2015 Sydney Swans season

Sydney Swans
2015 season
President	Andrew Pridham
Coach	John Longmire ; (5th season)
Captain(s)	Kieren Jack ; (3rd season) ; Jarrad McVeigh ; (5th season)
Home ground	SCG ; ANZ Stadium
AFL season	4th (16-6)
Finals	5th
Bob Skilton Medal	Josh Kennedy
Leading goalkicker	Lance Franklin (47)
Highest home attendance	38,690 vs Adelaide (Round 18)
Lowest home attendance	23,274 vs Essendon (Round 1)
Average home attendance	31,491 ( 7,221)
Club membership	48,836 ( 8,710)
← 2014	2016 →

The 2015 AFL season will be the 119th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Sydney Swans.

Squad for 2015

Statistics are correct as of end of 2014 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List
No.	State	Player	Hgt (cm)	Wgt (kg)	Date of Birth	Age (end 2014)	AFL Debut	Recruited from	Games (end 2014)	Goals (end 2014)
1		James Rose	185	79	16 April 1996	18		Sturt
2		Rhyce Shaw (lg)	182	81	16 October 1981	33	2000	Preston (U18), Collingwood	213	43
3		Jarrad McVeigh (c)	184	82	7 April 1985	29	2004	NSW/ACT (U18)	244	172
4		Dan Hannebery	181	81	24 February 1991	23	2009	Oakleigh (U18)	120	54
5		Isaac Heeney	184	80	5 May 1996	18		Cardiff, Sydney Swans Academy
6		Tom Mitchell	181	84	31 May 1993	21	2013	Claremont	20	13
7		Harry Cunningham	181	78	6 December 1993	21	2012	NSW/ACT (U18)	31	19
8		Kurt Tippett	201	105	8 May 1987	27	2008	Southport, Adelaide	130	257
9		Abaina Davis	192	97	27 January 1996	18		UNSW-Eastern Suburbs, Sydney Swans Academy
10		Zak Jones	181	75	15 March 1995	19	2014	Dandenong (U18)	4	1
11		Jeremy Laidler	190	89	5 August 1989	25	2009	Calder (U18), Geelong, Carlton	45	3
12		Josh Kennedy (lg)	188	96	20 June 1988	26	2008	Sandringham (U18), Hawthorn	134	80
13		Toby Nankervis	199	101	12 August 1994	20		North Launceston
14		Craig Bird	179	83	21 January 1989	25	2008	NSW/ACT (U18)	131	53
15		Kieren Jack (c)	178	81	28 June 1987	27	2007	NSW/ACT (U18)	163	120
16		Gary Rohan	189	88	7 June 1991	23	2010	Geelong (U18)	43	29
17		Jack Hiscox	184	74	23 March 1995	19		Sydney Uni, Sydney Swans Academy
19		Tom Derickx	204	96	7 December 1987	27	2012	Claremont, Richmond	14	5
20		Sam Reid	196	95	27 December 1991	23	2010	Murray (U18)	76	78
21		Ben McGlynn	172	76	6 August 1985	29	2006	Bendigo (U18), Hawthorn	144	165
22		Dean Towers	189	87	4 May 1990	24	2014	North Ballarat	6	3
23		Lance Franklin	198	102	30 January 1987	28	2005	Perth, Hawthorn	204	659
24		Dane Rampe	188	88	2 June 1990	24	2013	UNSW-Eastern	48	4
25		Ted Richards	192	94	11 January 1983	31	2002	Sandringham (U18), Essendon	231	32
26		Luke Parker (lg)	184	85	25 October 1992	22	2011	Dandenong (U18)	82	60
27		Daniel Robinson	184	80	3 July 1994	20		Mosman Football Club
29		George Hewett	185	77	29 December 1995	19		North Adelaide
31		Harry Marsh	188	82	13 January 1994	20		East Fremantle
32		Lewis Jetta	181	75	4 May 1989	25	2010	Swan Districts Football Club	103	85
33		Brandon Jack	182	80	25 May 1994	20	2013	Pennant Hills	17	10
34		Alex Johnson	193	91	2 March 1992	22	2011	Oakleigh (U18)	45	1
36		Aliir Aliir	194	91	5 September 1994	20		East Fremantle
37		Adam Goodes (lg)	191	100	8 January 1980	34	1999	North Ballarat (U18)	351	439
38		Mike Pyke	201	104	24 March 1984	30	2009	Canada Maple Leafs	90	44
39		Heath Grundy	192	101	2 June 1986	28	2006	Norwood	164	23
40		Nick Smith (lg)	183	82	12 June 1988	26	2008	Oakleigh (U18)	121	9
42		Xavier Richards	196	93	25 April 1993	21	2013	Sandringham (U18)	1	0
44		Jake Lloyd	180	77	20 September 1993	21	2014	North Ballarat (U18)	21	8
Rookie List
No.	State	Player	Hgt	Wgt	Date of Birth	Age	Debut	Recruited from	Games	Goals
28		Nic Newman	188	81	15 January 1993	21		Frankston
30		Sean McLaren	198	93	10 January 1996	18		Sandringham
35		Sam Naismith	205	104	16 July 1992	22	2014	North Shore Australian Football Club	1	0
41		Lloyd Perris	178	77	2 January 1995	19		NSW/ACT (U18)
43		Lewis Melican	194	80	4 November 1996	18		Geelong U18
45		Jordan Foote	183	76	2 January 1996	18		UNSW-Eastern Suburbs, Sydney Swans Academy
Senior coaching panel
	State	Coach	Coaching position				Sydney Coaching debut	Former clubs as coach
		John Longmire	Senior Coach				2011
		John Blakey	Assistant Coach (Defence)				2006	Brisbane Lions (a)
		Stuart Dew	Assistant Coach (Strategy and Midfield)				2009
		Henry Playfair	Assistant Coach (Forwards)				2010	Sydney Swans (NEAFL) (s)
		Josh Francou	Assistant Coach (Midfield)				2015
		Jared Crouch	Development Coach				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

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2014 season and the beginning of the 2015 season.

In

Player	Previous Club	League	via
Isaac Heeney	Cardiff	BDAFL	AFL National Draft, first round (No. 18 overall), Sydney Swans Academy selection
James Rose	Sturt	SANFL	AFL National Draft, second round (No. 37 overall)
Jack Hiscox	Sydney Uni	NEAFL	AFL National Draft, second round (No. 38 overall), Sydney Swans Academy selection
Abaina Davis	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs	NEAFL	AFL National Draft, fourth round (No. 70 overall), Sydney Swans Academy selection
Sean McLaren	Sandringham	TAC Cup	AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 17 overall)
Nic Newman	Frankston	VFL	AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 35 overall)
Lewis Melican	Geelong U18	TAC Cup	AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 52 overall)
Jordan Foote	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs	NEAFL	AFL Rookie Draft, ninth round (No. 76 overall)

Out

Player	New Club	League	via
Lewis Roberts-Thomson			Retired
Ryan O'Keefe			Retired
Nick Malceski	Gold Coast	AFL	Free Agency
Shane Biggs	Western Bulldogs	AFL	Trade
Tim Membrey	St Kilda	AFL	Delisted
Matthew Dick	Carlton	AFL	Delisted
Jordan Lockyer	Subiaco	WAFL	Delisted
Tommy Walsh			Returned to Ireland
Patrick Mitchell			Returned to USA

List management

Player	Change
Xavier Richards	Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft (pick 94)
Jake Lloyd	Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft (pick 112)
Daniel Robinson	Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft (pick 130)

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ref
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ref
1	Friday, 6 March (7:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	1.4.6 (39)	0.10.15 (75)	Lost by 36 points	Coffs Harbour International Stadium (H)	4,077	^[1]
2	Sunday, 15 March (4:10 pm)	Fremantle	1.7.14 (65)	1.6.11 (56)	Won by 9 points	Drummoyne Oval (H)	4,343	^[2]
3	Sunday, 22 March (1:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	0.9.13 (67)	0.11.7 (73)	Won by 6 points	StarTrack Oval (A)		^[3]

Home and away season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref
1	Saturday, 4 April (4:35 pm)	Essendon	10.12 (72)	9.6 (60)	Won by 12 points	ANZ Stadium (H)	23,274	5th	^[4]
2	Saturday, 11 April (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	6.8 (44)	14.8 (92)	Won by 48 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	49,765	2nd	^[5]
3	Saturday, 18 April (4:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	16.15 (111)	12.18 (90)	Won by 21 points	SCG (H)	31,966	2nd	^[6]
4	Saturday, 25 April (6:40 pm)	Fremantle	11.8 (74)	8.12 (60)	Lost by 14 points	Patersons Stadium (A)	39,009	4th	^[7]
5	Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	10.13 (73)	11.11 (77)	Lost by 4 points	SCG (H)	25,541	6th	^[8]
6	Saturday, 9 May (7:20 pm)	Melbourne	7.8 (50)	12.16 (88)	Won by 38 points	MCG (A)	26,894	4th	^[9]
7	Saturday, 16 May (7:20 pm)	Geelong	18.12 (120)	11.11 (77)	Won by 43 points	ANZ Stadium (H)	28,063	3rd	^[10]
8	Saturday, 23 May (7:20 pm)	Hawthorn	9.15 (69)	11.7 (73)	Won by 4 points	MCG (A)	63,319	3rd	^[11]
9	Friday, 29 May (7:50 pm)	Carlton	19.8 (122)	9.8 (62)	Won by 60 points	SCG (H)	32,105	3rd	^[12]
10	Saturday, 6 June (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast	5.11 (41)	13.15 (93)	Won by 52 points	Metricon Stadium (A)	13,068	2nd	^[13]
11	Saturday, 13 June (7:20 pm)	North Melbourne	10.15 (75)	14.7 (91)	Won by 16 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	32,217	2nd	^[14]
12	Bye							3rd
13	Friday, 26 June (7:50 pm)	Richmond	11.11 (77)	14.11 (95)	Lost by 18 points	SCG (H)	37,579	3rd	^[15]
14	Thursday, 2 July (7:20 pm)	Port Adelaide	14.10 (94)	12.12 (84)	Won by 10 points	SCG (H)	28,316	3rd	^[16]
15	Sunday, 12 July (4:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions	7.7 (49)	10.10 (70)	Won by 21 points	The Gabba (A)	16,936	3rd	^[17]
16	Saturday, 18 July (7:20 pm)	Hawthorn	7.15 (57)	23.8 (146)	Lost by 89 points	ANZ Stadium (H)	37,369	4th	^[18]
17	Sunday, 26 July (2:40 pm)	West Coast	15.13 (103)	7.9 (51)	Lost by 52 points	Patersons Stadium (A)	38,760	4th	^[19]
18	Saturday, 1 August (4:35 pm)	Adelaide	17.15 (117)	9.11 (65)	Won by 52 points	SCG (H)	38,690	4th	^[20]
19	Saturday, 8 August (7:20 pm)	Geelong	14.11 (95)	9.9 (63)	Lost by 32 points	Simonds Stadium (A)	27,910	5th	^[21]
20	Friday, 14 August (7:50 pm)	Collingwood	13.9 (87)	10.16 (76)	Won by 11 points	SCG (H)	38,408	5th	^[22]
21	Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	6.8 (44)	20.13 (133)	Won by 89 points	Spotless Stadium (A)	19,507	4th	^[23]
22	Sunday, 30 August (3:20 pm)	St Kilda	4.14 (38)	20.15 (135)	Won by 97 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	27,856	4th	^[24]
23	Saturday, 5 September (7:20pm)	Gold Coast	19.13 (127)	9.10 (64)	Won by 63 points	SCG (H)	25,424	4th	^[25]

Finals matches

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ref
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ref
QF	Saturday, 12 September (1:20 pm)	Fremantle	10.9 (69)	7.18 (60)	Lost by 9 points	Patersons Stadium (A)	40,071	^[26]
SF	Saturday, 19 September (7:20 pm)	North Melbourne	7.9 (51)	11.11 (77)	Lost by 26 points	ANZ Stadium (H)	31,162	^[27]

Ladder

2015 AFL Ladder

Team

P

W

L

D

PF

PA

%

Pts

1

Fremantle

22

17

5

0

1857

1564

118.7

68

2

West Coast

22

16

5

1

2330

1572

148.2

66

3

Hawthorn (P)

22

16

6

0

2452

1548

158.4

64

4

Sydney

22

16

6

0

2006

1578

127.1

64

5

Richmond

22

15

7

0

1930

1568

123.1

60

6

Western Bulldogs

22

14

8

0

2101

1825

115.1

56

7

Adelaide

21

13

8

0

2107

1821

115.7

54¹

8

North Melbourne

22

13

9

0

2062

1937

106.5

52

9

Port Adelaide

22

12

10

0

2002

1874

106.8

48

10

Geelong

21

11

9

1

1853

1833

101.1

48¹

11

Greater Western Sydney

22

11

0

1872

1891

99.0

44

12

Collingwood

22

10

12

0

1972

1856

106.3

40

13

Melbourne

22

7

15

0

1573

2044

77.0

28

14

St Kilda

22

6

15

1

1695

2162

78.4

26

15

Essendon

22

6

16

0

1580

2134

74.0

24

16

Gold Coast

22

4

17

1

1633

2240

72.9

18

17

Brisbane Lions

22

4

18

0

1557

2306

67.5

16

18

Carlton

22

4

18

0

1525

2354

64.8

16

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against
¹The round 14 match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled due to the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh, and both teams were awarded two premiership points each.

Team awards and records

Game records

In Round 1, Sydney trailed Essendon by 41 points during time on in the third quarter, before Sydney scored the last eight goals of the game to come from behind to record a twelve-point win.^[28] Sydney's three-quarter time deficit of 34 points was the largest it had ever overcome to win in the club's history.^[29]

Individual awards and records

Bob Skilton Medal

Bob Skilton Medal
Rank	Player	Votes
1	Josh Kennedy	831
2	Dan Hannebery	742
3	Kieren Jack	586
4	Heath Grundy	575
5	Jarrad McVeigh	568
6	Dane Rampe	559
7	Luke Parker	523
8	Kurt Tippett	482
9	Tom Mitchell	464
10	Nick Smith	460

Rising Star Award: Isaac Heeney

Dennis Carroll Trophy for Most Improved Player: Tom Mitchell

Barry Round Shield for Best Clubman: Rhyce Shaw

Paul Kelly Players’ Player: Josh Kennedy

Paul Roos Award for Best Player in a Finals Series: Josh Kennedy

All-Australian Team

Dan Hannebery (wing)
Josh Kennedy (nominated)

AFL Players Association awards

Most Courageous Player: Luke Parker
Best First Year Player: Isaac Heeney

Milestones

Round 2 - Ted Richards (200 club games), Dane Rampe (50 career games)
Round 5 - Jeremy Laidler (50 career games)
Round 7 - Jarrad McVeigh (250 career games), Gary Rohan (50 career games)
Round 9 - Ben McGlynn (150 career games), Lance Franklin (100 club goals)
Round 10 - Mike Pyke (100 career games)
Round 17 - Josh Kennedy (150 career games)
Round 19 - Luke Parker (100 career games)
Round 21 - Kurt Tippett (100 club goals)
Round 22 - Ted Richards (250 career games)
Round 23 - Kurt Tippett (150 career games), Harry Cunningham (50 career games)
Semi Final - Kurt Tippett (300 career goals)

Debuts

Round 1 - Isaac Heeney (AFL debut)
Round 9 - Daniel Robinson (AFL debut)
Round 14 - Toby Nankervis (AFL debut)
Round 21 - James Rose (AFL debut)

AFL Rising Star

The following Sydney players were nominated for the 2015 NAB AFL Rising Star award:

Round 3 – Isaac Heeney (nominated)
Isaac Heeney finished 4th in final voting.

22under22 Team

The following Sydney players were selected in the 22under22 Team:

Luke Parker (vice-captain, half-forward flank)

Reserves

Regular season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Ladder position
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Ladder position
1	Saturday, 11 April (11:30 am)	Ainslie	6.15 (51)	16.12 (108)	Won by 57 points	Ainslie Oval (A)	2nd
2	Saturday, 18 April (10:30 am)	UWS Giants	9.4 (58)	17.19 (121)	Lost by 63 points	Tramway Oval (H)	8th
3	Saturday, 25 April (12:00 pm)	Gold Coast	5.12 (42)	16.14 (110)	Won by 68 points	Harrup Park (A)	3rd
4	Saturday, 2 May (6:30 pm)	Sydney Uni	3.10 (28)	10.9 (69)	Won by 41 points	Drummoyne Oval (A)	3rd
5	Saturday, 9 May (12:55 pm)	UWS Giants	12.16 (88)	12.9 (81)	Lost by 7 points	Spotless Stadium (A)	4th
6	Saturday, 16 May (3:40 pm)	Southport	14.13 (97)	6.9 (45)	Won by 52 points	ANZ Stadium (H)	3rd
7	Bye						3rd
8	Saturday, 30 May (12:00 pm)	Brisbane Lions	16.14 (110)	5.6 (36)	Won by 74 points	Newcastle Oval (H)	3rd
9	Saturday, 6 June (12:55 pm)	Gold Coast	7.17 (59)	12.17 (89)	Won by 30 points	Metricon Stadium (A)	3rd
10	Saturday, 13 June (12:00 pm)	Eastlake	5.6 (36)	14.17 (101)	Won by 65 points	StarTrack Oval (A)	3rd
11	Bye						3rd
12	Friday, 26 June (4:10 pm)	Sydney Uni	5.11 (41)	18.8 (116)	Lost by 75 points	SCG (H)	3rd
13	Saturday, 4 July (2:00 pm)	UWS Giants	2.2 (14)	30.17 (197)	Lost by 183 points	Drummoyne Oval (H)	4th
14	Sunday, 12 July (12:00 pm)	Brisbane Lions	8.5 (53)	13.5 (83)	Won by 30 points	Coorparoo Oval (A)	4th
15	Saturday, 18 July (3:40 pm)	Redland	16.9 (105)	7.8 (50)	Won by 55 points	ANZ Stadium (H)	4th
16	Saturday, 25 July (6:30 pm)	NT Thunder	15.7 (97)	6.8 (44)	Lost by 53 points	TIO Stadium (A)	4th
17	Saturday, 1 August (12:55 pm)	Brisbane Lions	10.26 (86)	5.11 (41)	Won by 45 points	SCG (H)	4th
18	Bye						5th
19	Saturday, 15 August (12:00 pm)	Gold Coast	10.7 (67)	8.8 (56)	Won by 11 points	SCG (H)	5th
20	Saturday, 22 August (10:30 pm)	UWS Giants	16.26 (122)	6.6 (42)	Lost by 80 points	Spotless Stadium (A)	5th
21	Saturday, 29 August (12:00 pm)	Aspley	9.11 (65)	12.13 (85)	Won by 20 points	Graham Road Oval (A)	5th

Finals series

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold)			Venue
EF	Sun, 7 September (12:45 pm)	Aspley	9.13 (67)	9.6 (60)	Lost by 7 points	Graham Road Oval (A)

Ladder

2015 NEAFL Ladder

Team

P

W

L

D

PF

PA

%

Pts

1

UWS Giants

18

16

2

0

2366

1106

213.92

64

2

NT Thunder

18

15

3

0

1800

1334

134.93

60

3

Sydney University

18

12

6

0

1718

1263

136.02

48

4

Aspley

18

12

6

0

1695

1420

119.37

48

5

Sydney Swans

18

12

6

0

1390

1303

106.68

48

6

Southport

18

8

10

0

1660

1582

104.93

32

7

Gold Coast

18

8

10

0

1573

1636

96.15

32

8

Redland

18

7

11

0

1311

1620

80.93

28

9

Ainslie

18

5

12

1

1426

1823

78.22

22

10

Brisbane Lions

18

2

16

0

1187

1970

60.25

8

11

Eastlake

18

1

16

1

1031

2100

49.10

6

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, (P) = Premiers
Source:

Awards

NEAFL Team of the Year

Harry Marsh (back pocket)
George Hewett (interchange)

References

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Sydney Swans
History Premierships Records Players Captains Coaches Awards Bob Skilton Medal Leading goalkickers Captain: Josh Kennedy Coach: John Longmire Nickname: Swans
Home grounds	Lake Oval (1897–1941, 1947–1981) Princes Park (1942–1943) Junction Oval (1944–1946) Sydney Cricket Ground (1980–) Stadium Australia (2002–2015)
Premierships (5)	1909 1918 1933 2005 2012
Seasons (140)	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Related articles	Sydney Derby West Coast Eagles rivalry
Known as South Melbourne Football Club from 1874–1981; known as Swans Football Club in 1982

2015 AFL season
Events	Pre-season matches Premiership season Finals series Grand Final International Rules Series
Awards	22under22 team AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings