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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; Sydney U19s; Sydney WFC (VFLW)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

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
Mullaly, Dick

Sydney



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1929 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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South Melbourne's 1929 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A South Melbourne 1.42.73.127.16 58 LOST Melbourne 4.15.310.612.8 80 -22 MCG Apr 27 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 H South Melbourne 1.13.86.1012.17 89 WON St. Kilda 4.56.59.89.9 63 26 LAK May 4 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 A South Melbourne 1.21.84.94.14 38 LOST Collingwood 6.67.1113.1519.20 134 -96 VIC May 11 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 H South Melbourne 2.34.75.139.19 73 LOST Carlton 1.67.117.1710.19 79 -6 LAK May 18 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 A South Melbourne 2.23.45.77.10 52 LOST Essendon 1.64.119.1510.18 78 -26 WIN May 25 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 H South Melbourne 5.76.127.1211.14 80 WON Richmond 3.17.77.1410.17 77 3 LAK Jun 1 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 A South Melbourne 3.54.78.1011.13 79 LOST Hawthorn 3.28.611.815.8 98 -19 GLE Jun 15 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
8 A South Melbourne 0.64.75.98.13 61 LOST Footscray 1.18.410.511.9 75 -14 WES Jun 22 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
9 H South Melbourne 6.26.310.1010.13 73 LOST Geelong 1.27.77.810.15 75 -2 LAK Jun 29 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
10 A South Melbourne 2.05.59.817.8 110 WON Fitzroy 4.46.69.912.14 86 24 BWS Jul 6 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
11 H South Melbourne 4.38.712.917.14 116 WON North Melbourne 3.64.68.912.9 81 35 LAK Jul 13 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
12 H South Melbourne 5.36.610.812.10 82 WON Melbourne 1.44.78.119.15 69 13 LAK Jul 20 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
13 A South Melbourne 1.22.43.68.8 56 LOST St. Kilda 3.36.89.815.9 99 -43 JUN Jul 27 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
14 H South Melbourne 2.05.35.46.7 43 LOST Collingwood 1.22.46.610.10 70 -27 LAK Aug 3 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
15 A South Melbourne 1.34.77.1111.15 81 LOST Carlton 5.77.1113.1517.17 119 -38 PRI Aug 10 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 H South Melbourne 2.47.412.614.10 94 WON Essendon 3.26.510.913.10 88 6 LAK Aug 17 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 A South Melbourne 1.24.36.410.5 65 LOST Richmond 4.138.1714.2618.28 136 -71 PUN Aug 24 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 H South Melbourne 6.39.413.713.10 88 WON Hawthorn 1.19.310.311.5 71 17 LAK Aug 31 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1929 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Avery, Bert 4                             0 0.0    
Barnes, Jack 13                             14 1.1    
Bollman, Les 7                             0 0.0    
Brain, Terry 13                             10 0.8    
Churchill, Bill 9                             8 0.9    
Clarke, Harry 16                             2 0.1    
Fagan, Dinny 1                             0 0.0    
Forbes, Jim 1                             0 0.0    
Hillis, Ron 10                             11 1.1    
Hogg, Syd 7                             3 0.4    
Hogg, Len 7                             12 1.7    
Hutton, Rupe 7                             2 0.3    
Johnson, Ted 6                             7 1.2    
Le Brun, Norm 3                             2 0.7    
McKay, Hec 14                             0 0.0    
McLaughlin Snr, Hugh 18                             0 0.0    
O'Brien, Jack 6                             3 0.5    
O'Connor, Bill 1                             0 0.0    
Petchell, Jack 5                             6 1.2    
Pettiona, Cecil 14                             1 0.1    
Poole, Eric 4                             0 0.0    
Poulter, Joe 17                             6 0.4    
Powell, Cyril 12                             0 0.0    
Reville, Peter 18                             35 1.9    
Richardson, Jack 10                             6 0.6    
Robertson Snr, Austin 17                             53 3.1    
Rosenbrock, Eddie 1                             0 0.0    
Scanlan, Joe 15                             0 0.0    
Scott, Max 17                             0 0.0    
Stanbridge, Charles 14                             2 0.1    
Thomas, Len 15                             0 0.0    
Twyford, Jack 2                             2 1.0    
Wheelahan, Danny 9                             2 0.2    
Wildie, Ted 11                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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