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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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1976 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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South Melbourne's 1976 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H South Melbourne 5.111.516.923.15 153 LOST Geelong 6.213.421.525.7 157 -4 LAK Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A South Melbourne 4.19.515.1020.14 134 WON Collingwood 7.712.1114.1916.27 123 11 VIC Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A South Melbourne 3.08.611.814.11 95 LOST Footscray 5.57.916.1120.14 134 -39 WES Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H South Melbourne 6.410.618.722.11 143 WON Essendon 6.310.311.816.13 109 34 LAK Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A South Melbourne 1.45.77.89.12 66 LOST Carlton 0.53.126.158.19 67 -1 PRI May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H South Melbourne 3.16.614.816.12 108 LOST Melbourne 6.411.515.721.10 136 -28 LAK May 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A South Melbourne 3.16.97.1012.15 87 LOST Fitzroy 6.49.811.1811.22 88 -1 JUN May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A South Melbourne 5.38.68.811.10 76 LOST Hawthorn 4.39.514.820.16 136 -60 PRI May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H South Melbourne 3.46.1010.1713.18 96 WON Richmond 3.38.510.913.10 88 8 LAK May 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A South Melbourne 6.58.616.819.10 124 WON St. Kilda 4.14.99.1312.27 99 25 MOO Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H South Melbourne 2.37.311.714.11 95 LOST North Melbourne 2.56.1112.1218.13 121 -26 LAK Jun 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A South Melbourne 2.52.96.146.15 51 LOST Geelong 4.212.517.923.17 155 -104 KAR Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H South Melbourne 2.47.1010.1417.19 121 WON Collingwood 3.65.87.1111.16 82 39 VFL Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A South Melbourne 4.27.49.512.6 78 LOST Essendon 5.47.810.1213.15 93 -15 WIN Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H South Melbourne 3.89.1216.1320.16 136 WON Footscray 3.210.513.1217.14 116 20 LAK Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H South Melbourne 0.35.68.1014.10 94 LOST Carlton 4.38.511.715.10 100 -6 LAK Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A South Melbourne 4.27.310.314.9 93 WON Melbourne 3.58.911.1211.13 79 14 VFL Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H South Melbourne 5.28.412.816.11 107 WON Fitzroy 0.46.108.1311.14 80 27 LAK Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H South Melbourne 3.35.310.912.11 83 LOST Hawthorn 2.27.89.1213.19 97 -14 VFL Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A South Melbourne 2.43.67.1212.12 84 LOST Richmond 2.46.89.1216.14 110 -26 MCG Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H South Melbourne 3.56.1111.1415.18 108 WON St. Kilda 4.15.46.510.6 66 42 LAK Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A South Melbourne 6.48.78.1312.19 91 LOST North Melbourne 4.19.815.1119.14 128 -37 ARD Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
Player stats will return soon.
 

Footnotes

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