Friday, May 7, 2021 - 1:09 PM - by Chris Pike
SWAN Districts remains on the road this Saturday to take on West Perth with the black-and-whites not only looking to keep their hot start to the WAFL season going, but also celebrating game 250 for club champion Tony Notte.
It has been a tremendous start to the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season for Swan Districts as they attempt to return to finals action for the first time since 2017.
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Friday, May 7, 2021 - 10:17 AM - by Matthew Ogg
There aren’t too many players that can say they were one of the original members of the 1934 WANFL Swan Districts Football Team, but Sydney ‘Spec’ Sinclair can.
Sydney quickly became a consistent, reliable contributor in the black and white. When it looked likely that he was going to take his game to yet another level, the unthinkable happened… the Second World War commenced.
The WANFL senior competition was Read More [+]
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 3:42 PM - by Matthew Ogg
It’s not too often you see someone play 300 games at a professional level nowadays… Especially across three different leagues and in three different states.
This is the heir which Swan Districts Life Member Bob Beecroft sits, as he awaits to receive his deserved place in this year’s Swans Hall of Fame.
In 1970, Beecroft was recruited by the black ducks from the Williams Football Club, at just 18 Read More [+]
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 9:28 AM - by Matthew Ogg
The Sidebottom name is synonymous with the Swan Districts Football Club.
With over 500 games played between the 6 Sidebottom’s that have pulled on the black and white jumper, it was David who represented the club on the most occasions.
A true Swans man both on and off the field, he played 129 games for the club from 1961 to 1969. In the 1963 grand final, he started on Read More [+]
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 10:38 AM - by Chris Pike
Swan Districts took a giant leap towards locking away the WAFLW minor premiership for 2021 with an impressive 19-point win away to Claremont on Sunday afternoon.
Swan Districts came into the game looking to protect their undefeated start to the season over the opening eight matches, but Claremont was looking to maintain their own pace for top spot and had the home ground advantage at Revo Fitness Stadium in their favour Read More [+]
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 10:27 AM - by Chris Pike
Swan Districts made a flying start with a six-goal to nil opening quarter and that set up an eventual 13-point win against East Perth to continue their impressive start to the 2021 season.
The WAFL season resumed on Saturday following the week off forced by the COVID-19 lockdown and that left East Perth back at home at Leederville Oval hunting their first win of the campaign up against a vastly improved Read More [+]
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 9:35 AM - by Matthew Ogg
Who could have thought that a player who was dropped back to the reserves side after just two games with the seniors, would go on to hold the current all-time consecutive WAFL League games played record during their career.
A country boy hailing from the South Bunbury Football Club, Joel Cornelius made his debut in the black and white in 1995.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 11:56 AM - by Matthew Ogg
After an outstanding year playing in the Belmont under-19’s competition, where he took home the year’s best & fairest award, John Turnbull joined Swan Districts for the 1960 season and would go on to play 206 games across 11 years at the club.
A type of player that offered so much versatility to his coaches, John could be called on to play in almost any position on the field, and Read More [+]
Friday, April 30, 2021 - 4:45 PM - by Chris Pike
SWAN Districts returns to action in the 2021 Optus WAFLW Premiership Season on Sunday with a top of the table clash against Claremont at Revo Fitness Stadium.
The WAFLW competition is now entering the back end of the season with the race to the finals heating up so a win for Swan Districts on Sunday against Claremont would go a long way to securing the minor premiership in 2021 for the black-and-whites.
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Friday, April 30, 2021 - 4:38 PM - by Chris Pike
SWAN Districts deserve to be feeling good about their start to the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season but they can't afford any sort of let up against East Perth on Saturday.
There has been plenty to be encouraged about with the start to the 2021 season for Swan Districts. It did start with a narrow loss to Claremont but emphatic wins since against Perth and the West Coast Eagles have meant there's plenty of positivity around Steel Read More [+]