Swan Districts Football Club
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| Full name | Swan Districts Football Club |
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| Strip | Black and white vertical stripes with black yoke at top; black or white shorts; black and white hooped socks. |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| League | West Australian Football League |
| First season | 1934 |
| Ground | Steel Blue Oval, Bassendean |
| Club song | unnamed |
| President/Chair | Peter Harvey |
| Coach | Brian Dawson |
| Captain | Adam Lange |
| 2007 | 7th of 9 |
Swan Districts are an Australian rules football club based in Bassendean, Western Australia, a suburb in the east of Perth. They joined the West Australian Football League in 1934, but a "Swans" senior team has existed since 1883, the second oldest of any code in Western Australia after "Unions".
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[edit] History
Swan Districts won seven out of 18 games in their debut season in 1934. After finishing last in 1960, Swan Districts appointed Haydn Bunton Junior as senior coach in early 1961, which saw the Swans win their first flag in 1961, with two more following in 1962 and 1963.
John Todd, who took the coaching reins at Bassendean in 1977, brought with him a new winning culture, one which would emulate that of the Haydn Bunton era. By the 1980s, the Swans became the dominant side in the WAFL, winning three straight flags in 1982, 1983 and 1984 and a further flag in 1990 after his stint as coach with the West Coast Eagles.
[edit] Statistics
Sandover Medallists: George Krepp 1935, Jim Davies 1944, Haydn Bunton Junior 1962, Bill Walker 1965-1967 & 1970, Phil Narkle 1982, Mick Grasso 1990, Jeremy Wasley 1996, Shane Beros 2003.
Most Games: Bill Walker 305
WANFL/WAFL Premierships: 1961-62-63, 1982-83-84, 1990
Record Home Attendance: 22,350 v West Perth, 19th May 1980
[edit] League premiership teams
1961 Finals Swan Districts lost the second semi final to East Perth, then beat Subiaco in the Preliminary Final to win through to the Grand Final
1961 Grand Final Swan Districts 17.9 (111) defeated East Perth 12.15 (87)
1961 Premiership Team
| Backs: | C Maynard | Joe Lawson | Tony Nesbit |
| Half Backs: | W Brown | Ken Bagley | D Thompson |
| Centres: | B Gray | M Kelleher | J Mack |
| Half Forwards: | M Ashworth | John Turnbull | K Watt |
| Forwards: | Cyril Litterick | L Johnston | Bill Walker |
| Ruck: | Keith Slater | Fred Castledine | Haydn Bunton, Jr |
| Interchange: | C Noble | A Sangalli | |
| Coach: | Haydn Bunton, Jr |
1962 Finals Swan Districts defeat East Fremantle in the second semi final.
1962 Grand Final Swan Districts 14.10 (94) defeated East Fremantle 10.16 (76)
1962 Premiership Team
| Backs: | K Cooper | Joe Lawson | Tony Nesbit |
| Half Backs: | W Brown | Ken Bagley | G Devitt |
| Centres: | B Gray | C Maynard | F Copeman |
| Half Forwards: | C Noble | John Turnbull | K Watt |
| Forwards: | Cyril Litterick | Eric Gorman | Bill Walker |
| Ruck: | Keith Slater | Fred Castledine | Haydn Bunton, Jr |
| Interchange: | H Fullgrabe | M Drennan | |
| Coach: | Haydn Bunton, Jr |
1963 Finals Swan Districts defeat East Perth in the first semi final, then Swan Districts defeat Perth in the Preliminary Final
1963 Grand Final Swan Districts 17.10 (112) defeated East Fremantle 13.12 (90)
1963 Premiership Team
| Backs: | K Cooper | Joe Lawson | Tony Nesbit |
| Half Backs: | C Maynard | Fred Castledine | G Devitt |
| Centres: | B Gray | John Turnbull | D Sidebottom |
| Half Forwards: | C Noble | Ken Bagley | K Watt |
| Forwards: | Cyril Litterick | Eric Gorman | Bill Walker |
| Ruck: | Keith Slater | F Copeman | Haydn Bunton, Jr |
| Interchange: | R McVee | P Downey | |
| Coach: | Haydn Bunton, Jr |
1982 Finals Swan Districts defeat Claremont in the second semi final
1982 Grand Final Swan Districts 18.19 (127) defeated Claremont 11.12 (78)
1982 Premiership Team
| Backs: | P Kenny | Tom Mullooly | W Skwirowski |
| Half Backs: | Graham Melrose | A Cransberg | Anthony Solin |
| Centres: | Phil Narkle | Leon Baker | J Davidson |
| Half Forwards: | Brad Shine | Murray Rance | Keith Narkle |
| Forwards: | A Sidebottom | Stan Nowotny | Don Holmes |
| Ruck: | Ron Boucher | Jon Fogarty | Mike Richardson |
| Interchange: | Don Langsford | R Fitzgerald | |
| Coach: | John Todd |
1983 Finals Swan Districts defeat East Fremantle in the first semi final, then Swan Districts defeat South Fremantle in Preliminary Final
1983 Grand Final Swan Districts 15.14 (104) defeated Claremont 12.11 (83)
1983 Premiership Team
| Backs: | W Skwirowski | Anthony Solin | P Ware |
| Half Backs: | Don Langsford | Murray Rance | L Brenton |
| Centres: | Keith Narkle | M Smith | Phil Narkle |
| Half Forwards: | Gerard Neesham | P Kenny | Don Holmes |
| Forwards: | Barry Kimberley | Leon Baker | Ron Boucher |
| Ruck: | Peter Sartori | Jon Fogarty | Brad Shine |
| Interchange: | A Cransberg | Stan Nowotny | |
| Coach: | John Todd |
1984 Finals East Fremantle defeat Swan Districts in the second semi final, then Swan Districts defeat Claremont in Preliminary Final
1984 Grand Final Swan Districts 20.18 (138) defeated East Fremantle 15.12 (102)
1984 Premiership Team
| Backs: | W Skwirowski | Tom Mullooly | G Outridge |
| Half Backs: | Don Langsford | Murray Rance | Anthony Solin |
| Centres: | S Renfree | S Richardson | Keith Narkle |
| Half Forwards: | Don Holmes | Peter Sartori | Brad Shine |
| Forwards: | J Ahmat | B Hutton | K Marshall |
| Ruck: | M Johns | Jon Fogarty | Barry Kimberley |
| Interchange: | K Caton | Gerard Neesham | |
| Coach: | John Todd |
1990 Finals Claremont defeat Swan Districts in the second semi final, then Swan Districts defeat South Fremantle in Preliminary Final
1990 Grand Final Swan Districts 16.7 (103) defeated Claremont 10.17 (77)
[edit] Team of the Century
| Backs: | Graham Melrose | Joe Lawson | Jack Murray | |
| Half Backs: | Stan Nowotny | Fred Castledine | Ken Bagley | |
| Centres: | Phil Narkle | Leon Baker | George Krepp | |
| Half Forwards: | Peter Manning | Garry Sidebottom | Mike Richardson | |
| Forwards: | Haydn Bunton, Jr | Ted Holdsworth | Ron Boucher | |
| Ruck: | Keith Slater | Tony Nesbit | Bill Walker | |
| Interchange: | Tom Mullooly | Craig Holden | Keith Narkle | Duggan Anderson |
| Interchange: | Don Langsford | Don Holmes | Bob Beecroft | |
| Coach: | John Todd |
[edit] Club record goal kickers
- Eric Gorman - 555
- Ted Holdsworth - 532
- Bill Walker - 456
- Don Holmes - 323
- Troy Ugle - 312
- Simon Beasley - 293
- Andy Holmes - 277
- Kevin Caton - 274
- Mark Olsen - 268
- Brent Hutton - 256
Ted Holdsworth was the first Swan Districts player to kick more than 100 goals. The most goals ever kicked in a season by a Swan Districts player was by Simon Beasley who kicked 119 goals in 1981,[1]. Warren Ralph kicked 120 goals for Claremont and won the Bernie Naylor Medal.
[edit] Bernie Naylor Medallists
The Bernie Naylor Medal is awarded to the leading goal kicker in the WAFL. Max George was the first Swan Districts player to top the WAFL goal kickers list and win the award in 1974 when he kicked 90 goals during the season. Simon Beasley shared the Bernie Naylor Medal in 1980 with Warren Ralph of Claremont (97 goals) Brent Hutton won the award in 1984 (83 goals) and Kevin Caton won it again in 1992 (51 goals). [2].
[edit] Club Song
The Swan Districts club song is nameless and its lyrics were written by John Watts.
- We're all right,
- We are the mighty fighting black and whites
- There's not another team to match our pace,
- Take our place
- The Swans boys are jumping
- We sure have started something
- Here we come
- Our banners fly on high to show that we have won
- We play with all our might
- Because we're full of fight
- We're the famous
- Black and whites
[edit] References
- ^ Swan Districts Football Club - Leading Goal Kickers (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ WAFL History - Bernie Naylor Medallists (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Swan Districts Football Club
- Full Points Footy History of Swan Districts
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