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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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"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...."

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2010 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Sydney's 2010 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Sydney 3.37.59.813.10 88 LOST St. Kilda 5.09.013.415.6 96 -8 STA Mar 27 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
2 A Sydney 4.311.414.918.10 118 WON Adelaide 2.34.58.711.9 75 43 FBP Apr 4 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
3 H Sydney 6.410.613.1316.15 111 WON Richmond 0.41.84.107.14 56 55 SCG Apr 10 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
4 A Sydney 3.26.611.1114.16 100 WON North Melbourne 3.46.78.118.12 60 40 DOC Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Sydney 3.37.811.917.13 115 WON West Coast 2.24.46.79.9 63 52 SCG Apr 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H Sydney 5.19.516.816.11 107 WON Brisbane 2.25.311.413.9 87 20 SCG May 1 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
7 A Sydney 3.05.27.39.5 59 LOST Geelong 4.07.412.819.12 126 -67 KAR May 9 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
8 A Sydney 3.24.76.99.9 63 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.49.614.1014.17 101 -38 MAN May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Sydney 3.25.48.59.9 63 LOST Fremantle 3.69.1211.1414.16 100 -37 SCG May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Sydney 2.34.76.911.11 77 LOST Hawthorn 3.64.127.1310.19 79 -2 MCG May 30 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
11 H Sydney 3.37.510.1212.17 89 WON Essendon 2.27.511.612.8 80 9 SCG Jun 6 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
12 A Sydney 3.210.411.614.9 93 WON Port Adelaide 4.06.28.58.7 55 38 FBP Jun 12 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
13 H Sydney 2.34.46.710.11 71 LOST Collingwood 3.67.1110.1713.18 96 -25 STA Jun 26 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
14 A Sydney 3.36.610.1112.13 85 LOST Richmond 3.05.09.314.5 89 -4 MCG Jul 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 H Sydney 5.48.68.912.13 85 WON North Melbourne 2.34.75.97.13 55 30 SCG Jul 11 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
16 A Sydney 6.310.614.916.11 107 WON Carlton 1.03.18.310.8 68 39 DOC Jul 18 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
17 A Sydney 2.14.46.610.9 69 LOST Melbourne 8.212.420.822.10 142 -73 MCG Jul 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Sydney 3.74.125.169.18 72 LOST Geelong 5.110.118.320.5 125 -53 STA Jul 31 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
19 H Sydney 5.410.1013.1219.15 129 WON Hawthorn 1.13.59.613.7 85 44 SCG Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Sydney 2.55.89.914.12 96 WON Fremantle 3.25.610.613.9 87 9 SUB Aug 14 (Sat, 1:10) Scores
21 H Sydney 4.410.613.1017.12 114 WON Western Bulldogs 5.16.39.710.10 70 44 SCG Aug 21 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
22 A Sydney 4.16.411.916.10 106 WON Brisbane 3.26.56.710.8 68 38 GAB Aug 28 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
1EF H Sydney 6.611.811.1114.15 99 WON Carlton 4.37.812.1213.16 94 5 STA Sep 5 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
1SF A Sydney 3.48.48.910.12 72 LOST Western Bulldogs 3.45.68.911.11 77 -5 MCG Sep 11 (Sat, 7:20) Scores
Player stats will return soon.
 

Footnotes

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