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Club Information
Nickname
Swans
Formed
1934
Address
P.O. Box 61, Bassendean, 6054. WA.
Home Ground
Steel Blue Oval (formerly Bassendean Oval)
Current Affiliation
WAFL/WANFL 1934-present
Colours
Black and white
Emblem
Swans
Website
www.swandistrictsfc.com.au
WAFL Premierships
1961-62-63, 1982-83-84, 1990, 2010 (8 total)
Senior Premierships
R.P. Rodriguez Shield: 1962, 1965, 1974-5, 1980
Most Games
305 - Bill Walker (1961-1976)
Most Goals
555 - Eric Gorman (1961-1969)
League Top Goalkickers
M.George (90) 1974; S.Beasley (97) 1980; B.Hutton (83) 1984
Sandover Medalists
George Krepp 1935; Jim Davies 1944; Haydn Bunton 1962; Bill Walker 1965, 1966, 1967 & 1970; Phil Narkle 1982; Mick Grasso 1990; Jeremy Wasley 1996; Shane Beros 2003; Andrew Krakouer 2010
Swan Districts
Club Biography
Among the newcomers in 1961 to respond to the Bunton technique was rover Bill Walker, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in the history of the club. Nevertheless, it was Bunton’s “genius (that was) solely responsible for the club’s dizzy climb from the bottom to the top of the premiership table in one winter”. Or perhaps, as one senior player archly put it, “He conned us into playing good football” ...
- Swans might have been late arrivals in the WAFL but, as John Devaney writes, once they found their feet, they were hard to stop
2012 Season
Swan Districts's 2012 Fixture
| Rnd | Home | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Away | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | West Perth | 4.1 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 14.7 | 91 | def by | Swan Districts | 8.3 | 9.6 | 13.10 | 19.13 | 127 | 36 | AJ | Mar 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 4 | Swan Districts | 4.8 | 6.14 | 13.16 | 17.20 | 122 | def | South Fremantle | 3.3 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 15.9 | 99 | 23 | BO | Apr 9 (Mon, 2:10) | Details |
| 5 | Swan Districts | 2.3 | 3.8 | 7.14 | 10.16 | 76 | def by | Peel Thunder | 3.5 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 13.12 | 90 | -14 | BO | Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 6 | Claremont | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.11 | 9.16 | 70 | def by | Swan Districts | 0.2 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 11.10 | 76 | 6 | CO | Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 7 | Swan Districts | 3.1 | 9.4 | 14.7 | 20.9 | 135 | def | Perth | 2.7 | 4.10 | 10.10 | 14.14 | 98 | 37 | BO | Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 8 | East Perth | 4.4 | 9.6 | 13.11 | 15.16 | 106 | def | Swan Districts | 2.2 | 5.7 | 5.12 | 9.17 | 71 | -35 | MRG | May 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 9 | Swan Districts | 5.5 | 8.8 | 12.12 | 20.16 | 136 | def | Subiaco | 3.2 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 15.10 | 100 | 36 | BO | May 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 10 | East Fremantle | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 63 | def by | Swan Districts | 3.3 | 4.6 | 10.13 | 15.15 | 105 | 42 | EFO | May 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 11 | Perth | 4.1 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 98 | def by | Swan Districts | 3.4 | 6.6 | 14.9 | 22.12 | 144 | 46 | LP | Jun 3 (Sun, 2:10) | Details |
| 12 | Swan Districts | 1.3 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 18.12 | 120 | def | South Fremantle | 5.4 | 7.6 | 13.13 | 15.16 | 106 | 14 | BO | Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 13 | Peel Thunder | 1.4 | 3.7 | 8.10 | 12.14 | 86 | def by | Swan Districts | 5.6 | 10.8 | 19.10 | 27.15 | 177 | 91 | RP | Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 14 | Swan Districts | 7.5 | 11.11 | 15.14 | 16.18 | 114 | def | East Perth | 0.2 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 87 | 27 | BO | Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 15 | Swan Districts | 2.7 | 5.9 | 6.14 | 9.17 | 71 | def by | West Perth | 2.3 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 11.13 | 79 | -8 | BO | Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 16 | Claremont | 4.2 | 9.12 | 13.12 | 19.17 | 131 | def | Swan Districts | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 34 | -97 | CO | Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 18 | Swan Districts | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 73 | def by | East Fremantle | 3.5 | 12.9 | 15.12 | 20.16 | 136 | -63 | BO | Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 19 | Subiaco | 6.2 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 83 | def by | Swan Districts | 2.4 | 5.8 | 13.11 | 17.14 | 116 | 33 | LO | Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 20 | Swan Districts | 4.5 | 11.8 | 18.10 | 22.14 | 146 | def | Peel Thunder | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 47 | 99 | BO | Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 22 | South Fremantle | 4.2 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 85 | def by | Swan Districts | 1.5 | 7.8 | 12.14 | 17.18 | 120 | 35 | FO | Aug 17 (Fri, 6:40) | Details |
| 23 | Swan Districts | 4.2 | 9.4 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 92 | def | Claremont | 1.4 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 12.11 | 83 | 9 | BO | Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 24 | Perth | 5.2 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 81 | def by | Swan Districts | 4.4 | 7.10 | 12.11 | 14.16 | 100 | 19 | LP | Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Details |
| 2SF | Claremont | 7.6 | 10.10 | 13.12 | 17.16 | 118 | def | Swan Districts | 1.0 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 14.2 | 86 | -32 | CO | Sep 8 (Sat, 2:15) | Details |
| PF | Swan Districts | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 74 | def by | East Fremantle | 3.6 | 8.10 | 11.18 | 13.23 | 101 | -27 | BO | Sep 16 (Sun, 2:15) | Details |
2012 Player Stats
| J | Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There are no players statistics for Swan Districts for the 2012 season. | |||||||||||||||||||||