Sydney
"In retrospect, the 1986-7 period can be seen as something of a false dawn for the Sydney experiment, with the ensuing seven seasons proving as bleak as almost any in the club's long and often tortured past. The private ownership experiment was also a failure. In the end, the club owners overstretched themselves and the club ended up in a much worse position financially than it had been before the move to Sydney...."
John Devaney retraces the history of South Melbourne's 'bloodstained angels' - and their modern incarnation into the Sydney Swans
2002 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Sydney's 2002 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-31 1 | H | Sydney | 2.3 | 8.8 | 8.12 | 12.15 | 87 | LOST | Brisbane | 3.2 | 5.3 | 11.6 | 17.8 | 110 | -23 | SCG | 2002-03-31 Mar 31 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2002-04-06 2 | A | Sydney | 4.0 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 17.9 | 111 | WON | Carlton | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 33 | 78 | PRI | 2002-04-06 Apr 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-04-13 3 | A | Sydney | 1.1 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 13.6 | 84 | LOST | Adelaide | 7.4 | 12.6 | 15.10 | 17.12 | 114 | -30 | FBP | 2002-04-13 Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-04-20 4 | H | Sydney | 4.5 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.4 | 8.7 | 13.12 | 14.16 | 100 | 3 | SCG | 2002-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 6:30) | Scores |
| 2002-04-27 5 | A | Sydney | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 56 | DRAW | St. Kilda | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 56 | 0 | DOC | 2002-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2002-05-05 6 | H | Sydney | 4.4 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 99 | WON | Melbourne | 0.2 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 10.11 | 71 | 28 | SCG | 2002-05-05 May 5 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2002-05-11 7 | A | Sydney | 4.3 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | Richmond | 2.1 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 13.10 | 88 | -6 | DOC | 2002-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2002-05-19 8 | A | Sydney | 1.7 | 7.11 | 9.16 | 11.24 | 90 | LOST | Western Bulldogs | 3.5 | 10.8 | 16.13 | 24.15 | 159 | -69 | SCG | 2002-05-19 May 19 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2002-05-25 9 | H | Sydney | 3.7 | 4.11 | 8.12 | 11.17 | 83 | LOST | Essendon | 6.1 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 12.13 | 85 | -2 | STA | 2002-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2002-06-01 10 | A | Sydney | 2.1 | 7.3 | 10.10 | 12.12 | 84 | LOST | Collingwood | 5.9 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 14.11 | 95 | -11 | DOC | 2002-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2002-06-08 11 | A | Sydney | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 13.11 | 89 | LOST | West Coast | 3.3 | 8.8 | 10.11 | 15.12 | 102 | -13 | SUB | 2002-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 5:40) | Scores |
| 2002-06-15 12 | H | Sydney | 4.4 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 99 | LOST | Geelong | 3.1 | 6.5 | 9.10 | 15.11 | 101 | -2 | SCG | 2002-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2002-06-30 13 | H | Sydney | 6.3 | 10.5 | 15.11 | 20.19 | 139 | WON | Fremantle | 2.3 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 62 | 77 | SCG | 2002-06-30 Jun 30 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2002-07-06 14 | A | Sydney | 1.2 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 64 | LOST | Hawthorn | 3.5 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 74 | -10 | MCG | 2002-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-07-14 15 | H | Sydney | 1.6 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 13.14 | 92 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 14.10 | 94 | -2 | SCG | 2002-07-14 Jul 14 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2002-07-21 16 | A | Sydney | 3.0 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 79 | LOST | Brisbane | 4.5 | 9.9 | 13.13 | 17.15 | 117 | -38 | GAB | 2002-07-21 Jul 21 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2002-07-27 17 | H | Sydney | 3.5 | 9.9 | 12.12 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | Carlton | 3.3 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 69 | 23 | STA | 2002-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 7:20) | Scores |
| 2002-08-04 18 | H | Sydney | 3.3 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 98 | LOST | Adelaide | 7.5 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 17.14 | 116 | -18 | SCG | 2002-08-04 Aug 4 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2002-08-10 19 | A | Sydney | 5.4 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 22.12 | 144 | WON | North Melbourne | 4.3 | 10.3 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 97 | 47 | SCG | 2002-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 7:10) | Scores |
| 2002-08-18 20 | H | Sydney | 3.3 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 12.15 | 87 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.2 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 80 | 7 | SCG | 2002-08-18 Aug 18 (Sun, 1:10) | Scores |
| 2002-08-24 21 | A | Sydney | 6.3 | 12.3 | 17.5 | 23.7 | 145 | WON | Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 11.11 | 77 | 68 | MCG | 2002-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 2002-08-31 22 | H | Sydney | 2.7 | 5.10 | 12.12 | 17.14 | 116 | WON | Richmond | 3.2 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 11.10 | 76 | 40 | STA | 2002-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 7:30) | Scores |