2016 Sydney Swans season

Sydney Swans
2016 season
President Andrew Pridham
Coach John Longmire
(6th season)
Captain(s) Kieren Jack
(4th season)
Jarrad McVeigh
(6th season)
Home ground SCG
(Capacity: 48,000)
NAB Challenge 6th
Leading goalkicker Lance Franklin (23)
Highest home attendance 37,045 vs GWS
(Round 3)
Lowest home attendance 33,857 vs Collingwood
(Round 1)
Average home attendance 33,443 (Increase 3,952)
Club membership 50,242 (Increase 1,406)
← 2015

The 2016 AFL season will be the 120th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Sydney Swans.

Club summary

After having split its home games between the Sydney Cricket Ground and ANZ Stadium since 2002, Sydney returned to playing all games at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The club and the stadium had originally planned to end their agreement at the end of the 2016 season, but the two parties agreed on February 29 to end the agreement one year early. The three 2016 matches which were scheduled for ANZ Stadium (Round 1 vs Collingwood, Round 7 vs Essendon and Round 18 vs Carlton) were shifted to the Sydney Cricket Ground as a result. Under the club's new stadium arrangement, it has committed to playing all home games at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a thirty-year deal, set to end in 2046.[1]

On April 12 2016, the Swans broke the 50,000 members miletone for the first time, breaking the clubs record of 48,836 members set in 2015.[2]

Squad for 2016

Statistics are correct as of end of 2015 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List[3]
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2015) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2015) Goals (end 2015)
1 South Australia James Rose 185 79 16 April 1996 19 2015 Sturt 2 3
2 Victoria (Australia) Alex Johnson 194 92 2 March 1992 23 2011 Oakleigh (U18) 45 1
3 New South Wales Jarrad McVeigh (c) 184 74 7 April 1985 30 2004 NSW/ACT (U18) 266 184
4 Victoria (Australia) Daniel Hannebery (lg) 181 79 24 February 1991 24 2009 Oakleigh (U18) 144 69
5 New South Wales Isaac Heeney 184 80 5 May 1996 19 Cardiff, Sydney Swans Academy 14 16
6 Western Australia Tom Mitchell 181 83 31 May 1993 22 2013 Claremont 39 23
7 New South Wales Harry Cunningham 181 76 6 December 1993 22 2012 NSW/ACT (U18) 52 31
8 Queensland Kurt Tippett 202 108 8 May 1987 28 2008 Southport, Adelaide 152 301
9 New South Wales Abaina Davis 192 97 27 January 1996 19 UNSW-Eastern Suburbs, Sydney Swans Academy
10 Victoria (Australia) Zak Jones 181 79 15 March 1995 20 2014 Dandenong (U18) 15 1
11 Victoria (Australia) Jeremy Laidler 190 89 5 August 1989 26 2009 Calder (U18), Geelong, Carlton 68 7
12 Victoria (Australia) Josh Kennedy (lg) 188 93 20 June 1988 27 2008 Sandringham (U18), Hawthorn 158 95
13 Tasmania Toby Nankervis 199 106 12 August 1994 21 2015 North Launceston 5 1
14 New South Wales Callum Mills 186 80 2 April 1997 18 North Shore
15 New South Wales Kieren Jack (c) 178 75 28 June 1987 28 2007 NSW/ACT (U18) 185 131
16 Victoria (Australia) Gary Rohan 188 90 7 June 1991 24 2010 Geelong (U18) 61 42
17 New South Wales Jack Hiscox 184 74 23 March 1995 20 Sydney Uni, Sydney Swans Academy
18 Western Australia Callum Sinclair 200 99 23 September 1989 26 2013 Subiaco, West Coast 29 18
19 Western Australia Tom Derickx 200 102 7 December 1987 28 2012 Claremont, Richmond 15 6
20 Victoria (Australia) Sam Reid 196 98 27 December 1991 24 2010 Murray (U18) 98 94
21 Victoria (Australia) Ben McGlynn 172 76 6 August 1985 30 2006 Bendigo (U18), Hawthorn 153 171
22 Victoria (Australia) Dean Towers 189 86 4 May 1990 25 2014 North Ballarat 17 8
23 Western Australia Lance Franklin 197 107 30 January 1987 29 2005 Perth, Hawthorn 221 706
24 New South Wales Dane Rampe (lg) 188 87 2 June 1990 25 2013 UNSW-Eastern 72 5
25 Victoria (Australia) Ted Richards 193 92 11 January 1983 32 2002 Sandringham (U18), Essendon 253 32
26 Victoria (Australia) Luke Parker (lg) 183 85 25 October 1992 23 2011 Dandenong (U18) 101 78
27 New South Wales Daniel Robinson 185 82 3 July 1994 21 2015 Mosman Football Club 4 2
29 South Australia George Hewett 185 83 29 December 1995 20 North Adelaide
30 Victoria (Australia) Tyrone Leonardis 182 78 22 February 1997 18 Northern (U18)
32 Victoria (Australia) Michael Talia 194 94 11 February 1993 22 2012 Calder (U18), Western Bulldogs 30 3
33 New South Wales Brandon Jack 182 77 25 May 1994 21 2013 Pennant Hills 27 16
34 South Australia Jordan Dawson 190 84 9 April 1997 18 Sturt
35 New South Wales Sam Naismith 206 108 16 July 1992 23 2014 North Shore 1 0
36 Western Australia Aliir Aliir 193 94 5 September 1994 21 East Fremantle
39 South Australia Heath Grundy (lg) 192 106 2 June 1986 29 2006 Norwood 187 23
40 Victoria (Australia) Nick Smith (lg) 183 79 12 June 1988 27 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 142 9
42 Victoria (Australia) Xavier Richards 195 91 25 April 1993 22 2013 Sandringham (U18) 2 0
44 Victoria (Australia) Jake Lloyd 180 76 20 September 1993 22 2014 North Ballarat (U18) 43 11
Rookie List[4]
No. State Player Hgt Wgt Date of Birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals
28 Victoria (Australia) Nic Newman 188 81 15 January 1993 22 Frankston
31 Western Australia Harry Marsh 189 82 13 January 1994 21 East Fremantle
38 Republic of Ireland Colin O'Riordan 188 87 12 October 1995 20 Tipperary GAA
41 Victoria (Australia) Tom Papley 176 71 13 July 1996 19 Gippsland (U18)
43 Victoria (Australia) Lewis Melican 194 80 4 November 1996 19 Geelong U18
45 New South Wales Jordan Foote 183 76 2 January 1996 19 UNSW-Eastern Suburbs, Sydney Swans Academy
46 Victoria (Australia) Sam Murray 188 72 2 September 1997 18 Wodonga
47 Victoria (Australia) Kyle Galloway 206 104 21 November 1996 19 Shepparton
Senior coaching panel[5]
State Coach Coaching position Sydney Coaching debut Former clubs as coach
New South Wales John Longmire Senior Coach 2011
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 (Australia) Henry Playfair Assistant Coach (Defence) 2010 Sydney Swans (NEAFL) (s)
Victoria (Australia) John Blakey Coaching Director/Head of Development 2006 Brisbane Lions (a)
Victoria (Australia) Nick Davis Development Coach 2016
Victoria (Australia) Rhyce Shaw Reserves Coach 2016
South Australia Jared Crouch Academy Coaching Director 2011

Playing list changes

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

In

Player Previous Club League via
Western Australia Callum Sinclair West Coast AFL Trade[6]
Victoria (Australia) Michael Talia Western Bulldogs AFL Trade[7]
New South Wales Callum Mills North Shore Sydney AFL Pick 3, 2015 National Draft (Academy selection)
Victoria (Australia) Tyrone Leonardis Northern (U18) TAC Cup Pick 51, 2015 National Draft
South Australia Jordan Dawson Sturt SANFL Pick 56, 2015 National Draft
Victoria (Australia) Tom Papley Gippsland (U18) TAC Cup Pick 14, 2016 Rookie Draft
Victoria (Australia) Kyle Galloway Shepparton GVFL Pick 59, 2016 Rookie Draft
Victoria (Australia) Sam Murray Wodonga O&MFL Pick 66, 2016 Rookie Draft
Republic of Ireland Colin O'Riordan Tipperary GAA Pick 69, 2016 Rookie Draft (International Rookie)[8]

Out

Player New Club League via
Victoria (Australia) Adam Goodes Retired[9]
Victoria (Australia) Rhyce Shaw Retired[10]
Canada Mike Pyke Retired[11]
Western Australia Lewis Jetta West Coast AFL Trade[12]
New South Wales Craig Bird Essendon AFL Trade[13]
New South Wales Lloyd Perris Delisted[14]
Victoria (Australia) Sean McLaren Delisted[15]

List management

Player Change
New South Wales Sam Naismith Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list
Western Australia Harry Marsh Demoted from the senior list to the rookie list during 2016 Rookie Draft (pick 32)

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 20 February (4:40 pm) Port Adelaide 1.10.12 (81) 1.7.9 (60) Won by 21 points[16] Blacktown International Sportspark (H) 3,172
2 Friday, 4 March (7:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 1.8.3 (60) 0.14.10 (94) Lost by 34 points[17] Drummoyne Oval (H) 4,754
3 Friday, 11 March (5:50 pm) Carlton 1.8.12 (69) 0.14.7 (91) Won by 22 points[18] Etihad Stadium (A) 6,804

Home and away season

See also: 2016 AFL season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position		 Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 26 March (7:25 pm) Collingwood 18.25 (133) 7.11 (53) Won by 80 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 33,857 2nd [19]
2 Sunday, 3 April (4:40 pm) Carlton 10.11 (71) 20.11 (131) Won by 60 points Etihad Stadium (A) 33,146 2nd [20]
3 Saturday, 9 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 14.9 (93) 10.8 (68) Won by 25 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 37,045 1st [21]
4 Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.17 (113) 15.13 (103) Lost by 10 points Adelaide Oval (A) 51,330 3rd [22]
5 Saturday, 23 April (1:40 pm) West Coast 12.16 (88) 7.7 (49) Won by 39 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 35,427 3rd [23]
6 Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) 15.7 (97) Won by 3 points The Gabba (A) 14,646 3rd [24]
7 Saturday, 7 May (4:35 pm) Essendon Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
8 Saturday, 14 May (7:25 pm) Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
9 Friday, 20 May (7:50 pm) Hawthorn Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
10 Friday, 27 May (7:50 pm) North Melbourne Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
11 Saturday, 4 June (7:25 pm) Gold Coast Metricon Stadium (A)
12 Sunday, 12 June (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney Spotless Stadium (A)
13 Sunday, 19 June (1:10 pm) Melbourne Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
14 Bye
15 Saturday, 2 July (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
16 Friday, 8 July (7:50 pm) Geelong Simonds Stadium (A)
17 Thursday, 14 July (7:20 pm) Hawthorn Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
18 Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm) Carlton Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
19 Sunday, 31 July (1:20 pm) Fremantle Domain Stadium (A)
20 Saturday, 6 August (1:45 pm) Port Adelaide Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
21 Saturday, 13 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda Etihad Stadium (A)
22 Saturday, 20 August (1:45 pm) North Melbourne Blundstone Arena (A)
23 Richmond Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
Source

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA % Pts Qualification
1 North Melbourne 6 6 0 0 672 538 124.9 24 2016 finals
2 Geelong 6 5 1 0 664 380 174.7 20
3 Sydney 6 5 1 0 645 448 144.0 20
4 Hawthorn 7 5 2 0 696 700 99.4 20
5 Western Bulldogs 6 4 2 0 536 344 155.8 16
6 Greater Western Sydney 6 4 2 0 670 476 140.8 16
7 West Coast 6 4 2 0 609 467 130.4 16
8 Adelaide 6 4 2 0 688 564 122.0 16
9 Melbourne 6 3 3 0 605 592 102.2 12
10 Gold Coast 6 3 3 0 565 595 95.0 12
11 Port Adelaide 6 3 3 0 549 612 89.7 12
12 St Kilda 6 2 4 0 553 625 88.5 8
13 Collingwood 6 2 4 0 501 637 78.6 8
14 Carlton 6 2 4 0 388 528 73.5 8
15 Richmond 7 1 6 0 572 782 73.1 4
16 Brisbane Lions 6 1 5 0 509 719 70.8 4
17 Essendon 6 1 5 0 363 586 61.9 4
18 Fremantle 6 0 6 0 430 622 69.1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2016. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Individual awards and records

Milestones

Milestones
No. State Player Milestone Round
8 Queensland Kurt Tippett 50th club game Round 2
12 Victoria (Australia) Josh Kennedy 150th club game Round 5
4 Victoria (Australia) Dan Hannebery 150th career game Round 6

Debuts

Debuts
No. State Player Round
14 New South Wales Callum Mills Round 1
18 Western Australia Callum Sinclair Round 11
29 South Australia George Hewett Round 1
41 Victoria (Australia) Tom Papley Round 1
36 Western Australia Aliir Aliir Round 6

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

AFL Rising Star

AFL Rising Star
No. State Player Status Round
41 Victoria (Australia) Tom Papley Nominated Round 5

Reserves

Regular season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 2 April (11:00 am) Brisbane Lions 5.10 (40) 25.12 (162) Won by 122 points Burpengary Sports Complex (A) 1st
2 Saturday, 9 April (10:30 am) UWS Giants 17.13 (115) 14.13 (97) Won by 18 points Blacktown International Sportspark (H) 1st
3 Saturday, 16 April (1:00 pm) Redland 7.10 (52) 23.11 (149) Won by 97 points Leyshon Park (A) 1st
4 Saturday, 23 April (9:30 am) Southport 12.13 (85) 6.9 (45) Won by 40 points Drummoyne Oval (H) 1st
5 Sunday, 1 May (9:30 am) Brisbane Lions 3.7 (25) 20.15 (135) Won by 110 points Coorparoo (A) 1st
6 Saturday, 7 May (12:00 pm) Gold Coast Drummoyne Oval (H)
7 Saturday, 14 May (12:00 pm) Canberra Manuka Oval (A)
8 Bye
9 Friday, 27 May (4:10 pm) Sydney University Sydney Cricket Ground (A)
10 Saturday, 4 June (12:00 pm) Gold Coast Metricon Stadium (A)
11 Sunday, 12 June (1:00 pm) UWS Giants Spotless Stadium (A)
12 Sunday, 19 June (9:30 am) Aspley Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
13 Bye
14 Saturday, 2 July (12:55 pm) NT Thunder Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
15 Saturday, 9 July (12:00 pm) Canberra Manuka Oval (A)
16 Saturday, 16 July (12:00 pm) Gold Coast Newcastle Oval (H)
17 Saturday, 23 July (10:05 am) UWS Giants Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
18 Bye
19 Saturday, 6 August (10:05 am) Brisbane Lions Sydney Cricket Ground (H)
20 Saturday, 13 August (6:30 pm) NT Thunder Marrara Oval (A)
21 Saturday, 20 August (2:00 pm) Sydney University Blacktown International Sportspark (A)

References

  1. ↑ Neil Cordy (29 February 2016). "Sydney Swans sever ties with ANZ Stadium a year early to play all home games at the SCG". Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Sydney Swans Media (12 April 2016). "Swans reach record 50,000 members". Sydney, NSW. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/football/players/senior-players
  4. ↑ http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/football/players/rookie-players
  5. ↑ http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2015-10-30/2016-coaching-structure-update
  6. ↑ Peter Ryan and Alex Malcolm (14 October 2015). "Eagles, Swans agree to straight Sinclair-Jetta swap". AFL. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Sydney Swans Media (22 October 2015). "Talia joins the Swans". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Ryan Davidson (11 October 2015). "Swans beat Dons, Saints to Irish sensation". AFL. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Adam Curley (19 September 2015). "Swans champion Adam Goodes calls it a day". AFL. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Adam Curley (20 August 2015). "Premiership Swan Shaw to pull the pin at season's end". AFL. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Adam Curley (16 October 2015). "Swans ruckman Mike Pyke hangs up the boots". AFL. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Peter Ryan and Alex Malcolm (14 October 2015). "Eagles, Swans agree to straight Sinclair-Jetta swap". AFL. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Sydney Swans Media (21 October 2015). "Bird departs in a three-way trade". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Sydney Swans Media (30 October 2015). "List Changes". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  15. ↑ Sydney Swans Media (30 October 2015). "List Changes". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Adam Curley (20 February 2016). "Swans sink Power in Sydney super soaker". AFL. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Adam Curley (4 March 2016). "Giants get first blood on cross-town rivals". AFL. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  18. ↑ Nathan Schmook & Ben Guthrie (11 March 2016). "Plenty of positives for Blues, but Swans end pre-season with a win". AFL. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  19. ↑ AAP (26 March 2016). "Swans and Franklin give cold Pies a flogging". AFL. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  20. ↑ Ben Guthrie (3 April 2016). "Swans belt Blues to make it two from two". AFL. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  21. ↑ Adam Curley (9 April 2016). "Swans defy Giants' challenge and stay Sydney kings". AFL. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  22. ↑ Kym Morgan (16 April 2016). "Crows defeat Swans in Saturday night classic". AFL. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  23. ↑ Adrien Warren & AAP (23 April 2016). "Swans on song in a slog over Eagles". AFL. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  24. ↑ Michael Whiting (1 May 2016). "Swans hold off brave Lions". AFL. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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