2023 Sydney Swans season explained

Club:Sydney Swans
Season:2023
Coach:John Longmire
Captain:Callum Mills, Dane Rampe & Luke Parker
Home Ground:SCG
Regularseason Comp:Regular Season
Finals Series:Finals Series
Nextseason:2024
Prevseason:2022

The 2023 Sydney Swans season is the club's 126th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 42nd season known as the Sydney Swans.

Overview

Sydney's 2023 season overview!Captain!Coach!Home ground!W-L-D!Ladder!Finals!Best and fairest!Leading goalkicker
Callum Mills, Dane Rampe & Luke Parker[1] John Longmire[2] SCG[3] 12-10-1[4] 8th[5] Finals Week 1Errol GuldenTom Papley
Dane Rampe & Luke Parker are the co-captains of the Sydney Swans for their fifth season and it is Callum Mills second season as co-captain. It is John Longmire's 13th season as the coach of Sydney. He is currently the longest serving coach of the Sydney Swans.[6] Sydney will play all 11 of their home games at the SCG.[7] As of round 11, Sydney's highest home crowd is 37,052 against Hawthorn in round 2. Sydney's highest away crowd is 71,463 when they lost to the Collingwood Magpies in round 8.

Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2023 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2023 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of Sydney vs Carlton round 11 of the 2023 season (27 May 2023) and are taken from AFL Tables.

No.NameAFL debutGames (2023)Goals (2023)Games (SYD)Goals (SYD)Games (AFL career)Goals (AFL career)
1Chad Warner202011750355035
2Hayden McLean20199840354035
3Dylan Stephens20208338113811
4Ryan Clarke2016 6247108718
5Isaac Heeney20151110165207165207
6Logan McDonald202191633403340
7Harry Cunningham20121121725017250
8James Rowbottom201911380258025
9Will Hayward20171112125146125146
10Aaron Francis2016 60606012
11Tom Papley20161120152241152241
13Oliver Florent20171121293912939
14Callum Mills (c)2016941442314423
15Sam Wicks20201240264026
16Braeden Campbell2021113366366
17Will Gould2023404040
18Jacob Konstanty000000
19Peter Ladhams2019 942065227
20Sam Reid201000181183181183
21Errol Gulden202111754395439
22Nick Blakey201911289348934
23Lance Franklin2005 8101674773491057
24Dane Rampe (c)20134021972197
25Cooper Vickery000000
26Luke Parker (c)2011113271193271193
27Justin McInerney201910663226322
28William Edwards000000
29Angus Sheldrick2022204040
30Tom McCartin2018601012810128
31Tom Hickey2011 20391314145
32Jaiden Magor000000
33Marc Sheather2023313131
34Matt Roberts2022506060
35Caleb Mitchell000000
36Joel Amartey20204617161716
37Corey Warner2023212121
39Paddy McCartin2015 402816335
40Cameron Owen000000
41Lachlan Rankin000000
42Robbie Fox201771749749
43Lewis Melican201710531531
44Jake Lloyd20141122113521135
45Hugo Hall-Kahan000000
46Lachlan McAndrew2023202020
Bold = Played every game in 2023

Squad changes

In

No.NamePositionPrevious Clubvia
28Key DefenderAcademycategory B rookie selections[8]
10Key DefenderEssendontrade[9]
18Medium ForwardGippsland U18AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 20)[10]
32Medium ForwardSouth AdelaideAFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 31)
35MidfielderMurray U18AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 40)
40Key ForwardTasmania U18AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 17)
25Medium DefenderGippsland U18AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 27)[11]

Out

No.NamePositionNew Clubvia
32Midfielder-delisted[12]
12Midfielder-retired[13]
10Ruck-delisted
35Defender-delisted[14]
38Defender-delisted[15]
25Forward-delisted
18Ruck-retired
28Midfielder Forward-delisted

Season

See main article: 2023 AFL season.

Pre-season

Date and local time! rowspan="2" scope="col"
OpponentScoresVenueRef
HomeAwayResult
Friday, 24 February 15.9 (99)8.6 (54)Moore Park[16]
Friday, 3 March 15.7 (97)7.12 (54)Blacktown ISP[17]

Regular season

RoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder positionRef
Scores
1Saturday, 18 March 9.7 (61)16.14 (110)Heritage Bank Stadium [A]13,6482nd[18]
2Sunday, 26 March 17.16 (118)4.13 (37)SCG [H]37,0521st[19]
3Sunday, 2 April 21.8 (134)12.12 (84)MCG [A]42,4235th[20]
4Saturday, 8 April 9.10 (64)9.12 (66)SCG [H]31,6866th[21]
5Friday, 14 April 11.12 (78)18.14 (122)Adelaide Oval [A]42,1345th[22]
6Saturday, 22 April 20.10 (130)5.7 (37)GMHBA Stadium [A]23,13410th[23]
7Saturday, 29 April 16.10 (106)17.5 (107)SCG [H]31,61511th[24]
8Sunday, 7 May 11.11 (77)6.12 (48)MCG [A]71,46311th[25]
9Saturday, 13 May 13.8 (86)16.7 (103)SCG [H]28,92714th[26]
10Saturday, 20 May 14.6 (90)14.9 (93)Marvel Stadium [A]21,00312th[27]
11Friday, 26 May 11.11 (77)6.15 (51)SCG [H]TBCTBC[28]
12ByeBye
13Thursday, 8 June 9.12 (66)12.8 (80)SCG [H]
14Friday, 16 June The Gabba [A]
15Saturday, 24 June SCG [H]
16Friday, 30 June SCG [H]
17Thursday, 6 July MCG [A]
18Thursday, 13 July SCG [H]
19Saturday, 22 July Optus Stadium [A]
20Saturday, 29 July Marvel Stadium [A]
21Saturday, 5 August GIANTS Stadium [A]
22Saturday, 12 August SCG [H]
23Saturday, 19 August Adelaide Oval [A]
24TBDSCG [H]

Awards and milestone

References

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  2. Web site: Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club. All the latest news, videos, results and information. . 2023-05-25 . sydneyswans.com.au . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-10-12 . 2023 Sydney Swans fixture announced . 2023-05-25 . sydneyswans.com.au . en.
  4. Web site: AFL Tables - 2023 Season Records . 2023-05-25 . afltables.com.
  5. Web site: AFL Tables - Ladders - Year by Year . 2023-05-25 . afltables.com.
  6. Web site: 2019-11-22 . Coaches: John Longmire . 2023-05-26 . sydneyswans.com.au . en.
  7. Web site: 2022-10-12 . 2023 Sydney Swans fixture announced . 2023-05-26 . sydneyswans.com.au . en.
  8. Web site: 2022-11-30 . Welcome rookies: Owen, Magor and Edwards . 2023-05-26 . sydneyswans.com.au . en.
  9. Web site: 2022-10-12 . On the move: Out-of-favour Bomber finds new home in Sydney . 2023-05-26 . afl.com.au . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-11-24 . 2022 NAB AFL Draft: Pick 20, Jacob Konstanty . 2023-05-26 . sydneyswans.com.au . en.
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  13. Web site: 2022-08-09 . Sydney's Josh Kennedy retires: What does this mean for the Bloods? . 2023-05-26 . www.sportingnews.com . en-gb.
  14. Web site: 2022-09-29 . Swans axe Rising Star winner, Irish defender after GF defeat . 2023-05-26 . afl.com.au . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-08-29 . Big Swan to call it quits, sore Irish defender retires . 2023-05-26 . afl.com.au . en.
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