. After Harold retired, Austin played 154 games for the Swans, kicked 250 goals and was the leading goal scorer in 1929, 1930 and 1931.  On 29th April 1943, Austin and his wife Dorothy welcomed son also named Austin, like his father more widely known as Ocker. Posts about Sydney Swans written by mycuhistory. Jack Marks, the chairman of the club, called a meeting of the executive to tell them of the idea to move to Sydney. Swans Round 18 Featured Player Defender Jake Lloyd had 27 disposals (16 kicks and 11 handballs) and 6 marks in Sydney's Rd 18 6-pt loss to Geelong at Metricon Stadium. The first game of 1982 was played in Sydney against Melbourne with the Swans taking the points. He also suggested South was so powerful it was on the cusp of a string of premiership successes. this the club was born. AFL draft history for the Sydney Swans. Today’s the day! This book is now given to all new players at the Guernsey Presentation ceremony, to ensure that all players are familiar with the history of our Club and carry its meaning with them.Â, Matthews familyThe Swans have had numerous father-son and brother combinations, but no family has given the Swans more service than the Matthews. Goodes and Tippett are allowing Franklin to be more creative, whilst the midfield and defence have lifted their games to another level. 1 point loss. In 1880, South Melbourne amalgamated with the nearby Albert-park Football Club, which had a senior football history dating back to May 1867 (Albert-park had, in fact, been known as South Melbourne during its first year of existence). The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Ryan O’Keefe who had 28 disposals and 15 tackles for the match.Â. Football Club. The 1914 season started like a house on fire, as the Swans led the league for the first part QBE has been our Principal Partner for over 30 years, and while highly commercial, the relationship is more akin to a long-term partnership than a sponsorship agreement.Â, Leo Barry’s markLeo Barry’s spectacular and courageous mark in the dying seconds of the 2005 Grand Final changed this Club for all time, as the Sydney Swans claimed the 2005 premiership, ending a 72-year premiership drought.2012 LISTINGSSydney Cricket GroundIn 1811, the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, established a Common, about a mile and a half wide and extending from Oxford Street to where Randwick Racecourse is today. With Sydney officials keen to ensure the club's survival, the AFL gave the Swans one week to find a way to keep the club alive. It all started on the 1st of July when the South Melbourne board asked the VFL for permission to play half its matches in Sydney from 1982. The final scores were: SOUTH MELBOURNE 9 goals 8 behinds (62 points). At half time, the score line was Hawthorn 4.6-30 to Sydney 7.4-46, but was quickly tightened in the third when Sydney led by only one point. Players like Greg Williams, Bernard Toohey, David Bolton and Gerard Healy came to the Swans and soon the board named Tom Hafey as coach. All Rights Reserved. Could the swans win without him?The end result was a reprimand, and Hall was free to play in the biggest game. The big story of the Grand Final for South was Bob Pratt kicking his 150th goal for the season. His tally of 681 goals is a Club record which still stands. This was the last option on the list with other plans for the Swans to merge with the Brisbane Bears and play in Brisbane or to move the whole club to move to Perth and become the second club in Western Australia. The Swans prevailed 14.7-91 to 11.15-81. The Swans were led by Senior Coach John Longmire and co-captains Adam Goodes and Jarrad McVeigh. Collingwood had regarded Pratt as its biggest threat to premiership glory, however when the players read the paper on the Friday were shocked to find out that Pratt would not play because he was hit by a truck. premiership. However, they clawed their way back into the game and at three quarter time, the Swans led by only one point, 10.5 to 9.10. people turned up to the MCG to see the big game between South and Carlton. The Magpies attacked relentlessly and led by 16 points at half time, and still held a 12-point Austin Jr developed into one of the greatest goalkickers in the history of the game. From these 49 games over 31 years, the two clubs have played in five finals against each other, including the 2005 and 2006 Grand Finals. only one loss. In a hard fought match South again While premierships have been lacking, the Swans have many stories and legends that make it great and lead many to follow the team. Not only did “those red and white beauties”, as they were known, play at the Lake Oval for the first time, they also won their first VFA Premiership – just a year after the amalgamation with the Albert Park Club. 1993 and 1994 were poor seasons on the field for the Swans, but for the first time in decades they were building a squad for the future. The Swans intention is aimed at documenting the heritage of their club, including the days of South Melbourne FC, and educating their steadily growing membership, which is likely to top 60,000 by year’s end, with not only their history but the history of football in NSW. using small speedy wingers and flankers to full effect. To promote the first game there was an on-field performance by ‘Bangarra Dance Company’ and an auction of footballs painted by leading indigenous artists at the Museum of Contemporary Art. When the business became a registered company in 2004, Greg’s passion for the Sydney Swans AFL team led him to rename the company Swans Limousines. In a game against St Kilda, he smashed the record for the most goals kicked in a VFL game, kicking three goals in the first half and 11 in the second half. With South only kicking three behinds in the final quarter, they lost their first VFL match by 17 points. Without AFL assistance – which required the approval of opposition clubs – it was almost a certainty that the Sydney Swans would fold. Grand Final: Hawthorn V Sydney: Swans 2012 Premiers. Won elimination Final against North Melbourne O'Keefe was outstanding in probably the game of his life. At precisely 1:35pm Tony Lockett lined up for his record-breaking 1300th goal. In 1916 South dropped out of the league because of the war, but made a return the following Just under 16,000 people turned up to the SCG to see Sydney’s newest sporting club play its first home game on Sunday March 28th. The reason South started off so badly was because of the VFL rule that stipulated interstate players had to qualify residentially by living for three months in Victoria. He marked a huge booming kick from O'Keefe, in the pocket. The first came in the form of a young W arrick Capper. - … He had missed the Qualifying Final against Hawthorn because of a groin strain and there were fears he would be sidelined again. Times were tough, it was the midst of the Great Depression and South Melbourne hadn’t played in the finals for ten years. And while commentators have described the kick as a wobbly drop punt, and even the great man himself has made disparaging remarks about it, it was never going to miss and sailed through the posts for a goal. John made one phone call, and the rest, as they say, is history. This included a thirteen goals to one last quarter. 5,135 talking about this. ozzz2002. Every Thursday before a game Pratt would go to the South Melbourne Pub for a meal. We were premiers five times – in 1881, 1885 and then with three consecutive flags coming in 1888, 1889 and 1890. Jack Marks, the chairman of the club, called a meeting of the executive to tell them of the idea to move to Sydney. What can be the future for a club that, despite tireless recruiting and every possible effort, has not won a premiership since 1933 and not played in the finals since 1977? The Sydney Swans were born in 1982 when the South Melbourne Swans moved north of the border. Talent and Mentoring; Rights and Marketing; Media and Publishing; Digital and Innovation Technology; Strategy and Advisory With their hands tied locally, they turned their eyes to the rich talent that was available in Western Australia. We simply cannot continue at the Lakeside oval under the existing circumstances. Average, 10 Qns, ozzz2002, Aug 27 02. Sydney Swans battling history in must-win game against West Coast Eagles in Perth By James Buckley Updated April 8, 2017 — 12.32pm first published at 11.14am So the fan told the club what he saw, and the club questioned Pratt about this. No other club has more Hall of Fame legends, nor does any other club match the Then, halfway through the second quarter Carlton's tactics became obvious. the Albert Park lake. Four locals run out for Club for Red and White on the historic day In a career spanning the years 1983-1999 and 2002, Tony kicked 1360 goals at an average of just under 5 a game. In August 1881, the first game of Australian Rules football was played on the ground – an inter-colonial game between New South Wales and Victoria. Double the cheer �� A memorable and historic day for our club as our QBE Sydney Swans Academy U17 and U19 teams played for the first time and both recorded victories over the Giants. Finished 7th, then beat St Kilda at Docklands in a dominant display in the Elimination Final, but were unable to match it with the Hawks in the Semi Final at the MCG. It was but one eloquent salvo in the battle for control of the club between those who believed its future was in Sydney and those who believed its future should remain at the Lake Oval in Albert Park, Melbourne. In 1851, part of the Common was granted to soldiers for use as a cricket ground. Jude Bolton joins ESPN having played 325 games for Sydney Swans and was a key member of their 2005 & 2012 AFL premiership winning sides.
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