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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) 1897–2024

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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1981 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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South Melbourne's 1981 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A South Melbourne 2.75.118.1612.25 97 LOST North Melbourne 5.59.816.1521.19 145 -48 ARD Mar 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H South Melbourne 5.18.311.1016.14 110 LOST Richmond 7.412.716.922.13 145 -35 LAK Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H South Melbourne 5.58.816.1021.13 139 WON Hawthorn 4.314.516.718.9 117 22 VFL Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A South Melbourne 6.59.712.1114.16 100 LOST Fitzroy 3.29.917.1225.19 169 -69 JUN Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H South Melbourne 4.59.911.1418.22 130 WON Footscray 3.43.97.139.14 68 62 LAK Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A South Melbourne 5.510.915.1015.13 103 WON St. Kilda 5.29.511.713.15 93 10 VFL May 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A South Melbourne 0.43.55.87.16 58 LOST Collingwood 5.39.1013.1418.15 123 -65 VIC May 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H South Melbourne 2.89.1314.1617.25 127 WON Melbourne 4.46.511.712.11 83 44 LAK May 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A South Melbourne 4.26.29.411.7 73 LOST Carlton 1.58.1417.1725.22 172 -99 PRI May 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A South Melbourne 4.37.59.810.10 70 LOST Geelong 1.33.68.714.8 92 -22 KAR May 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H South Melbourne 3.16.38.612.8 80 LOST Essendon 3.64.810.1415.18 108 -28 LAK Jun 8 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A South Melbourne 5.36.612.1416.15 111 LOST Richmond 5.39.710.1019.12 126 -15 VFL Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A South Melbourne 3.46.912.1315.16 106 LOST Hawthorn 2.37.1114.1220.18 138 -32 PRI Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H South Melbourne 2.64.106.139.16 70 LOST Fitzroy 4.49.513.614.9 93 -23 LAK Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A South Melbourne 5.37.69.1017.12 114 WON Footscray 1.32.56.87.9 51 63 WES Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H South Melbourne 3.08.615.1122.19 151 WON St. Kilda 9.011.215.316.4 100 51 LAK Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H South Melbourne 6.38.813.1018.13 121 WON Collingwood 2.66.1012.1215.13 103 18 SCG Jul 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A South Melbourne 2.17.811.1117.13 115 WON Melbourne 3.27.59.1112.14 86 29 MCG Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H South Melbourne 1.42.94.118.14 62 LOST Carlton 5.010.511.613.7 85 -23 MCG Aug 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
20 H South Melbourne 2.55.99.1212.14 86 LOST Geelong 8.311.714.1121.13 139 -53 LAK Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A South Melbourne 3.06.47.510.8 68 LOST Essendon 5.715.1021.1926.23 179 -111 WIN Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H South Melbourne 3.26.79.1110.14 74 LOST North Melbourne 5.77.912.1315.17 107 -33 LAK Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1981 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ackerly, David 19 178 9.4 95 5.0 273 14.4 39 2.1 1 0.1     46 29 0 0.0 0 0
Allender, Stephen 10 62 6.2 16 1.6 78 7.8 29 2.9 44 4.4     10 13 8 0.8 8 56
Boyse, Maurice 5 53 10.6 11 2.2 64 12.8 10 2.0 0 0.0     2 10 5 1.0 10 40
Browning, Mark 12 194 16.2 74 6.2 268 22.3 51 4.3 7 0.6     37 25 13 1.1 8 86
Carroll, Dennis 14 148 10.6 46 3.3 194 13.9 50 3.6 5 0.4     22 28 6 0.4 5 41
Carroll, Wayne 8 46 5.8 13 1.6 59 7.4 14 1.8 1 0.1     5 15 7 0.9 6 48
Carter, Rod 21 191 9.1 53 2.5 244 11.6 52 2.5 3 0.1     66 32 0 0.0 0 0
Conlen, Bernie 2 17 8.5 6 3.0 23 11.5 2 1.0 0 0.0     0 3 0 0.0 1 1
Cowton, Gary 8 63 7.9 34 4.3 97 12.1 23 2.9 6 0.8     17 20 0 0.0 0 0
Daniher, Anthony 9 54 6.0 21 2.3 75 8.3 14 1.6 1 0.1     8 5 0 0.0 0 0
Eather, Stephen 3 12 4.0 3 1.0 15 5.0 1 0.3 1 0.3     4 5 0 0.0 0 0
Evans, Bernie 20 267 13.4 103 5.2 370 18.5 64 3.2 1 0.1     29 41 19 1.0 27 141
Fields, Neville 6 82 13.7 10 1.7 92 15.3 11 1.8 0 0.0     11 7 0 0.0 6 6
Foschini, Silvio 17 179 10.5 47 2.8 226 13.3 37 2.2 14 0.8     18 17 37 2.2 23 245
Fraser, Mark 10 72 7.2 21 2.1 93 9.3 17 1.7 0 0.0     16 7 1 0.1 1 7
Goss, Kevin 9 70 7.8 24 2.7 94 10.4 10 1.1 0 0.0     13 12 2 0.2 1 13
Hounsell, Colin 16 188 11.8 98 6.1 286 17.9 37 2.3 0 0.0     29 29 13 0.8 8 86
Jackson, Francis 17 176 10.4 57 3.4 233 13.7 37 2.2 2 0.1     33 28 2 0.1 3 15
James, Max 12 112 9.3 34 2.8 146 12.2 40 3.3 2 0.2     24 11 12 1.0 15 87
Jenkinson, Noel 1 4 4.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 0 0.0     1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Koop, Doug 4 23 5.8 14 3.5 37 9.3 0 0.0 0 0.0     7 2 1 0.3 3 9
Kruse, Max 12 93 7.8 43 3.6 136 11.3 25 2.1 0 0.0     17 23 1 0.1 4 10
McGhie, Robert 1 0 0.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0     0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Melesso, Peter 1 4 4.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 0 0.0     1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Moir, Phillip 3 15 5.0 7 2.3 22 7.3 5 1.7 0 0.0     3 1 3 1.0 1 19
Morrison, Peter 1 7 7.0 4 4.0 11 11.0 5 5.0 0 0.0     2 1 0 0.0 1 1
Morwood, Shane 4 28 7.0 8 2.0 36 9.0 12 3.0 1 0.3     5 1 4 1.0 4 28
Morwood, Tony 20 183 9.2 60 3.0 243 12.2 74 3.7 0 0.0     39 32 21 1.1 20 146
Morwood, Paul 16 204 12.8 52 3.3 256 16.0 68 4.3 0 0.0     37 27 4 0.3 5 29
Oaten, Michael 1 4 4.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 0 0.0     0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Plumb, Phillip 5 14 2.8 18 3.6 32 6.4 3 0.6 29 5.8     8 8 1 0.2 0 6
Rhys-Jones, David 18 175 9.7 108 6.0 283 15.7 56 3.1 0 0.0     44 51 1 0.1 5 11
Roberts, Ian 6 42 7.0 15 2.5 57 9.5 9 1.5 0 0.0     4 4 1 0.2 1 7
Roberts, John 21 156 7.4 50 2.4 206 9.8 90 4.3 7 0.3     23 33 51 2.4 31 337
Round, Barry 22 238 10.8 232 10.5 470 21.4 179 8.1 240 10.9     57 42 12 0.5 11 83
Scott, Brett 7 63 9.0 20 2.9 83 11.9 10 1.4 1 0.1     12 12 0 0.0 3 3
Smith, Michael 2 14 7.0 5 2.5 19 9.5 6 3.0 0 0.0     0 3 5 2.5 1 31
Smith, Greg 19 351 18.5 91 4.8 442 23.3 65 3.4 0 0.0     51 54 13 0.7 10 88
Taylor, Kevin 14 135 9.6 51 3.6 186 13.3 40 2.9 0 0.0     28 43 24 1.7 26 170
Teasdale, Graham 17 155 9.1 51 3.0 206 12.1 87 5.1 273 16.1     53 41 17 1.0 12 114
Whitzell, Mark 1 10 10.0 1 1.0 11 11.0 2 2.0 0 0.0     3 0 0 0.0 0 0
Winbanks, David 4 25 6.3 5 1.3 30 7.5 9 2.3 1 0.3     5 1 0 0.0 0 0
Wright, Stephen 22 330 15.0 135 6.1 465 21.1 52 2.4 3 0.1     74 54 23 1.0 23 161
 

Footnotes

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