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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

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

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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1999 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Sydney's 1999 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Sydney 0.12.56.1112.14 86 LOST Port Adelaide 6.49.712.1117.13 115 -29 SCG Mar 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Sydney 2.28.810.1413.18 96 LOST Richmond 5.46.811.1015.18 108 -12 MCG Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Sydney 3.64.108.129.14 68 LOST Essendon 3.310.417.1122.17 149 -81 MCG Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Sydney 1.33.77.910.12 72 WON North Melbourne 6.39.79.810.10 70 2 SCG Apr 17 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
5 A Sydney 3.37.48.611.8 74 LOST Adelaide 2.68.915.1223.17 155 -81 FBP Apr 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Sydney 4.16.410.915.10 100 WON Fremantle 2.17.49.711.9 75 25 SCG May 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 H Sydney 2.46.715.920.11 131 WON Hawthorn 3.38.312.616.7 103 28 SCG May 9 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
8 A Sydney 6.311.517.1221.15 141 WON Geelong 4.48.109.1414.16 100 41 KAR May 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sydney 1.26.38.811.15 81 LOST West Coast 4.37.610.814.10 94 -13 SCG May 23 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
10 H Sydney 7.410.515.822.13 145 WON Collingwood 1.37.612.714.10 94 51 SCG Jun 6 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
11 A Sydney 2.37.913.1015.12 102 WON St. Kilda 2.63.107.1010.13 73 29 WAV Jun 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Sydney 3.35.77.1112.16 88 WON Carlton 2.24.86.138.13 61 27 PRI Jun 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Sydney 4.37.510.715.8 98 LOST Brisbane 6.49.717.1020.13 133 -35 SCG Jun 27 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
14 H Sydney 8.29.711.1114.17 101 LOST Western Bulldogs 1.48.713.1218.15 123 -22 SCG Jul 4 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
15 A Sydney 4.76.1211.1318.17 125 WON Melbourne 2.58.810.1110.14 74 51 MCG Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Sydney 2.45.59.69.10 64 LOST Port Adelaide 3.25.86.910.12 72 -8 FBP Jul 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 H Sydney 7.28.89.1014.12 96 WON Richmond 2.34.56.78.7 55 41 SCG Jul 24 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
18 H Sydney 2.35.58.911.13 79 LOST Essendon 6.111.213.215.3 93 -14 SCG Jul 31 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
19 A Sydney 2.28.412.915.11 101 LOST North Melbourne 4.413.414.617.9 111 -10 SCG Aug 7 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
20 H Sydney 6.212.419.725.9 159 WON Adelaide 2.03.63.65.11 41 118 SCG Aug 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 A Sydney 5.46.912.1015.19 109 WON Fremantle 3.87.119.1310.16 76 33 WAC Aug 21 (Sat, 8:10) Scores
22 A Sydney 2.03.17.211.2 68 LOST Hawthorn 6.610.1117.1323.15 153 -85 WAV Aug 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4QF A Sydney 1.23.36.97.12 54 LOST Essendon 8.311.914.1218.15 123 -69 MCG Sep 5 (Sun, 2:30) Scores
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1999 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
9 Ah Mat, Robbie 4 21 5.3 10 2.5 31 7.8 9 2.3 0 0.0 3 0.8 1 1 5 1.3 0 30
21 Barry, Leo 17 127 7.5 96 5.6 223 13.1 88 5.2 4 0.2 16 0.9 12 16 10 0.6 8 68
42 Bennett, Gerrard 6 25 4.2 27 4.5 52 8.7 11 1.8 1 0.2 3 0.5 3 5 3 0.5 1 19
24 Bolton, Jude 9 64 7.1 43 4.8 107 11.9 17 1.9 0 0.0 13 1.4 9 3 3 0.3 1 19
17 Bomford, Andrew 9 84 9.3 39 4.3 123 13.7 37 4.1 0 0.0 7 0.8 4 6 3 0.3 2 20
40 Campbell, Fred 5 19 3.8 10 2.0 29 5.8 10 2.0 0 0.0 4 0.8 1 0 3 0.6 1 19
15 Carey, Stefan 16 97 6.1 68 4.3 165 10.3 66 4.1 24 1.5 9 0.6 8 16 3 0.2 9 27
27 Chapman, Wade 2 7 3.5 3 1.5 10 5.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0 0 0.0 2 2
41 Cook, Troy 5 13 2.6 17 3.4 30 6.0 3 0.6 0 0.0 6 1.2 3 0 0 0.0 1 1
8 Cresswell, Daryn 23 352 15.3 284 12.3 636 27.7 98 4.3 8 0.3 26 1.1 30 19 18 0.8 11 119
28 Crouch, Jared 23 190 8.3 133 5.8 323 14.0 36 1.6 1 0.0 51 2.2 17 21 6 0.3 5 41
6 Dunkley, Andrew 21 100 4.8 76 3.6 176 8.4 65 3.1 20 1.0 14 0.7 29 9 2 0.1 0 12
26 Feast, Simon 5 13 2.6 18 3.6 31 6.2 6 1.2 31 6.2 3 0.6 1 5 0 0.0 1 1
10 Filandia, Peter 15 122 8.1 114 7.6 236 15.7 61 4.1 0 0.0 15 1.0 31 5 6 0.4 5 41
12 Fosdike, Nic 13 86 6.6 36 2.8 122 9.4 27 2.1 0 0.0 12 0.9 4 3 8 0.6 5 53
37 Goodes, Adam 20 190 9.5 66 3.3 256 12.8 90 4.5 186 9.3 16 0.8 17 31 19 1.0 12 126
30 James, Heath 4 9 2.3 11 2.8 20 5.0 7 1.8 0 0.0 3 0.8 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
14 Kelly, Paul 21 267 12.7 137 6.5 404 19.2 86 4.1 3 0.1 29 1.4 30 26 28 1.3 25 193
31 Kirk, Brett 5 65 13.0 19 3.8 84 16.8 18 3.6 0 0.0 11 2.2 3 8 5 1.0 2 32
3 Lewis, Dale 11 127 11.5 28 2.5 155 14.1 45 4.1 2 0.2 13 1.2 9 6 9 0.8 13 67
4 Lockett, Tony 19 141 7.4 27 1.4 168 8.8 112 5.9 2 0.1 15 0.8 4 24 82 4.3 38 530
34 Luff, Troy 22 214 9.7 122 5.5 336 15.3 138 6.3 15 0.7 36 1.6 16 24 6 0.3 2 38
36 Mathews, Ben 17 122 7.2 82 4.8 204 12.0 47 2.8 0 0.0 16 0.9 5 3 4 0.2 0 24
11 Maxfield, Stuart 22 226 10.3 89 4.0 315 14.3 63 2.9 0 0.0 24 1.1 19 13 19 0.9 8 122
13 McPherson, Daniel 16 114 7.1 77 4.8 191 11.9 48 3.0 0 0.0 19 1.2 12 4 4 0.3 9 33
23 Nicks, Matthew 23 263 11.4 123 5.3 386 16.8 106 4.6 2 0.1 26 1.1 32 20 9 0.4 5 59
5 O'Brien, Craig 2 16 8.0 3 1.5 19 9.5 5 2.5 0 0.0 5 2.5 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
16 O'Connor, Ryan 17 65 3.8 65 3.8 130 7.6 31 1.8 47 2.8 27 1.6 9 11 1 0.1 1 7
19 O'Loughlin, Michael 18 167 9.3 69 3.8 236 13.1 81 4.5 0 0.0 20 1.1 12 17 26 1.4 18 174
25 Russell, Scott 16 155 9.7 90 5.6 245 15.3 48 3.0 0 0.0 9 0.6 9 9 8 0.5 8 56
22 Saddington, Jason 23 216 9.4 156 6.8 372 16.2 108 4.7 2 0.1 14 0.6 13 11 10 0.4 8 68
29 Sangster, Will 2 4 2.0 4 2.0 8 4.0 0 0.0 21 10.5 3 1.5 0 2 0 0.0 1 1
2 Schwass, Wayne 23 429 18.7 184 8.0 613 26.7 98 4.3 8 0.3 49 2.1 30 40 9 0.4 9 63
7 Seymour, Brad 14 108 7.7 84 6.0 192 13.7 72 5.1 0 0.0 17 1.2 9 12 3 0.2 0 18
1 Stafford, Greg 11 85 7.7 63 5.7 148 13.5 53 4.8 150 13.6 8 0.7 13 16 5 0.5 3 33
20 Stevens, John 13 105 8.1 37 2.8 142 10.9 57 4.4 0 0.0 14 1.1 2 4 7 0.5 4 46
33 Warfe, Rowan 14 100 7.1 73 5.2 173 12.4 45 3.2 3 0.2 12 0.9 11 6 1 0.1 0 6
Totals 506 4508 8.9 2583 5.1 7091 14.0 1895 3.7 530 1.0 569 1.1 409 398 325 0.6 218 2168
 

Footnotes

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