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'Cause God knows you can never have enough sarcasmWelcome! I look forward to reading some of your passion, fire and sarcasm
Just a small correction (in bold)Hi All!
Long time lurker
6. Favourite Swans memories?
2012 GF With the old boy, Goal after siren v Essendon (Gaz), Every winagainst Essendon/Collingwood
Hey mate, welcome!Hi all, have been lurking on here for a couple of years now.
I remember starting following the Swans in the early 80's and remember seeing seeing capper in the reserves in the 'fly in days' God we were awful. I won't name names but I remember seeing one of our players playing on after the siren one time in front of goal, It didn't cost us the game of course because we weren't even close. Once when we were playing Hawthorn in front of 5 000 people the Hawthorn cheer squad changed ends each quarter to be at the scoring end to see Mathews score his 400th goal. They just pushed us aside. Once Carltons banner was classic, it had pacmen gobbling up swans with the writing 'Sydney, Start Packing'
The crowd figures were a joke 6-8000 was surely counting individual legs.
Went to a pre-season practice game once and the boys were changing in a shipping container.
I only left early once and that was when Carlton kicked 9 goals in the first quarter so I went to a pub.
I was around the club during the Barry Round, Ricky Quade incident and used to go to the Catholic Club after the games.
I could go on about the bad old days but then Hafey and Williams came and it was the most exciting time. Sellouts, Goals, consecutive 100 point wins, It was the biggest show in town.
I Saw the semi final in 96 against Hawthorn when Lockett didn't come up. Fantastic game, went from 40000 crowd straight into the Sydney football stadium for St George V Canberra. Great weekend. St, George Red and white too.
I got a letter from Geoffrey Edelstein in a gold embossed envelope around the time he took over the club. When I opened it all that was there was newspaper clippings of what a good guy he was.
I love the club and watched the 2016 GF from an Irish pub in Paris. Ah don't mind sharing the success around.
Oh and I never got a free ticket which was a rumour during the dark days
1. Where are you from? Melbourne/Sydney
2. Why did you start supporting the Swans? Looking for a team to support when stationed with the Army in Sydney
3. How long have you been supporting the Swans? since 1981-2
4. Favourite players (current)? Tom Papley, Heeney, Parker , Kennedy, Cunningham
5. Favourite players (all time)? Williams, Carter, Rys-Jones, Paul Kelly, O'Laughlan, Goodes,
6. Favourite Swans memories? The excitement of the Hafey era
7. Where were you for the 2005 GF? In my brothers back Yard, I was only recently divorced and I got smashed.
8. Favourite piece of Swans memorabilia that you own? Signed Jumper from 2004, one year too earlySelfie with Bob Skilton
9. Unluckiest Player Brett Scott Only played when Williams was suspended.
Welcome! sounds like you'll fit right in!Hi All!
Long time lurker that has finally decided to sign up and contribute! Big fan of the passion, fire and sarcasm of this board and hoping to add to this!
1. Where are you from?
Melbourne
2. Why did you start supporting the Swans?
Dad & his dad.
3. How long have you been supporting the Swans?
27 years (since birth)
4. Favourite players (current)?
Dane Rampe, Luke Parker
5. Favourite players (all time)?
JPK, ROK, LRT, Grundy, Paul Kelly, Malceski
6. Favourite Swans memories?
2012 GF With the old boy, Goal after siren v Essendon (Gaz), any win against Essendon/Collingwood
7. Where were you for the 2005 GF?
Little 12 year old with a painted face at the MCG.
8. Favourite piece of Swans memorabilia that you own?
A staple in my Dad’s shed that my mother somehow let me choose for his birthday one year, a lovely lady with a fair rig and rather large appendages with a Sydney jersey and shorts just painted on.
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Welcome1. Where are you from? Sydney originally, now Newcastle NSW
2. Why did you start supporting the Swans? Had a schoolmate who had come up from Vic who got me into footy
3. How long have you been supporting the Swans? Got on board when I was a kid in the late 90's
4. Favourite players (current)? Isaac Heeney, James Rowbottom
5. Favourite players (all time)? Paul Kelly, Adam Goodes, Adam Schneider, Dan Hannebery
6. Favourite Swans memories? First ever live game vs Bulldogs at SCG in 99 (even though we lost), 2005 finals series, being there to see us win the flag in 2012
7. Where were you for the 2005 GF? On a plane from Sydney to Perth of all places.
8. Favourite piece of Swans memorabilia that you own? First ever swans jumper that I got in 2002
Kudos to you for sticking by Hanners as a favorite player. He gave his heart & soul for the Swans.1. Where are you from? Sydney originally, now Newcastle NSW
2. Why did you start supporting the Swans? Had a schoolmate who had come up from Vic who got me into footy
3. How long have you been supporting the Swans? Got on board when I was a kid in the late 90's
4. Favourite players (current)? Isaac Heeney, James Rowbottom
5. Favourite players (all time)? Paul Kelly, Adam Goodes, Adam Schneider, Dan Hannebery
6. Favourite Swans memories? First ever live game vs Bulldogs at SCG in 99 (even though we lost), 2005 finals series, being there to see us win the flag in 2012
7. Where were you for the 2005 GF? On a plane from Sydney to Perth of all places.
8. Favourite piece of Swans memorabilia that you own? First ever swans jumper that I got in 2002
Hey just arrived here recently
Just finding my feet and learning how it goes
seems a good bunch
The odd grump
Welcome EG.Hi all, been a reader for a while, tipped over the edge by the umpiring effort over the last 3weeks and have decided to add my two Bob in to the site! Think we need to put pressure on the club to make something of a stand against the clear bias against our club that seems to have kicked in around the time of the buddy trade.
1. Where are you from? Melbourne
2. Why did you start supporting the Swans? Family moved to Sydney from ireland in 1982 at the same time of the swans move to Sydney, moved to Melbourne shortly afterwards but old man was a Swan straight away and passed on to me
3. How long have you been supporting the Swans? Since I can remember, first memory 1986 finals series as a young fella, fitzroy game and crowd chanting Warwick capper has got aids!! Bad result!!
4. Favourite players (current)? Rampe, Parker, Kennedy, Heeney and the young blokes coming through - Errol has captured my attention with his smarts
5. Favourite players (all time)? In order - 1. Goodesy 2. Paul Kelly 3. Brett Kirk 4. Mickey O 5. McVeigh
6. Favourite Swans memories? High scoring Swans in mid-late 80’s, barassi years, rocket early years initially, 96 in particular and pretty much every year since, feel very lucky being a swans supporter since 96, our team has rarely let us down
7. Where were you for the 2005 GF? At the ground, got standing room tickets with my old man, later all over south Melbourne, casino, etc!
8. Favourite piece of Swans memorabilia that you own? The memories are enough
Howdy and welcome onboard!Hi guys. New around these parts. Love the swans.
1. Where are you from? Melbourne
2. Why did you start supporting the Swans? Because they're the best. Der
3. How long have you been supporting the Swans? 30 years
4. Favourite players (current)? Hickey
5. Favourite players (all time)? Magic O'Loughlin
6. Favourite Swans memories? 2012 GF
7. Where were you for the 2005 GF? In the crowd
8. Favourite piece of Swans memorabilia that you own? Luke Parker signed guernsey
Thank you. Looking forward to contributing around hereHowdy and welcome onboard!
Welcome! Glad you finally decided to join us... very few of us bite!Been lurking here for 6 or so years
1. Where are you from? Brisbane last 15 years but originally south west nsw then Sydney
2. Why did you start supporting the Swans? Sports lover then really got interested when my Rabbitohs were booted from the NRL
3. How long have you been supporting the Swans? Mid 90s, barrassi was coach and before plugga and Roos came across
4. Favourite players (current)? Buddy, rampe, florent, Cunningham
5. Favourite players (all time)? Kelly, Dunkley, cresswell, maxfield
6. Favourite Swans memories? Pluggas behind. One of my earliest scg memories was of bombers fans carrying on after a win, loved that behind
7. Where were you for the 2005 GF? Houseboat on end of season cricket trip (there’s winter cricket comps up here)
8. Favourite piece of Swans memorabilia that you own? First membership
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Welcome!1. Where are you from?
New Norfolk Tasmania. Birth place of the remarkable Peter Hudson.
2. Why did you start supporting the Swans?
Bobby Skilton won his second Brownlow. My mother cautioned that the best player doesn't always play for the best team.
3. How long have you been supporting the Swans?
Since 1963.
4. Favourite players (current)?
I liked George Hewitt. Heeney, Fox, Mills and Papley
5. Favourite players (all time)?
Troy Lufff (played in tough times), Lewis Roberts-Thomson (should have won the Norm Smith in 2005), Stevie Wright (tough as an old boot), Paul Kelly ( a true superstar), Michael O'Loughlin (they don't call you magic for nothing) and Adam Goodes ( absolute class, proved it all in the 2012 GF)
6. Favourite Swans memories?
1996 Grand Final - I never thought I'd see the Swans in a GF
2005 Grand Final - I never thought I'd see the Swans win a GF
7. Where were you for the 2005 GF?
In bay N51 amongst the 200+ games players. It was fantastic. The bloke across the aisle turned to me with tears streaming down his face and said "Tell me I'm not dreaming"
8. Favourite piece of Swans memorabilia that you own?
2005 Weg poster and 2005 ticket stub
Welcome.Good to be back here after a decade. (An old boiler under another name at the other forum) hope to see some better civilised banter here. Was 20 year Swans member but gave it away when I moved down here last year - but found that our local AFL club is the Goulburn Swans!! So I’ve got the supporter merch to fit right in. Hoping you are all keeping safe & well.
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