2015 Sydney Swans season

Sydney Swans

2015 season
President	Andrew Pridham
Coach	John Longmire (5th season)
Captain(s)	Kieren Jack (3rd season) Jarrad McVeigh (5th season)
Home ground	SCG ANZ Stadium
AFL season	4th (16-6)
Finals	5th
Bob Skilton Medal	Josh Kennedy
Leading goalkicker	Lance Franklin (47)
Highest home attendance	38,690 vs Adelaide (Round 18)
Lowest home attendance	23,274 vs Essendon (Round 1)
Average home attendance	31,491 ( 7,221)
Club membership	48,836 ( 8,710)
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The 2015 AFL season will be the 119th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Sydney Swans.

Statistics are correct as of end of 2014 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List
No.	State	Player	Hgt (cm)	Wgt (kg)	Date of Birth	Age (end 2014)	AFL Debut	Recruited from	Games (end 2014)	Goals (end 2014)
1		James Rose	185	79	16 April 1996	18		Sturt
2		Rhyce Shaw (lg)	182	81	16 October 1981	33	2000	Preston (U18), Collingwood	213	43
3		Jarrad McVeigh (c)	184	82	7 April 1985	29	2004	NSW/ACT (U18)	244	172
4		Dan Hannebery	181	81	24 February 1991	23	2009	Oakleigh (U18)	120	54
5		Isaac Heeney	184	80	5 May 1996	18		Cardiff, Sydney Swans Academy
6		Tom Mitchell	181	84	31 May 1993	21	2013	Claremont	20	13
7		Harry Cunningham	181	78	6 December 1993	21	2012	NSW/ACT (U18)	31	19
8		Kurt Tippett	201	105	8 May 1987	27	2008	Southport, Adelaide	130	257
9		Abaina Davis	192	97	27 January 1996	18		UNSW-Eastern Suburbs, Sydney Swans Academy
10		Zak Jones	181	75	15 March 1995	19	2014	Dandenong (U18)	4	1
11		Jeremy Laidler	190	89	5 August 1989	25	2009	Calder (U18), Geelong, Carlton	45	3
12		Josh Kennedy (lg)	188	96	20 June 1988	26	2008	Sandringham (U18), Hawthorn	134	80
13		Toby Nankervis	199	101	12 August 1994	20		North Launceston
14		Craig Bird	179	83	21 January 1989	25	2008	NSW/ACT (U18)	131	53
15		Kieren Jack (c)	178	81	28 June 1987	27	2007	NSW/ACT (U18)	163	120
16		Gary Rohan	189	88	7 June 1991	23	2010	Geelong (U18)	43	29
17		Jack Hiscox	184	74	23 March 1995	19		Sydney Uni, Sydney Swans Academy
19		Tom Derickx	204	96	7 December 1987	27	2012	Claremont, Richmond	14	5
20		Sam Reid	196	95	27 December 1991	23	2010	Murray (U18)	76	78
21		Ben McGlynn	172	76	6 August 1985	29	2006	Bendigo (U18), Hawthorn	144	165
22		Dean Towers	189	87	4 May 1990	24	2014	North Ballarat	6	3
23		Lance Franklin	198	102	30 January 1987	28	2005	Perth, Hawthorn	204	659
24		Dane Rampe	188	88	2 June 1990	24	2013	UNSW-Eastern	48	4
25		Ted Richards	192	94	11 January 1983	31	2002	Sandringham (U18), Essendon	231	32
26		Luke Parker (lg)	184	85	25 October 1992	22	2011	Dandenong (U18)	82	60
27		Daniel Robinson	184	80	3 July 1994	20		Mosman Football Club
29		George Hewett	185	77	29 December 1995	19		North Adelaide
31		Harry Marsh	188	82	13 January 1994	20		East Fremantle
32		Lewis Jetta	181	75	4 May 1989	25	2010	Swan Districts Football Club	103	85
33		Brandon Jack	182	80	25 May 1994	20	2013	Pennant Hills	17	10
34		Alex Johnson	193	91	2 March 1992	22	2011	Oakleigh (U18)	45	1
36		Aliir Aliir	194	91	5 September 1994	20		East Fremantle
37		Adam Goodes (lg)	191	100	8 January 1980	34	1999	North Ballarat (U18)	351	439
38		Mike Pyke	201	104	24 March 1984	30	2009	Canada Maple Leafs	90	44
39		Heath Grundy	192	101	2 June 1986	28	2006	Norwood	164	23
40		Nick Smith (lg)	183	82	12 June 1988	26	2008	Oakleigh (U18)	121	9
42		Xavier Richards	196	93	25 April 1993	21	2013	Sandringham (U18)	1	0
44		Jake Lloyd	180	77	20 September 1993	21	2014	North Ballarat (U18)	21	8
Rookie List
No.	State	Player	Hgt	Wgt	Date of Birth	Age	Debut	Recruited from	Games	Goals
28		Nic Newman	188	81	15 January 1993	21		Frankston
30		Sean McLaren	198	93	10 January 1996	18		Sandringham
35		Sam Naismith	205	104	16 July 1992	22	2014	North Shore Australian Football Club	1	0
41		Lloyd Perris	178	77	2 January 1995	19		NSW/ACT (U18)
43		Lewis Melican	194	80	4 November 1996	18		Geelong U18
45		Jordan Foote	183	76	2 January 1996	18		UNSW-Eastern Suburbs, Sydney Swans Academy
Senior coaching panel
	State	Coach	Coaching position				Sydney Coaching debut	Former clubs as coach
		John Longmire	Senior coach				2011
		John Blakey	Assistant coach (defence)				2006	Brisbane Lions (a)
		Stuart Dew	Assistant coach (strategy and midfield)				2009
		Henry Playfair	Assistant coach (Forwards)				2010	Sydney Swans (NEAFL) (s)
		Josh Francou	Assistant coach (midfield)				2015
		Jared Crouch	Development coach				2011

• For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group.
• For coaches: (s) denotes senior coach, (cs) denotes caretaker senior coach, (a) denotes assistant coach, (d) denotes development coach.

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2014 season and the beginning of the 2015 season.

Player	Previous Club	League	via
Isaac Heeney	Cardiff	BDAFL	AFL National Draft, first round (No. 18 overall), Sydney Swans Academy selection
James Rose	Sturt	SANFL	AFL National Draft, second round (No. 37 overall)
Jack Hiscox	Sydney Uni	NEAFL	AFL National Draft, second round (No. 38 overall), Sydney Swans Academy selection
Abaina Davis	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs	NEAFL	AFL National Draft, fourth round (No. 70 overall), Sydney Swans Academy selection
Sean McLaren	Sandringham	TAC Cup	AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 17 overall)
Nic Newman	Frankston	VFL	AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 35 overall)
Lewis Melican	Geelong U18	TAC Cup	AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 52 overall)
Jordan Foote	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs	NEAFL	AFL Rookie Draft, ninth round (No. 76 overall)

Player	New Club	League	via
Lewis Roberts-Thomson			Retired
Ryan O'Keefe			Retired
Nick Malceski	Gold Coast	AFL	Free Agency
Shane Biggs	Western Bulldogs	AFL	Trade
Tim Membrey	St Kilda	AFL	Delisted
Matthew Dick	Carlton	AFL	Delisted
Jordan Lockyer	Subiaco	WAFL	Delisted
Tommy Walsh			Returned to Ireland
Patrick Mitchell			Returned to USA

Player	Change
Xavier Richards	Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft (pick 94)
Jake Lloyd	Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft (pick 112)
Daniel Robinson	Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft (pick 130)

Game records

• In Round 1, Sydney trailed Essendon by 41 points during time on in the third quarter, before Sydney scored the last eight goals of the game to come from behind to record a twelve-point win.^[29] Sydney's three-quarter time deficit of 34 points was the largest it had ever overcome to win in the club's history.^[30]

Rising Star Award: Isaac Heeney

Dennis Carroll Trophy for Most Improved Player: Tom Mitchell

Barry Round Shield for Best Clubman: Rhyce Shaw

Paul Kelly Players’ Player: Josh Kennedy

Paul Roos Award for Best Player in a Finals Series: Josh Kennedy

• Dan Hannebery (wing)
• Josh Kennedy (nominated)

Most Courageous Player: Luke Parker
Best First Year Player: Isaac Heeney

• Round 2 - Ted Richards (200 club games), Dane Rampe (50 career games)
• Round 5 - Jeremy Laidler (50 career games)
• Round 7 - Jarrad McVeigh (250 career games), Gary Rohan (50 career games)
• Round 9 - Ben McGlynn (150 career games), Lance Franklin (100 club goals)
• Round 10 - Mike Pyke (100 career games)
• Round 17 - Josh Kennedy (150 career games)
• Round 19 - Luke Parker (100 career games)
• Round 21 - Kurt Tippett (100 club goals)
• Round 22 - Ted Richards (250 career games)
• Round 23 - Kurt Tippett (150 career games), Harry Cunningham (50 career games)
• Semi Final - Kurt Tippett (300 career goals)

• Round 1 - Isaac Heeney (AFL debut)
• Round 9 - Daniel Robinson (AFL debut)
• Round 14 - Toby Nankervis (AFL debut)
• Round 21 - James Rose (AFL debut)

The following Sydney players were nominated for the 2015 NAB AFL Rising Star award:

• Round 3 – Isaac Heeney (nominated)
• Isaac Heeney finished 4th in final voting.

The following Sydney players were selected in the 22under22 Team:

• Luke Parker (vice-captain, half-forward flank)

• Harry Marsh (back pocket)
• George Hewett (interchange)