The Sydney Swans Football Club (formerly South Melbourne) were a foundation club in the AFL way back in 1897. Initially known as South Melbourne, financial pressures seen the club move to Sydney in 1982 where they took on the name of the 'Sydney Swans'.
Wearing club colours of red and white, they play their home games at the Sydney Cricket Ground or SCG, and also at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. The Swans have won 4 premierships in their history, with 2005 being the latest, and in recent times have appeared regularly in finals.
Sydney Swans in 2011
The Sydney Swans had a pretty good season under first-year coach John Longmire and they produced a number of good youngsters including Alex Johnson and Luke Parker, while the usual suspects in Adam Goodes, Ryan O'Keefe, Jude Bolton, Rhyce Shaw and Ted Richards were all highly servicable.
Losing Daniel Bradshaw and Craig Bolton for the season without even playing a game hurt the Sydney team but they bounced back to be one of the more competitive and honest sides in the competition.
Sydney Swans 2011 Best and Fairest winner: Adam Goodes
Dual Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes had a great season for Sydney that included 511 disposals, 41 goals and almost 4 tackles per game.
Sydney Swans Football Club Details
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Nickname: Swans
Colours: Red and White
Coach: John Longmire
Captain: Adam Goodes & Jarrad McVeigh
2010 Season: 5th - 13-9-0 (W-L-D) - 52 points |
Sydney Swans Major Stats Winners
| 2011 Major Stats - Played 22 |
Major 2011 Brownlow Votes |
| Kicks: |
Ryan O'Keefe |
296 |
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Adam Goodes |
18 |
| Handballs: |
Daniel Hannebery |
230 |
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Ryan O’Keefe * |
12 |
| Disposals: |
Ryan O'Keefe |
505 |
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Jude Bolton |
10 |
| Marks: |
Adam Goodes |
138 |
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Ben McGlynn |
6 |
| Goals: |
Adam Goodes |
36 |
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Jarrad McVeigh |
6 |
| Hitouts: |
Shane Mumford |
581 |
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Sydney Swans Team List & Changes
Players Out:
Craig Bolton (retired), Daniel Bradshaw (retired), Tadhg Kennelly (retired), Lewis Johnston (Adelaide), Paul Bevan (delisted), Daniel Currie (delisted), Ben Haren (delisted), Campbell Heath (delisted), Chris McKaigue (delisted), Max Otten (delisted), Byron Sumner (delisted)
 Latest Sydney Swans football club news
Sydney Swans 2012 Premiership odds
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Sydney Swans 2012 Season Fixtures
| 1 |
Sat |
Mar-24 |
GWS Giants vs Sydney Swans |
7:20pm |
ANZ |
FOX/7 |
| 2 |
Sat |
Apr-07 |
Sydney Swans vs Fremantle |
2:10pm |
SCG |
FOX |
| 3 |
Sat |
Apr-14 |
Port Adelaide vs Sydney Swans |
2:10pm |
AAMI |
FOX |
| 4 |
Sun |
Apr-22 |
Sydney Swans vs Nth Melbourne |
3:15pm |
SCG |
FOX/7 |
| 5 |
Sun |
Apr-29 |
Hawthorn vs Sydney Swans |
1:10pm |
Aurora |
FOX |
| 6 |
Sat |
May-05 |
Sydney Swans vs Adelaide Crows |
7:40pm |
SCG |
FOX |
| 7 |
Sat |
May-12 |
Richmond vs Sydney Swans |
4:40pm |
MCG |
FOX |
| 8 |
Sat |
May-19 |
Sydney Swans vs Melbourne Demons |
4:40pm |
SCG |
FOX |
| 9 |
Sat |
May-26 |
St Kilda vs Sydney Swans |
4:40pm |
Etihad |
FOX |
| 10 |
Sun |
Jun-03 |
Sydney Swans vs Western Bulldogs |
3:15pm |
SCG |
FOX/7 |
| 11 |
Sat |
Jun-09 |
Essendon vs Sydney Swans |
7:40pm |
Etihad |
FOX/7 |
| 12 |
Bye |
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Sydney Swans |
- |
- |
- |
| 13 |
Fri |
Jun-22 |
Sydney Swans vs Geelong |
7:50pm |
SCG |
FOX/7 |
| 14 |
Sat |
Jun-30 |
Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants |
7:40pm |
ANZ |
FOX |
| 15 |
Sat |
Jul-07 |
Sydney Swans vs Brisbane Lions |
4:40pm |
SCG |
FOX |
| 16 |
Sun |
Jul-15 |
West Coast vs Sydney Swans |
4:40pm |
Patersons |
FOX |
| 17 |
Sun |
Jul-22 |
Sydney Swans vs St Kilda |
1:10pm |
SCG |
FOX |
| 18 |
Sat |
Jul-28 |
Gold Coast Suns vs Sydney Swans |
7:40pm |
Metricon |
FOX |
| 19 |
Sun |
Aug-05 |
Carlton vs Sydney Swans |
3:15pm |
Etihad |
FOX/7 |
| 20 |
Sat |
Aug-11 |
Sydney Swans vs Collingwood |
7:40pm |
ANZ |
FOX/7 |
| 21 |
Sun |
Aug-19 |
Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans |
3:15pm |
Etihad |
FOX/7 |
| 22 |
Sat |
Aug-25 |
Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn |
4:40pm |
SCG |
FOX |
| 23 |
TBC |
Sep-01 |
Geelong vs Sydney Swans |
TBC |
Simonds |
TBC |
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