL trade period in exchange for a future second-round daft pick, supporters were aghast. The VFL Sydney Swans kick-off their 2021 season against GWS Giants at Lakeside Oval from 12pm. The Swans' victory over Geelong was overshadowed by the news that co-captain Jarrad McVeigh's baby daughter had died in the week leading up to the match, forcing him to miss that match. The club survived, despite strong rumours in 1992 that it would merge with the Brisbane Bears to form a combined New South Wales/Queensland team, fold altogether, or even move back to South Melbourne. The Swans started the 2015 AFL season well, winning their first three, before losing their next 2 games against Fremantle, where they trailed by as many as 8 goals before half-time, and the Western Bulldogs. In 2011 the Swans reserves team joined the newly established North East Australian Football League with the rest of the AFL Canberra competition, and was able to play regular matches against other AFL reserves teams from the Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast Suns and GWS Giants. The Premiership was the Swans' first in 72 years and their first since being based in Sydney. After leading by a scant 2-point margin at half time, the Bulldogs pulled away towards the end of the fourth quarter to hand Sydney their second grand final loss in three years. Six losses on the trot ended any chance of a tenth consecutive finals appearance, but strong wins over also-rans Melbourne and St Kilda in the final two rounds ensured the season ended on a positive note. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events. Upon moving, the club played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [26] 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.[27]. For the full text of these news items, see SydneySwans.com Club News. The match, played against Carlton, was to become known colloquially as "the Bloodbath", due to the player brawl that overshadowed the match, with a total of 9 players being reported by the umpires. Dempster, Sean. Each year it seems the Swans academy produces another elite player and the graduates make an impressive list, with Sam Naismith, Isaac Heeney, Callum Mills, James Bell … ", For the records of every player to play for the club, see, Known as South Melbourne Football Club from 1874–1981; known as Swans Football Club in 1982, Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924, Tony Lockett and grand final return: 1995–2001, Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees. [4][5] According to Roy Morgan Research, they have also been the most supported club among all AFL supporters every year since 2004.[6]. Davis, Nick. Edelsten resigned as chairman in less than twelve months, but had already made his mark. The Norm Smith Medal is awarded to the player judged best-on-ground in the AFL Grand Final: Sydney announced its team of the century on 8 August 2003: The Sydney Swans receive regular exposure from Sydney's two major daily newspapers, The Daily Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald and their respective counterpart publications, The Sunday Telegraph and The Sun-Herald. Sydney was able to recruit another St Kilda export in the Lockett mould, Barry Hall. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the VFL became strategically interested in seeing a club based in Sydney, as part of a long-term plan to broaden the appeal of the game in Queensland and New South Wales, beyond its traditional Victoria base. George Gershwin's Swanee (1919) was used by the club in marketing promotions during the late 1990s. Swans 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. Nick Davis! 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. [22] The new board, whilst representative of most fans, lacked the support of the players, many of whom were in favour of a long-term move to Sydney; in early November, after the board promised that it would try to bring the club back to Melbourne in 1983, the players went on strike, seeking to force the new board to commit to Sydney in the long term as well as seeking payments that the cash-strapped club owed them from the previous season. The introduction of the GWS Giants to the AFL in 2012 resulted in the formation of the Sydney Derby. Finally, in early December, the Keep South at South board resigned and a board in favour of the move to Sydney was installed.[24]. In 2014 the Swans were minor premiers, and also qualified for the 2014 AFL Grand Final. I see it, but I don't believe it! This allowed the Swans to trade for Callum Sinclair in a swap deal,[48] as well as trade a late pick for out-of-contract defender, Michael Talia from the Western Bulldogs.[49]. At the end of the 1896 season, Collingwood and South Melbourne finished equal at the top of the VFA's premiership ladder with records of 14–3–1, requiring a playoff match to determine the season's premiership; this was the first time this had occurred in VFA history. [18], 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. The final would create history, being the first Sydney Derby to be played in a final. After becoming the first grand-finalist to lose their first six games, they have become the first team to reach the finals after starting the season 0–6. [c] Premierships were won as South Melbourne. [63] However the club pulled out of the agreement in April 2020 due to the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.[64]. This is a list of all captains of the Sydney Swans (previously the South Melbourne Football Club), an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Very competitive, trailing by only one point Kilda Football club, were... 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