& Callum Mills
The South Melbourne Football Club was formed in 1874, and was one of the inaugural members of the Victorian Football League in 1897. The club won three premierships in 1909, 1918 and 1933 before enduring a record 72-year premiership drought. During that time, the Swans relocated to Sydney to become the first non-Victorian team to compete in the VFL. The club finally broke its premiership drought in 2005 against West Coast, as part of a remarkable sequence of close finishes between the two sides. The Swans won a fifth premiership in 2012.
Head to head[]
| Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 56 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 39.3% | |
| Finals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0% | |
| By venue | ||||||
| Subiaco Oval | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 60.9% | |
| WACA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| Perth Stadium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SCG | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 15.8% | |
| Stadium Aust | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% | |
| MCG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% | |
| Carrara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Kardinia Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Mount Barker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every game[]
| Year | Round | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3 | Subiaco | L | 97-124 |
| 1987 | 17 | SCG | L | 71-201 |
| 1988 | 12 | SCG | L | 61-104 |
| 1989 | 3 | SCG | L | 83-134 |
| 1989 | 16 | Subiaco | W | 112-70 |
| 1990 | 5 | Subiaco | W | 128-67 |
| 1990 | 18 | SCG | W | 83-68 |
| 1991 | 10 | Subiaco | W | 106-72 |
| 1992 | 2 | SCG | L | 95-98 |
| 1992 | 17 | Subiaco | W | 107-54 |
| 1993 | 11 | SCG | W | 120-63 |
| 1994 | 10 | WACA | W | 101-75 |
| 1995 | 12 | Subiaco | W | 73-72 |
| 1996 | 8 | WACA | W | 100-64 |
| 1996 | 22 | SCG | L | 50-85 |
| 1997 | 1 | Subiaco | W | 78-37 |
| 1997 | 16 | SCG | L | 75-112 |
| 1998 | 4 | WACA | L | 99-118 |
| 1998 | 19 | SCG | L | 68-74 |
| 1999 | 9 | SCG | W | 94-81 |
| 2000 | 2 | Subiaco | L | 70-82 |
| 2000 | 17 | SCG | L | 80-151 |
| 2001 | 2 | Subiaco | L | 89-104 |
| 2001 | 17 | SCG | L | 48-83 |
| 2002 | 11 | Subiaco | W | 102-89 |
| 2003 | 14 | SCG | L | 84-92 |
| 2004 | 8 | Subiaco | W | 124-97 |
| 2004 | EF | Stadium Aust. | L | 34-75 |
| 2005 | 6 | Subiaco | W | 104-59 |
| 2005 | 17 | SCG | L | 67-88 |
| 2005 | QF | Subiaco | W | 69-65 |
| 2005 | GF | MCG | L | 54-58 |
| 2006 | 15 | Subiaco | W | 67-65 |
| 2006 | QF | Subiaco | L | 84-85 |
| 2006 | GF | MCG | W | 85-84 |
| 2007 | 1 | Stadium Aust. | W | 74-73 |
| 2007 | 16 | Subiaco | W | 112-100 |
| 2008 | 4 | Stadium Aust. | L | 45-107 |
| 2008 | 11 | Subiaco | L | 78-83 |
| 2009 | 8 | Stadium Aust. | L | 101-106 |
| 2010 | 5 | SCG | L | 63-115 |
| 2011 | 3 | Subiaco | L | 88-101 |
| 2012 | 16 | Subiaco | L | 69-121 |
| 2013 | 17 | Subiaco | L | 79-113 |
| 2014 | 16 | Subiaco | L | 51-79 |
| 2015 | 17 | Subiaco | W | 103-51 |
| 2016 | 5 | SCG | L | 49-88 |
| 2017 | 4 | Subiaco | W | 91-65 |
| 2018 | 1 | Perth Stadium | L | 86-115 |
| 2018 | 13 | SCG | L | 57-72 |
| 2019 | 12 | SCG | L | 71-116 |
| 2020 | 5 | Carrara | W | 77-43 |
| 2021 | 16 | Kardinia Park | L | 26-118 |
| 2022 | 5 | Perth Stadium | L | 58-121 |
| 2023 | 15 | SCG | L | 34-205 |
| 2024 | 4 | Mount Barker | L | 78-104 |
Records[]
Biggest win: 61 points in Round 5 1990 at Subiaco
Biggest loss: 171 points in Round 15 2023 at the SCG, the club's biggest loss of all time
Highest score: 128 in Round 5 1990 at Subiaco
Lowest score: 26 in Round 16 2021 at Kardinia Park
Highest score against: 205 in Round 15 2023 at the SCG, the highest score the club has ever conceded
Lowest score against: 37 in Round 1 1997 at Subiaco
Most goals in a match: 8 by Peter Sumich in Round 5 1990
Players to have appeared for both clubs[]
| Player | WCE games | Years at WCE | Syd games | Years at Syd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Ball | 103 | 1992-1999 | 90 | 2000-2005 | ||||
| Tony Begovich | 9 | 1990-1992 | 5 | 1993 | ||||
| Mark Hepburn | 13 | 1991-1993 | 7 | 1994 | ||||
| Tom Hickey | 23 | 2019-2020 | 37* | 2021-present | ||||
| Lewis Jetta | 75 | 2016-2020 | 127 | 2010-2015 | ||||
| Peter Melesso | 6 | 1989-1991 | 1 | 1981 | ||||
| Mitch Morton | 12 | 2005-2007 | 12 | 2012-2013 | ||||
| Mark Seaby | 102 | 2002-2009 | 18 | 2010-2012 | ||||
| Callum Sinclair | 29 | 2013-2015 | 89 | 2016-2022 | ||||
| Matt Spangher | 26 | 2006-2010 | 6 | 2011-2012 | ||||
| Scott Watters | 46 | 1989-1992 | 37 | 1993-1994 | ||||
| On playing list at both clubs | ||||||||
| Andrew Donnelly | 68 | 1996-2001 | 0 | 1993-1994 | ||||
| Jason Spinks | 0 | 1995 | 0 | 1993 |
Trade history[]
| Year | Traded | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Scott Watters Tony Begovich |
Pick 1 (Drew Banfield) | |
| 1999 | Jason Ball | Pick 11 (Darren Glass) Pick 41 (Kane Munro) |
|
| 2009 | Mark Seaby Pick 39 (Sam Grimley) Pick 55 (Trent Dennis-Lane) |
Pick 22 (Gerrick Weedon) | Three-way trade with Brisbane |
| 2006 | Callum Sinclair | Lewis Jetta | |
| 2015 | Picks 36 and 37 (exchanged to meet academy bid) |
Pick 23 (Luke Partington) | |
| 2018 | Future third-round pick | Pick 26 (Luke Foley) | Live trade |
| 2018 | Pick 22 (James Rowbottom) | Future second-round pick | Live trade |
| 2020 | Tom Hickey Pick 34 Pick 60 |
Pick 58 Pick 62 2021 PA second-round pick 2021 SYD third-round pick |
AFLW record[]
Head to head[]
| Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| By venue | ||||||
| Henson Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every game[]
| Year | Round | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | Henson Park | L | 21-34 |