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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

CEO
Harley, Tom

President
Pridham, Andrew

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...."

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2021 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Sydney's 2021 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Sydney 2.48.417.619.11 125 WON Brisbane 3.38.410.714.10 94 31 GAB Mar 20 (Sat, 6:45) Scores
2 H Sydney 4.19.615.1118.13 121 WON Adelaide 3.24.66.1411.22 88 33 SCG Mar 27 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
3 A Sydney 2.510.1015.1217.15 117 WON Richmond 1.34.67.910.12 72 45 MCG Apr 3 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
4 H Sydney 2.57.99.1111.17 83 WON Essendon 4.17.410.612.8 80 3 SCG Apr 8 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
5 H Sydney 3.36.48.810.9 69 LOST Greater Western Sydney 1.43.75.119.17 71 -2 SCG Apr 17 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
6 A Sydney 3.14.45.59.6 60 LOST Gold Coast 4.28.213.615.10 100 -40 CRR Apr 24 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
7 H Sydney 2.17.210.614.6 90 WON Geelong 6.57.810.1012.16 88 2 SCG May 1 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
8 A Sydney 3.33.76.88.10 58 LOST Melbourne 3.15.68.610.7 67 -9 MCG May 8 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
9 H Sydney 1.24.37.710.12 72 WON Collingwood 4.24.44.65.12 42 30 SCG May 15 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
10 A Sydney 4.09.39.413.6 84 LOST Fremantle 3.26.610.1112.14 86 -2 PER May 22 (Sat, 5:40) Scores
11 H Sydney 5.38.411.615.10 100 WON Carlton 4.38.510.911.12 78 22 SCG May 30 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
12 H Sydney 4.66.710.1113.14 92 WON St. Kilda 3.45.79.712.11 83 9 SCG Jun 5 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
13 H Sydney 3.25.36.47.9 51 LOST Hawthorn 4.29.310.414.5 89 -38 SCG Jun 11 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
14 Sydney       Bye        
15 A Sydney 5.36.67.910.11 71 LOST Port Adelaide 4.37.410.612.9 81 -10 ADO Jun 26 (Sat, 4:05) Scores
16 H Sydney 5.211.413.818.10 118 WON West Coast 1.31.33.53.8 26 92 KAR Jul 4 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
17 A Sydney 4.27.49.811.13 79 WON Western Bulldogs 3.25.56.68.12 60 19 DOC Jul 11 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
18 A Sydney 1.26.412.615.8 98 WON Greater Western Sydney 6.19.29.511.6 72 26 CRR Jul 18 (Sun, 6:10) Scores
19 H Sydney 3.36.811.1114.14 98 WON Fremantle 4.46.56.68.10 58 40 CRR Jul 25 (Sun, 12:30) Scores
20 A Sydney 2.14.511.717.7 109 WON Essendon 3.36.511.516.6 102 7 MCG Aug 1 (Sun, 3:10) Scores
21 A Sydney 4.15.28.410.4 64 LOST St. Kilda 5.08.212.414.9 93 -29 DOC Aug 7 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
22 A Sydney 5.28.410.813.13 91 WON North Melbourne 2.23.37.412.5 77 14 DOC Aug 14 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
23 H Sydney 6.49.713.721.10 136 WON Gold Coast 0.43.85.96.13 49 87 DOC Aug 21 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
2EF H Sydney 3.25.48.610.13 73 LOST Greater Western Sydney 3.29.311.711.8 74 -1 YOR Aug 28 (Sat, 3:20) Scores
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2021 Player Stats

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