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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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1959 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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South Melbourne's 1959 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A South Melbourne 5.48.912.1114.17 101 WON Collingwood 1.43.86.137.18 60 41 VIC Apr 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 H South Melbourne 2.47.910.1313.21 99 WON Fitzroy 2.35.68.1012.11 83 16 LAK May 2 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 H South Melbourne 3.45.88.109.11 65 WON Essendon 2.14.36.77.10 52 13 LAK May 9 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 A South Melbourne 2.65.1010.1413.19 97 LOST Hawthorn 3.29.714.819.14 128 -31 GLE May 16 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A South Melbourne 3.07.410.513.8 86 LOST Footscray 3.46.514.717.11 113 -27 WES May 23 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H South Melbourne 2.33.56.148.18 66 LOST North Melbourne 3.29.711.813.18 96 -30 LAK May 30 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 A South Melbourne 3.14.57.88.8 56 LOST Melbourne 2.65.129.1414.17 101 -45 MCG Jun 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H South Melbourne 2.37.812.1116.13 109 WON St. Kilda 4.44.75.107.11 53 56 LAK Jun 15 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
9 A South Melbourne 4.57.611.1814.21 105 WON Carlton 3.27.810.814.11 95 10 PRI Jun 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 A South Melbourne 2.38.713.1015.16 106 WON Richmond 2.33.57.710.13 73 33 PUN Jul 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H South Melbourne 2.55.912.1217.16 118 WON Geelong 3.27.67.912.12 84 34 LAK Jul 11 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 H South Melbourne 3.24.45.46.9 45 LOST Collingwood 0.53.67.1112.13 85 -40 LAK Jul 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 A South Melbourne 5.37.49.510.7 67 LOST Fitzroy 4.47.1111.1313.19 97 -30 BWS Jul 25 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 A South Melbourne 3.25.67.98.14 62 LOST Essendon 3.55.88.1110.19 79 -17 WIN Aug 1 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 H South Melbourne 2.16.87.128.14 62 LOST Hawthorn 5.06.18.210.3 63 -1 LAK Aug 8 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H South Melbourne 4.57.78.1011.10 76 LOST Footscray 1.26.77.912.13 85 -9 LAK Aug 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A South Melbourne 5.310.915.1519.20 134 WON North Melbourne 1.15.45.66.6 42 92 ARD Aug 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H South Melbourne 2.24.75.108.13 61 LOST Melbourne 1.63.115.1510.16 76 -15 LAK Aug 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
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1959 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Boyd, Ken 14                             7 0.5    
Briglia, Paul 6                             5 0.8    
Broadway, Ray 3                             0 0.0    
Burke, Dick 13                             9 0.7    
Clegg, Ron 16                             8 0.5    
Crough, Gerald 4                             0 0.0    
Deacon, Cliff 4                             0 0.0    
Fallon, Bill 3                             0 0.0    
Goldsmith, Fred 13                             11 0.8    
Gunn, Bill 14                             1 0.1    
Harris, Fred 7                             0 0.0    
Heriot, John 18                             0 0.0    
Hogan, Frank 9                             2 0.2    
Hudson, Jack 2                             1 0.5    
Kelton, John 2                             0 0.0    
Kiteley, Jeff 6                             0 0.0    
Landorf, Ray 14                             0 0.0    
Marshall, Bob 8                             0 0.0    
McCormack, Ken 17                             3 0.2    
McGowan, Brian 18                             31 1.7    
McGrath, Bill 15                             18 1.2    
McKenzie, Norm 15                             2 0.1    
McLaughlin Jnr, Hugh 17                             0 0.0    
Munn, Bob 12                             6 0.5    
Oaten, Max 6                             9 1.5    
Power, Bill 14                             11 0.8    
Rayson, Noel 6                             7 1.2    
Rice, Peter 2                             0 0.0    
Sharp, Laurie 11                             5 0.5    
Skilton Jnr, Bob 16                             60 3.8    
Stockman, Ron 5                             0 0.0    
Svenson, John 12                             0 0.0    
Tagliabue, Gerald 3                             0 0.0    
Tampion, Ian 2                             0 0.0    
Taube, Greg 4                             1 0.3    
Taylor, Jim 14                             6 0.4    
Trethowan, John 12                             4 0.3    
Wills, Hedley 3                             3 1.0    
 

Footnotes

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