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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) 1897–2025

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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2025 Season (AFL) Fixture

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Sydney's 2025 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Sydney        vs Hawthorn          SCG Mar 7 (Fri, 7:40)  
1 H Sydney        vs Brisbane          SCG Mar 15 (Sat, 4:15)  
2 A Sydney        vs Fremantle          PER Mar 23 (Sun, 3:10)  
3 Sydney       Bye        
4 A Sydney        vs North Melbourne          DOC Apr 5 (Sat, 7:35)  
5 A Sydney        vs Collingwood          ADO Apr 11 (Fri, 7:10)  
6 H Sydney        vs Port Adelaide          SCG Apr 20 (Sun, 3:20)  
7 A Sydney        vs Gold Coast          CRR Apr 27 (Sun, 1:10)  
8 H Sydney        vs Greater Western Sydney          SCG May 4 (Sun, 1:10)  
9 A Sydney        vs Essendon          DOC May 10 (Sat, 4:15)  
10 H Sydney        vs Carlton          SCG May 16 (Fri, 7:40)  
11 A Sydney        vs Melbourne          MCG May 25 (Sun, 3:20)  
12 H Sydney        vs Adelaide          SCG May 31 (Sat, 7:35)  
13 A Sydney        vs Richmond          MCG Jun 7 (Sat, 1:20)  
14 Sydney       Bye        
15 A Sydney        vs Port Adelaide          ADO Jun 21 (Sat, 3:45)  
16 H Sydney        vs Western Bulldogs          SCG Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 H Sydney        vs Fremantle          SCG Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 A Sydney        vs St. Kilda          DOC Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H Sydney        vs North Melbourne          SCG Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 A Sydney        vs Greater Western Sydney          SSH Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 H Sydney        vs Essendon          SCG Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 A Sydney        vs Brisbane          GAB Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 H Sydney        vs Geelong          SCG Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 A Sydney        vs West Coast          PER Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

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