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KEY FACTS

Official name
Sydney Swans Limited

Known as
Sydney

Nickname
Swans

Former name
South Melbourne

Former name date
1982-01-01

Formed
1874 (as South Melbourne); 1982 (as Swans); 1983 (as Sydney Swans)

Colours
White and red

Associated clubs
Sydney Reserves; Albert Park (Original); Sydney WFC; Sydney Academy; Sydney Academy WFC; Sydney U19s; Sydney WFC (VFLW)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2025

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1879–1896

Home Ground
S.C.G.

AFL Premierships
2005, 2012 (2 total)

VFL Premierships
1909, 1918, 1933 (3 total)

VFA Premierships
1881, 1885, 1888-9-90 (5 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia - 1909; VFL Night Series - 1956-7, 1960, 1982 (4 total); McClelland Trophy - 1996, 2014, 2016 (3 total)

Most Games
372 - Adam Goodes (1999-2015)

Most Goals
681 - Bob Pratt (1930-39; 1946)

League Top Goalkickers
R.Pratt (109) 1933, (150) 1934 & (103) 1935; L.White (80) 1942; A.Lockett (121) 1996 & (109) 1998; B.Hall (80) 2005; L.Franklin (79) 2014 & (73) 2017 (5 winners/9 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Herbie Matthews 1940; Ron Clegg 1949; Fred Goldsmith 1955; Bob Skilton 1959, 1963 & 1968; Peter Bedford 1970; Graham Teasdale 1977; Barry Round 1981; Greg Williams 1986; Gerard Healy 1988; Paul Kelly 1995; Adam Goodes 2003 & 2006 (11 medallists/14 medals)

Headquarters
Light Tower #4 Driver Ave, Moore Park, NSW 2021

Postal Address
PO Box 173 Paddington, NSW, 2021

Phone: 1300 663 819 

Website
sydneyswans.com.au

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1897 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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South Melbourne's 1897 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H South Melbourne 0.21.43.63.9 27 LOST Melbourne 3.24.35.46.8 44 -17 LAK May 8 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
2 H South Melbourne 2.32.36.46.4 40 WON Carlton 1.12.22.35.6 36 4 LAK May 15 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
3 H South Melbourne 2.45.86.98.11 59 WON St. Kilda 0.10.10.10.2 2 57 LAK May 24 (Mon, 3:00) Scores
4 H South Melbourne 1.33.75.115.11 41 WON Collingwood 1.13.14.15.3 33 8 LAK May 29 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
5 A South Melbourne 1.31.31.43.6 24 LOST Geelong 3.56.77.810.12 72 -48 COR Jun 5 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
6 H South Melbourne 0.21.22.32.4 16 LOST Essendon 0.30.60.111.13 19 -3 LAK Jun 19 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
7 A South Melbourne 1.33.65.95.13 43 DRAW Fitzroy 3.14.25.45.13 43 0 BWS Jun 22 (Tue, 3:00) Scores
8 A South Melbourne 0.15.49.411.7 73 WON Melbourne 1.11.12.23.2 20 53 MCG Jun 26 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
9 A South Melbourne 0.16.49.511.8 74 WON Carlton 2.13.14.14.4 28 46 PRI Jul 3 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
10 A South Melbourne 2.46.76.148.16 64 WON St. Kilda 0.10.20.20.3 3 61 JUN Jul 10 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
11 A South Melbourne 1.61.122.132.15 27 WON Collingwood 0.00.30.30.8 8 19 VIC Jul 17 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
12 H South Melbourne 1.04.05.15.2 32 LOST Geelong 3.33.45.56.8 44 -12 LAK Jul 24 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
13 A South Melbourne 2.24.26.76.9 45 LOST Essendon 3.05.05.18.1 49 -4 EME Jul 31 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
14 H South Melbourne 0.00.52.103.12 30 WON Fitzroy 1.22.44.44.5 29 1 LAK Aug 7 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
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1897 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Adamson, Jack 1                             0 0.0    
Adamson, Dave 13                             3 0.2    
Blackwood, Bill 13                             11 0.8    
Burns, Allen 13                             9 0.7    
Davidson, George 2                             0 0.0    
Deas, Jack 2                             0 0.0    
Doran, Dick 9                             0 0.0    
Fleming, Jack 5                             0 0.0    
Fraser, Bill 14                             1 0.1    
Gibson, Dick 13                             3 0.2    
Gilligan, Tom 14                             9 0.6    
Howson, Bert 14                             0 0.0    
Lyons, Horrie 5                             2 0.4    
McCartney, Charlie 13                             0 0.0    
McKay, Denis 'Dinny' 14                             14 1.0    
Minahan, Mick 11                             13 1.2    
O'Hara, Jim 14                             0 0.0    
O'Hara, Frank 13                             0 0.0    
Pleass, Mick 14                             4 0.3    
Purdy Snr, Harry 13                             3 0.2    
Sigmont, Fred 6                             0 0.0    
Southern, Jack 13                             0 0.0    
Swannie, Archie 13                             4 0.3    
Thomas, Alb 1                             0 0.0    
Toms, Eddie 7                             0 0.0    
Waugh, Fred 9                             0 0.0    
Williamson, George 10                             0 0.0    
Windley, Bill 11                             2 0.2    
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.