2017 Sydney Swans season

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Sydney Swans
2017 season
PresidentAndrew Pridham
CoachJohn Longmire
(7th season)
Captain(s)Josh Kennedy
(1st season)
Home groundSCG
(capacity: 48,000)
AFL season6th (14–8)
Finals5th (defeated by Geelong in Semi-Final)
Bob Skilton MedalLuke Parker
Leading goalkickerLance Franklin (73)
Highest home attendance46,323
(Elimination Final vs Essendon)
Lowest home attendance20,692
(Round 12 vs Western Bulldogs)
Average home attendance34,475 (Decrease 5,955)
Club membership58,838 (Increase 2,315)

The 2017 AFL season was the 121st season in the Australian Football League contested by the Sydney Swans. The team's reserve side also participated in the 2017 NEAFL season.

Squad for 2017[edit]

Statistics are correct as of end of 2016 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his under 18 football.

Senior list[1]
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of birth Age (end 2017) AFL debut Recruited from Games (end 2016) Goals (end 2016)
1 South Australia James Rose 185 85 16 April 1996 21 2015 Sturt 7 5
2 Victoria (state) Alex Johnson 193 91 2 March 1992 25 2011 Oakleigh (U18) 45 1
3 New South Wales Jarrad McVeigh (lg) 184 82 7 April 1985 32 2004 NSW/ACT (U18) 287 192
4 Victoria (state) Dan Hannebery (vc) 181 76 24 February 1991 26 2009 Oakleigh (U18) 170 82
5 New South Wales Isaac Heeney 185 85 5 May 1996 21 2015 Cardiff, Sydney Swans Academy 38 44
6 New South Wales Jordan Foote 183 82 2 January 1996 21 2016 UNSW-Eastern Suburbs, Sydney Swans Academy 1 0
7 New South Wales Harry Cunningham 181 77 6 December 1993 24 2012 NSW/ACT (U18) 70 36
8 Queensland Kurt Tippett 202 105 8 May 1987 30 2008 Southport, Adelaide 169 318
9 South Australia Will Hayward 185 75 26 October 1998 19 North Adelaide
10 Victoria (state) Zak Jones 181 79 15 March 1995 22 2014 Dandenong (U18) 31 4
11 Victoria (state) Jeremy Laidler 190 91 5 August 1989 28 2009 Calder (U18), Geelong, Carlton 84 7
12 Victoria (state) Josh Kennedy (c) 188 94 20 June 1988 29 2008 Sandringham (U18), Hawthorn 183 115
13 Victoria (state) Oliver Florent 183 74 22 July 1998 19 Sandringham (U18)
14 New South Wales Callum Mills 188 83 2 April 1997 20 2016 North Shore, Sydney Swans Academy 22 1
15 New South Wales Kieren Jack (lg) 177 77 28 June 1987 30 2007 NSW/ACT (U18) 210 144
16 Victoria (state) Gary Rohan 189 91 7 June 1991 26 2010 Geelong (U18) 79 67
17 Western Australia Darcy Cameron 203 101 18 July 1995 22 Claremont
18 Western Australia Callum Sinclair 199 102 23 September 1989 28 2013 Subiaco, West Coast 45 28
20 Victoria (state) Sam Reid 196 97 27 December 1991 26 2010 Murray (U18) 98 94
21 Victoria (state) Jack Maibaum 192 92 27 March 1998 19 Eastern (U18)
22 Victoria (state) Dean Towers 188 86 4 May 1990 27 2014 North Ballarat 30 18
23 Western Australia Lance Franklin 199 106 30 January 1987 30 2005 Perth, Hawthorn 247 787
24 New South Wales Dane Rampe (vc) 188 88 2 June 1990 27 2013 UNSW-Eastern 98 6
26 Victoria (state) Luke Parker (vc) 182 85 25 October 1992 25 2011 Dandenong (U18) 127 103
27 New South Wales Daniel Robinson 184 85 3 July 1994 23 2015 Mosman Football Club 11 3
28 Victoria (state) Nic Newman 187 82 15 January 1993 24 Frankston
29 South Australia George Hewett 187 81 29 December 1995 22 2016 North Adelaide 24 18
30 Victoria (state) Tyrone Leonardis 182 84 22 February 1997 20 Northern (U18)
31 Western Australia Harrison Marsh 188 86 13 January 1994 23 2016 East Fremantle 7 0
32 Victoria (state) Michael Talia 192 94 11 February 1993 24 2012 Calder (U18), Western Bulldogs 31 3
33 New South Wales Brandon Jack 182 81 25 May 1994 23 2013 Pennant Hills 27 16
34 South Australia Jordan Dawson 190 84 9 April 1997 20 Sturt
35 New South Wales Sam Naismith 206 105 16 July 1992 25 2014 North Shore 13 3
36 Western Australia Aliir Aliir 194 95 5 September 1994 23 2016 East Fremantle 13 0
39 South Australia Heath Grundy (lg) 192 105 2 June 1986 31 2006 Norwood 213 23
40 Victoria (state) Nick Smith (lg) 183 81 12 June 1988 29 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 167 10
41 Victoria (state) Tom Papley 177 77 13 July 1996 21 2016 Gippsland (U18) 20 29
44 Victoria (state) Jake Lloyd 180 77 20 September 1993 24 2014 North Ballarat (U18) 69 17
Rookie list[2]
No. State Player Hgt Wgt Date of birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals
19 Northern Territory Shaun Edwards 190 85 13 December 1993 24 2012 St Mary's (NTFL), Essendon 24 10
25 Victoria (state) Ben Ronke 181 73 18 December 1997 20 Calder (U18)
38 Republic of Ireland Colin O'Riordan 186 86 12 October 1995 22 Tipperary GAA
42 Victoria (state) Robbie Fox 185 84 16 April 1993 24 Coburg VFL
43 Victoria (state) Lewis Melican 193 95 4 November 1996 21 Geelong U18
45 New South Wales Sam Fisher 181 78 23 February 1998 19 Canberra
46 Victoria (state) Sam Murray 187 88 2 September 1997 20 Wodonga
47 South Australia Toby Pink 193 85 11 August 1998 19 Glenelg
Senior coaching panel[3]
State Coach Coaching position Sydney coaching debut Former clubs as coach
New South Wales John Longmire Senior coach 2002
South Australia Stuart Dew Senior assistant coach (midfield) 2009
South Australia Josh Francou Assistant coach (stoppages) 2015
New South Wales Brett Kirk Assistant coach (forwards) 2016 Fremantle (a)
Victoria (state) Henry Playfair Assistant coach (defence) 2010 Sydney Swans (NEAFL) (s)
Victoria (state) John Blakey Coaching director/head of development 2006 Brisbane Lions (a)
Victoria (state) Nick Davis Development coach 2016
Victoria (state) Rhyce Shaw Reserves coach 2016
South Australia Jared Crouch Academy coaching director 2011
  • For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group.
  • For coaches: (s) denotes senior coach, (cs) denotes caretaker senior coach, (a) denotes assistant coach, (d) denotes development coach.

Playing list changes[edit]

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.

In[edit]

Player Previous club League via
Victoria (state) Oliver Florent Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Pick 11, 2016 National Draft
South Australia Will Hayward North Adelaide SANFL Pick 21, 2016 National Draft
Victoria (state) Jack Maibaum Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Pick 45, 2016 National Draft
Western Australia Darcy Cameron Claremont WAFL Pick 48, 2016 National Draft
Victoria (state) Ben Ronke Calder Cannons TAC Cup Pick 17, 2017 Rookie Draft
Victoria (state) Robbie Fox Coburg Lions VFL Pick 34, 2017 Rookie Draft
Northern Territory Shaun Edwards Essendon AFL Pick 49, 2017 Rookie Draft
South Australia Toby Pink Glenelg SANFL Pick 54, 2017 Rookie Draft
New South Wales Sam Fisher Canberra NEAFL Category-B Rookie

Out[edit]

Player New club League via
Western Australia Tom Mitchell Hawthorn AFL Trade[4]
Tasmania Toby Nankervis Richmond AFL Trade[5]
Victoria (state) Ted Richards Retired[6]
Victoria (state) Ben McGlynn Retired[7]
Victoria (state) Tom Derickx Retired[8]
New South Wales Abe Davis Delisted[9]
New South Wales Kyle Galloway Delisted[10]
New South Wales Jack Hiscox Delisted[11]
Victoria (state) Xavier Richards Sydney University NEAFL Delisted[12]

List management[edit]

Player Change
Victoria (state) Tom Papley Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list
Western Australia Harrison Marsh Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list
New South Wales Jordan Foote Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list
Victoria (state) Nic Newman Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list

Season summary[edit]

Pre-season matches[edit]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 19 February North Melbourne 0.8.15 (63) 0.9.11 (65) Lost by 2 points[13] Coffs Harbour International Stadium (H) 3,040
2 Friday, 3 March (7:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 1.4.9 (42) 0.8.6 (54) Won by 12 points[14] Blacktown International Sportspark (A) 2,695
3 Sunday, 12 March (7:10 pm) St Kilda 0.10.14 (74) 0.11.11 (77) Won by 3 points[15] Lavington Sports Ground (A) 6,893

Home and away season[edit]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Record Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm) Port Adelaide 12.10 (82) 17.8 (110) Lost by 28 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 33,129 14th 0–1 [16]
2 Friday, 31 March (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) 13.9 (87) Lost by 23 points Etihad Stadium (A) 42,834 15th 0–2 [17]
3 Friday, 7 April (7:50 pm) Collingwood 11.13 (79) 11.14 (80) Lost by 1 point Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 35,310 16th 0–3 [18]
4 Thursday, 13 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 13.13 (91) 10.5 (65) Lost by 26 points Domain Stadium (A) 38,065 16th 0–4 [19]
5 Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.9 (63) 15.15 (105) Lost by 42 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 34,824 18th 0–5 [20]
6 Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 15.7 (97) 11.12 (78) Lost by 19 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 32,678 18th 0–6 [21]
7 Sunday, 7 May (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 20.15 (135) 12.9 (81) Won by 54 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 25,619 17th 1–6 [22]
8 Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 11.12 (78) 18.12 (120) Won by 42 points Etihad Stadium (A) 21,589 15th 2–6 [23]
9 Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm) St Kilda 10.8 (68) 18.10 (118) Won by 50 points Etihad Stadium (A) 29,778 12th 3–6 [24]
10 Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 11.9 (75) 12.9 (81) Lost by 6 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 36,221 15th 3–7 [25]
11 Bye 16th 3–7
12 Thursday, 8 June (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.16 (88) 6.6 (42) Won by 46 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 20,692 14th 4–7 [26]
13 Saturday, 17 June (1:45 pm) Richmond 10.11 (71) 12.8 (80) Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 58,721 12th 5–7 [27]
14 Friday, 23 June (7:50 pm) Essendon 11.20 (86) 12.13 (85) Won by 1 point Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 34,575 10th 6–7 [28]
15 Friday, 30 June (7:50 pm) Melbourne 7.8 (50) 11.19 (85) Won by 35 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 47,464 9th 7–7 [29]
16 Saturday, 8 July (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 17.16 (118) 7.9 (51) Won by 67 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 32,987 8th 8–7 [30]
17 Saturday, 15 July (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 12.11 (83) 14.12 (96) Won by 13 points Spotless Stadium (A) 21,924 6th 9–7 [31]
18 Saturday, 22 July (7:25 pm) St Kilda 14.17 (101) 9.5 (59) Won by 42 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 35,773 6th 10–7 [32]
19 Friday, 28 July (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 10.12 (72) 9.12 (66) Lost by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 52,181 6th 10–8 [33]
20 Friday, 4 August (7:50 pm) Geelong 8.13 (61) 16.11 (107) Won by 46 points Simonds Stadium (A) 30,833 6th 11–8 [34]
21 Saturday, 12 August (1:45 pm) Fremantle 22.11 (143) 5.9 (39) Won by 104 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 39,281 5th 12–8 [35]
22 Friday, 18 August (7:20 pm) Adelaide 11.14 (80) 13.5 (83) Won by 3 points Adelaide Oval (A) 51,466 6th 13–8 [36]
23 Saturday, 26 August (4:35 pm) Carlton 21.12 (138) 8.9 (57) Won by 81 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 38,965 6th 14–8 [37]
Source Archived 17 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine

Finals matches[edit]

Round Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
EF Saturday, 9 September (4:20 pm) Essendon 19.7 (121) 8.8 (56) Won by 65 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 46,323 [38]
SF Friday, 15 September (7:50 pm) Geelong 15.8 (98) 5.9 (39) Lost by 59 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 55,529 [39]

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 22 15 6 1 2415 1776 136.0 62 2017 finals
2 Geelong 22 15 6 1 2134 1818 117.4 62
3 Richmond (P) 22 15 7 0 1992 1684 118.3 60
4 Greater Western Sydney 22 14 6 2 2081 1812 114.8 60
5 Port Adelaide 22 14 8 0 2168 1671 129.7 56
6 Sydney 22 14 8 0 2093 1651 126.8 56
7 Essendon 22 12 10 0 2135 2004 106.5 48
8 West Coast 22 12 10 0 1964 1858 105.7 48
9 Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2035 1934 105.2 48
10 Western Bulldogs 22 11 11 0 1857 1913 97.1 44
11 St Kilda 22 11 11 0 1925 1986 96.9 44
12 Hawthorn 22 10 11 1 1864 2055 90.7 42
13 Collingwood 22 9 12 1 1944 1963 99.0 38
14 Fremantle 22 8 14 0 1607 2160 74.4 32
15 North Melbourne 22 6 16 0 1983 2264 87.6 24
16 Carlton 22 6 16 0 1594 2038 78.2 24
17 Gold Coast 22 6 16 0 1756 2311 76.0 24
18 Brisbane Lions 22 5 17 0 1877 2526 74.3 20
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Awards and records[edit]

VFL/AFL records[edit]

The Swans became the first team ever to make the finals after starting 0-6.

Bob Skilton Medal[edit]

The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual award presented to the club's best and fairest player throughout the season. It was given to Luke Parker for the 2017 season.

Bob Skilton Medal
Rank Player Votes
1 Luke Parker 696
2e Lance Franklin 650
2e Jake Lloyd 650
4 Josh Kennedy 580
5 George Hewett 571
6 Heath Grundy 569
7 Tom Papley 556
8 Dan Hannebery 546
9 Zak Jones 543
10 Isaac Heeney 518

Rising Star Award: Lewis Melican

Dennis Carroll Trophy for Most Improved Player: George Hewett

Barry Round Shield for Best Clubman: Callum Sinclair

Paul Kelly Players’ Player: Josh Kennedy

Paul Roos Award for Best Player in a Finals Series: Heath Grundy & Kieren Jack

All-Australian Team[edit]

The 2017 All-Australian team included two Swans players in the initial 40-man squad, before naming just Lance Franklin in the final team.

All-Australian Team
No. State Player Status Position
23 Western Australia Lance Franklin In Team Centre-half forward

Milestones[edit]

Milestones
No. State Player Milestone Round
20 Victoria (state) Sam Reid 100th career game Round 2
23 Western Australia Lance Franklin 250th career game Round 3
23 Western Australia Lance Franklin 800th career goal Round 5
18 Western Australia Callum Sinclair 50th career game Round 7
24 New South Wales Dane Rampe 100th career game Round 9
5 New South Wales Isaac Heeney 50th career game Round 17
12 Victoria (state) Josh Kennedy 200th career game Round 19
10 Victoria (state) Zak Jones 50th career game Round 21
26 Victoria (state) Luke Parker 150th career game Elimination Final
3 New South Wales Jarrad McVeigh 300th career game Semi-final

Debuts[edit]

Debuts
No. State Player Round
13 Victoria (state) Oliver Florent Round 1
9 South Australia Will Hayward Round 2
28 Victoria (state) Nic Newman Round 2
42 Victoria (state) Robbie Fox Round 2
34 South Australia Jordan Dawson Round 3
43 South Australia Lewis Melican Round 5

1Had previously played for another club but played their first match for the Sydney Swans.

AFL Rising Star[edit]

Each round during the season a different eligible player is nominated for the annual award of AFL Rising Star, with a panel of experts voting on the nominated players at the end of the year. In 2017 two Swans players received nominations for the award.

AFL Rising Star
No. State Player Status Round
43 South Australia Lewis Melican Nominated Round 18
9 South Australia Will Hayward Nominated Round 23

22 Under 22 Team[edit]

The 22 Under 22 team is a selection of the best team of AFL players under the age of 22, as selected by fans in an online poll. Three Swans players were selected for the team in 2017.

22 Under 22 team
No. State Player Status
14 New South Wales Callum Mills Back pocket
41 Victoria (state) Tom Papley Forward pocket
5 New South Wales Isaac Heeney Interchange

Reserves[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 1 April (1:30 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) 12.13 (85) Lost by 26 points Blacktown International Sportspark (A) 8th
2 Saturday, 8 April (1:30 pm) Southport 20.9 (129) 3.9 (27) Won by 102 points Blacktown International Sportspark (H) 3rd
3 Bye 5th
4 Saturday, 22 April (3:45 pm) UWS Giants 13.13 (91) 8.7 (55) Won by 36 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 3rd
5 Friday, 28 April (7:30 pm) NT Thunder 13.6 (84) 16.12 (108) Won by 24 points Marrara Oval (A) 3rd
6 Sunday, 7 May (9:30 am) Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102) 10.5 (65) Won by 37 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 2nd
7 Saturday, 13 May (12:00 pm) Canberra 6.8 (44) 25.15 (165) Won by 121 points UNSW Canberra Oval (A) 2nd
8 Friday, 19 May (7:00 pm) Sydney University 6.10 (46) 16.17 (113) Won by 67 points Henson Park (A) 1st
9 Saturday, 27 May (12:00 pm) Gold Coast 16.24 (120) 4.8 (32) Won by 88 points Newcastle Oval (H) 1st
10 Bye 2nd
11 Saturday, 10 June (11:00 am) UWS Giants 28.17 (185) 2.2 (14) Won by 171 points Blacktown International Sportspark (H) 1st
12 Saturday, 17 June (12:00 pm) Aspley 8.4 (52) 22.22 (154) Won by 102 points South Pine Sports Complex (A) 1st
13 Friday, 23 June (4:10 pm) Sydney University 9.10 (64) 15.16 (106) Won by 42 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 1st
14 Saturday, 1 July (12:00 pm) Canberra 7.5 (47) 20.18 (138) Won by 91 points UNSW Canberra Oval (A) 1st
15 Saturday, 8 July (12:55 pm) Gold Coast 21.10 (136) 4.5 (29) Won by 107 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 1st
16 Saturday, 15 July (3:45 pm) UWS Giants 8.5 (53) 16.16 (112) Won by 59 points Spotless Stadium (A) 1st
17 Saturday, 22 July (3:45 pm) NT Thunder 21.21 (147) 4.4 (28) Won by 119 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 1st
18 Bye 1st
19 Saturday, 5 August (12:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 19.14 (128) 15.19 (109) Lost by 19 points The Gabba (A) 1st
20 Saturday, 12 August (10:05 pm) Redland 26.17 (173) 6.10 (46) Won by 127 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 1st

Finals series[edit]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue
Home Away Result
EF Bye
SF Saturday, 2 September (11:00 am) Gold Coast 21.16 (142) 11.8 (74) Won by 68 points Blacktown International Sportspark (H)
GF Saturday, 9 September (7:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.22 (82) 12.13 (85) Lost by 3 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H)

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