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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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2007 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Sydney's 2007 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Sydney 3.43.86.1110.13 73 LOST West Coast 6.010.210.611.8 74 -1 STA Mar 31 (Sat, 7:15) Scores
2 A Sydney 4.06.610.713.10 88 WON Richmond 1.15.210.311.6 72 16 MCG Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sydney 5.37.68.1013.18 96 WON Brisbane 4.37.410.810.9 69 27 SCG Apr 15 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
4 A Sydney 0.41.65.105.14 44 LOST Adelaide 3.26.58.69.7 61 -17 FBP Apr 21 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
5 H Sydney 6.210.512.717.7 109 WON Melbourne 1.24.46.98.12 60 49 SCG Apr 28 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
6 A Sydney 1.53.78.714.11 95 LOST North Melbourne 7.38.712.1316.15 111 -16 DOC May 5 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
7 A Sydney 4.16.48.511.5 71 LOST St. Kilda 4.47.412.615.7 97 -26 DOC May 12 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
8 H Sydney 6.410.913.1417.16 118 WON Port Adelaide 3.16.38.613.9 87 31 SCG May 20 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
9 A Sydney 5.410.612.815.10 100 WON Western Bulldogs 3.34.46.78.9 57 43 MAN May 27 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
10 H Sydney 3.27.48.411.7 73 LOST Essendon 5.17.27.711.8 74 -1 SCG Jun 2 (Sat, 7:15) Scores
11 A Sydney 1.35.39.611.9 75 WON Hawthorn 4.35.57.99.12 66 9 MCG Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Sydney 1.12.13.48.9 57 LOST Collingwood 3.56.118.1310.16 76 -19 STA Jun 23 (Sat, 7:15) Scores
13 A Sydney 2.12.55.810.9 69 LOST Geelong 5.19.411.813.9 87 -18 KAR Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Sydney 1.64.118.1711.23 89 WON Fremantle 1.35.36.69.7 61 28 SCG Jul 8 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
15 H Sydney 3.311.717.925.12 162 WON Carlton 5.37.412.915.10 100 62 SCG Jul 15 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
16 A Sydney 2.36.99.915.10 100 LOST West Coast 2.66.913.1416.16 112 -12 SUB Jul 21 (Sat, 5:40) Scores
17 H Sydney 4.39.516.721.12 138 WON Richmond 3.26.79.910.12 72 66 SCG Jul 28 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
18 A Sydney 5.110.514.917.10 112 WON Melbourne 0.23.45.59.10 64 48 MAN Aug 5 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
19 H Sydney 2.25.59.712.10 82 WON St. Kilda 3.45.58.99.11 65 17 STA Aug 11 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
20 A Sydney 2.43.76.128.15 63 DRAW Brisbane 1.04.14.79.9 63 0 GAB Aug 18 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
21 A Sydney 4.07.48.611.10 76 LOST Collingwood 3.69.812.1015.11 101 -25 MCG Aug 25 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
22 H Sydney 5.614.818.822.9 141 WON Hawthorn 1.23.39.510.9 69 72 SCG Sep 2 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
2EF A Sydney 1.47.59.813.9 87 LOST Collingwood 6.58.913.1218.17 125 -38 MCG Sep 8 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
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2007 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
20 Ablett, Luke 20 196 9.8 109 5.5 305 15.3 60 3.0 18 0.9 62 3.1 19 15 8 0.4 10 58
41 Barlow, Ed 4 30 7.5 20 5.0 50 12.5 17 4.3 0 0.0 16 4.0 0 8 1 0.3 1 7
21 Barry, Leo 18 145 8.1 131 7.3 276 15.3 116 6.4 1 0.1 36 2.0 14 18 4 0.2 0 24
42 Bevan, Paul 17 109 6.4 94 5.5 203 11.9 83 4.9 0 0.0 35 2.1 9 19 3 0.2 1 19
24 Bolton, Jude 23 214 9.3 198 8.6 412 17.9 66 2.9 4 0.2 105 4.6 46 20 6 0.3 10 46
6 Bolton, Craig 23 244 10.6 110 4.8 354 15.4 138 6.0 6 0.3 40 1.7 20 20 3 0.1 2 20
7 Brennan, Luke 5 27 5.4 22 4.4 49 9.8 19 3.8 0 0.0 2 0.4 4 3 0 0.0 2 2
32 Buchanan, Amon 16 149 9.3 146 9.1 295 18.4 81 5.1 1 0.1 45 2.8 14 22 6 0.4 8 44
28 Crouch, Jared 8 63 7.9 32 4.0 95 11.9 17 2.1 0 0.0 18 2.3 6 12 3 0.4 0 18
2 Davis, Nick 18 139 7.7 73 4.1 212 11.8 69 3.8 0 0.0 23 1.3 8 4 33 1.8 12 210
26 Dempster, Sean 14 91 6.5 60 4.3 151 10.8 52 3.7 4 0.3 28 2.0 7 11 3 0.2 4 22
10 Everitt, Peter 23 178 7.7 78 3.4 256 11.1 93 4.0 405 17.6 18 0.8 22 15 15 0.7 9 99
12 Fosdike, Nic 23 277 12.0 128 5.6 405 17.6 89 3.9 1 0.0 90 3.9 15 23 6 0.3 3 39
37 Goodes, Adam 23 298 13.0 166 7.2 464 20.2 134 5.8 31 1.3 77 3.3 27 34 9 0.4 9 63
39 Grundy, Heath 8 29 3.6 22 2.8 51 6.4 21 2.6 1 0.1 11 1.4 0 7 1 0.1 1 7
1 Hall, Barry 20 176 8.8 62 3.1 238 11.9 133 6.7 0 0.0 24 1.2 21 42 44 2.2 30 294
48 Jack, Kieren 2 8 4.0 10 5.0 18 9.0 4 2.0 0 0.0 4 2.0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
16 Jolly, Darren 23 162 7.0 65 2.8 227 9.9 95 4.1 458 19.9 46 2.0 28 33 16 0.7 7 103
17 Kennelly, Tadhg 13 129 9.9 89 6.8 218 16.8 67 5.2 1 0.1 25 1.9 9 11 1 0.1 0 6
31 Kirk, Brett 23 223 9.7 293 12.7 516 22.4 80 3.5 2 0.1 149 6.5 37 32 8 0.3 5 53
22 Laidlaw, Matthew 1 7 7.0 2 2.0 9 9.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
9 Malceski, Nick 23 333 14.5 148 6.4 481 20.9 150 6.5 0 0.0 60 2.6 16 29 14 0.6 5 89
4 Mathews, Ben 23 168 7.3 137 6.0 305 13.3 89 3.9 0 0.0 67 2.9 7 15 8 0.3 2 50
3 McVeigh, Jarrad 23 212 9.2 106 4.6 318 13.8 105 4.6 0 0.0 52 2.3 12 27 11 0.5 15 81
33 Moore, Jarrod 2 10 5.0 6 3.0 16 8.0 4 2.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 0 1 1 0.5 0 6
5 O'Keefe, Ryan 23 282 12.3 122 5.3 404 17.6 121 5.3 0 0.0 83 3.6 29 33 23 1.0 18 156
19 O'Loughlin, Michael 23 182 7.9 84 3.7 266 11.6 112 4.9 0 0.0 32 1.4 18 24 40 1.7 14 254
47 Phillips, Simon 1 3 3.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1.0 1 7
25 Richards, Ted 23 175 7.6 98 4.3 273 11.9 110 4.8 1 0.0 42 1.8 19 22 2 0.1 4 16
30 Roberts-Thomson, Lewis 2 14 7.0 15 7.5 29 14.5 13 6.5 1 0.5 3 1.5 2 2 0 0.0 0 0
36 Schmidt, Tim 14 90 6.4 76 5.4 166 11.9 46 3.3 0 0.0 33 2.4 5 9 11 0.8 4 70
13 Schneider, Adam 21 211 10.0 114 5.4 325 15.5 98 4.7 0 0.0 63 3.0 17 22 27 1.3 18 180
38 Vogels, Luke 3 13 4.3 5 1.7 18 6.0 7 2.3 0 0.0 5 1.7 1 1 2 0.7 1 13
Totals 506 4587 9.1 2822 5.6 7409 14.6 2292 4.5 935 1.8 1297 2.6 434 535 310 0.6 196 2056
 

Footnotes

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