Swans 2023 Hall of Fame Induction

Swan Districts Football Club will induct six new members into the club’s prestigious Hall of Fame in 2023. This will be the club’s third induction following those in 2016 and 2021.

The club’s Hall of Fame was established to recognise and enshrine players, coaches, volunteers, and administrators who have made a significant contribution to the club on or off the oval since the club’s inception in 1934.

There have only been 38 members inducted into the Swan Districts Football Club Hall of Fame and only two have been elevated to Immortals. These include:
Bill Walker (Immortal), John Cooper (Immortal), Robert Bryant, Ted Holdsworth, Lal Mosey, Tom Moiler, John (Jack) Murray, Joe Pearce, Duggan Anderson, Tim Barker, Ron Jose. Joe Lawson, Keith Slater, Stan Moses, Ken Bagley, Fred Castledine, Tony Nesbit, Haydn Bunton, Stan Nowotny, Ron Boucher, Keith Narkle, Garry Sidebottom, Don Langsford, John Todd, Don Holmes, Travis Edmonds, Shane Beros, Percy Bright, George Krepp, Peter Manning, Phil Narkle, Tom Mullooly, Bob Beecroft, Joel Cornelius, Colin Maynard, Dave Sidebottom, Sydney Sinclair, and John Turnbull.

The club’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee consists of club stalwarts and historians who spend considerable time carefully reviewing candidates for selection into this highly respected cohort.

The 2023 induction will also include the elevation of two Hall of Fame members to join Bill Walker and John Cooper as club Immortals.

The elevation to club Immortal is reserved to only those Hall of Fame members who have surpassed the Hall of Fame selection criteria. They include those who have achieved greatness at the club and have left a legacy that will last forever.  

There will also be a second Iconic Moment included to join the club’s first Premiership in 1961.

The new inductees, together with the elevated Immortals and second Iconic Moment, will be announced over the next couple of months.

There will be a Hall of Fame Induction evening held at the club during the 2023 WAFL season. The date will be confirmed in January after the 2023 WAFL season fixtures have been released.