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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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1989 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Sydney's 1989 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Sydney 4.36.711.1412.17 89 WON Richmond 3.38.59.611.7 73 16 SCG Apr 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Sydney 2.44.85.118.17 65 LOST Brisbane 4.57.1112.1218.15 123 -58 CRR Apr 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 H Sydney 4.49.811.920.14 134 WON West Coast 3.56.89.1511.17 83 51 SCG Apr 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 A Sydney 5.78.1018.1423.15 153 WON Fitzroy 1.14.57.511.13 79 74 PRI Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sydney 1.65.119.1510.17 77 WON Collingwood 2.64.78.89.12 66 11 SCG Apr 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 A Sydney 4.57.67.119.13 67 LOST St. Kilda 4.17.710.1113.17 95 -28 MOO May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Sydney 1.64.85.147.16 58 LOST North Melbourne 1.73.97.109.13 67 -9 SCG May 12 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
8 A Sydney 2.24.48.912.11 83 LOST Hawthorn 6.612.1116.2022.25 157 -74 PRI May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sydney 2.22.45.56.7 43 LOST Melbourne 1.51.113.146.16 52 -9 SCG May 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sydney 3.25.36.510.6 66 LOST Footscray 0.27.510.1014.14 98 -32 WES Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Sydney 2.25.47.78.9 57 LOST Carlton 3.37.69.1112.13 85 -28 SCG Jun 9 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
12 A Sydney 5.65.85.107.13 55 WON Essendon 2.05.25.67.8 50 5 WIN Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Sydney 2.63.87.1614.19 103 LOST Geelong 5.212.715.1316.15 111 -8 SCG Jun 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 A Sydney 2.14.15.57.8 50 LOST Richmond 2.15.89.1210.15 75 -25 MCG Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Sydney 5.511.1213.1616.21 117 WON Footscray 2.26.59.1010.17 77 40 SCG Jul 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Sydney 1.74.106.139.16 70 LOST West Coast 2.54.910.1016.16 112 -42 SUB Jul 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 H Sydney 3.67.129.2112.23 95 WON Brisbane 1.13.65.109.16 70 25 SCG Jul 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Sydney 2.75.87.1112.13 85 WON Collingwood 3.25.66.1211.15 81 4 VIC Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Sydney 4.012.618.825.9 159 WON St. Kilda 3.79.1014.1016.13 109 50 SCG Aug 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
20 A Sydney 2.45.108.1312.15 87 LOST Melbourne 2.35.69.914.14 98 -11 MCG Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Sydney 4.87.1111.1715.20 110 WON Essendon 3.38.712.915.14 104 6 SCG Aug 25 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
22 A Sydney 4.211.513.721.10 136 WON North Melbourne 6.69.710.1113.15 93 43 MCG Sep 1 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
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1989 Player Stats

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