List of Sydney Swans captains
This is a list of all captains of the Sydney Swans (previously the South Melbourne Football Club), an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's.
VFL/AFL Men
Years | Captain(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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1897–1898 | Bill Fraser | Inaugural captain | |
1899 | Dave Adamson | ||
1900 | George Davidson Bill Windley | ||
1901 | Albert Trim | ||
1902 | Bill Windley | ||
1903 | Tom Fogarty | ||
1904–1905 | Billy McGee | ||
1906 | Herb Howson | ||
1907–1908 | Bill Dolphin | ||
1909 | Charlie Ricketts | 1909 premiership captain | |
1910–1911 | William Thomas | ||
1912 | Charlie Ricketts | ||
1913 | Harvey Kelly | ||
1914–1915; 1917 | Vic Belcher | ||
1918–1919 | Jim Caldwell | 1918 premiership captain | |
1920 | Vic Belcher | ||
1921 | Carl Willis | ||
1922 | Mark Tandy | ||
1923–1925 | Paddy Scanlan | ||
1926–1927 | Charlie Pannam | ||
1928 | Joe Scanlan | ||
1929 | Charlie Stanbridge | ||
1930–1931 | Joe Scanlan | ||
1932 | Johnny Leonard | ||
1933–1936 | Jack Bisset | 1933 premiership captain | |
1937 | Laurie Nash | ||
1938–1945 | Herbie Matthews | ||
1946–1948 | Jack Graham | ||
1949 | Bert Lucas | ||
1950–1952 | Gordon Lane | ||
1953–1954 | Ron Clegg | ||
1955 | Bill Gunn | ||
1956 | Ian Gillett | ||
1957–1960 | Ron Clegg | ||
1961–1971 | Bob Skilton | ||
1972 | John Rantall | ||
1973–1976 | Peter Bedford | ||
1977–1979 | Ricky Quade | ||
1980–1983 | Barry Round | ||
1984 | Barry Round Mark Browning | ||
1985 | Mark Browning | ||
1986–1992 | Dennis Carroll | ||
1993–2002 | Paul Kelly | ||
2003–2005 | Stuart Maxfield | ||
2005–2007 | Barry Hall Brett Kirk Leo Barry | Barry Hall 2005 premiership captain | |
2008 | Barry Hall Leo Barry Craig Bolton | ||
2009–2010 | Craig Bolton Adam Goodes Brett Kirk | ||
2011–2012 | Adam Goodes Jarrad McVeigh | Jarrad McVeigh 2012 premiership captain | |
2013–2016 | Kieren Jack Jarrad McVeigh | ||
2017–2018 | Josh Kennedy | [1] | |
2019–2021 | Josh Kennedy Dane Rampe Luke Parker | ||
2022–2023 | Callum Mills Dane Rampe Luke Parker | ||
2024– | Callum Mills | [2] |
AFL Women
Years | Captain(s) | Notes |
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2022– | Maddy Collier Brooke Lochland Lauren Szigeti | Inaugural co-captains |
See also
References
- ^ Buckley, James (9 December 2016). "Sydney Swans name Josh Kennedy new captain in place of Jack and McVeigh". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Gabelich, Josh (6 February 2024). "The power of one: Swans make huge captaincy call". AFL.com.au.
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