Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 10:11 AM - by Matthew Ogg
The word ‘Legend’ is regularly thrown around quite loosely these days, but you couldn’t think of a better way to describe Swan Districts champion, John Cooper.
70 years on and no one could have predicted the impact a bank teller from Manjimup would have had on the club, both on and off the field.
With interest from other clubs at the time, John could have quite easily Read More [+]
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 11:28 AM - by Matthew Ogg
The 12th of December 2019 is a date that many at the Swan Districts Football Club will remember with great pride, as it was the day they held a Bone Marrow Drive to help save lives throughout the community.
A friend of a staff member at the club, Jordan Saccoccio was just 21 when he received the news that Read More [+]
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 1:12 PM - by Matt Ogg
Having failed to make a finals appearance since 2017, Swan Districts have taken steps to rectify and fill the gaps required to see them return to being a top five side again next season.
Part of this effort has seen them recruit tall swingman, Chris Jones, to their defensive stocks.
At 6ft 6in, Jones has reinvented himself as an intercept marking defender who has proven he can push Read More [+]
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 3:05 PM
The Swan Districts Football Club Inc’s 87th Annual General Meeting will be held in the main bar in the clubrooms at Steel Blue Oval at 6.30pm onThursday 25th February, 2021.
Pursuant to Clause 65 of the Constitution, NOTICE IS GIVEN that at the Annual General Meeting of the Swan Districts Football Club Inc to be held at 6:00pm on Thursday 25th February 2021 the following (4) special resolutions will be Read More [+]
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 9:02 AM
Effective from 6pm last night, Sunday, 31 January 2021 until 6pm Friday, 5 February, the Perth metropolitan area and the Peel and South West regions will enter a 5-day lockdown, based on health advice. These measures are being implemented due to a fast evolving situation in Western Australia with the positive COVID-19 case detected in a hotel quarantine worker.
The Swan Districts Football Club COVID-19 Taskforce reconnected on Sunday to establish an urgent club response to Read More [+]
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 9:37 AM - by Matthew Ogg
Originally from Ballarat, Jesse was picked up by the Port Adelaide Football Club with their third selection, pick #78 overall, in the 2014 draft. He spent three seasons with the Power before signing on with the Northern Blues for 2018 and 2019, where he was named in VFL Team of the Year in his first season at the club.
Attempting to switch to the black and Read More [+]
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 5:37 PM
In what has been a globally unprecedented year, Swan Districts Football Club would like to announce that a $902,794 surplus has been posted for the club in 2020. This was unexpected, and should be considered in the context of many extraordinary factors relating to the pandemic.
Club President Peter Hodyl said, “2020 has seen us all navigate uncharted waters as we grappled with the uncertainty of the global pandemic. Health Read More [+]
Monday, December 28, 2020 - 9:00 AM - by Matthew Ogg
The Swan Districts Football Club have produced some great successes throughout the unprecedented 2020 season… particularly once the final siren had sounded.
In a tough year on the field, the men’s League, Reserves and Colts sides were only able to put 3, 1 and 2 wins on the board respectively, in the shortened eight-game format. Our women’s sides played seven games, with the League side making it to Week 1 Read More [+]
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 11:31 AM
Swans volunteers were at Foodbank WA again this week for the final time in 2020, and were involved in packing hampers and what would seem like a lifetime supply of meat pies. Food that is close to its best before date, or for whatever reason is not suitable for sale, is donated to Foodbank by the major supermarkets, food manufacturers and producers.
Foodbank WA Partnerships Manager, Read More [+]
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 10:46 AM - by Matthew Ogg
Zane Trew went into Wednesday night’s draft with a quiet confidence of being given the chance to begin his football dream on an AFL list.
Predicted to be selected between pick’s 20-30, and having spoken to most AFL clubs throughout the year, it was a shock to see the draft conclude without his name being called out.
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