Forty years ago, our club embarked on the most incredible journey. From South Melbourne and the Lake Oval, the Swans flew north to create a new home for themselves and the entire sport. They landed on the SCG, and history was made in Round One, 1982.
The weekend we will celebrate 40 years in the Harbour City with a host of activities at the SCG to mark the occasion including photo opportunities with our 2005 and 2012 premiership cups, retro player cards, our inaugural AFLW team introduced to the crowd and a lap of honour around the hallowed turf of the SCG by some of our past players.
Ahead of this weekend, we encourage our members and fans to catch up on some of the club's history by revisiting The Bloods, presented by QBE.
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The Bloods - Leaving South Melbourne, Episode One
'The Bloods', presented by QBE, is now available via Apple and Spotify. Tune into this snippet from Episode 1 which begins in the turbulent times of the early 1980s, with South Melbourne facing severe financial distress and relocation to Sydney.
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More than Footy - Alexander Volkanovski
This week’s episode of More than Footy features Australian UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski, who reveals what he got up to on his visit to Swans HQ. The 26-4 fighter shared his thoughts on AFL, how he went from rugby league to MMA, his thoughts on concussion in sport, and that time Volk was brutally shut down by his own daughter following his loss to Islam Makhachev.
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More than Footy - Ashley Reade
This week we are joined by Nike General Manager and Vice President Ashley Reade. With nearly 20 years at the global brand, Ashley gives us an insight into where Sydney Swans HQ sits amongst other sporting giants around the world, as well as some of the highlights and challenges that have come with leading a team through some of the world’s biggest sporting events.
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Everyday Greatness podcast Episode 4 - Edward Federman and Michael O'Loughlin
Episode 4 of the Everyday Greatness podcast, featuring guests Edward Federman and Michael O'Loughlin.
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Everyday Greatness podcast Episode 5 - Shaun Christie-David and Liz Ponitka
One of our favourite humans and founder of social enterprise Plate It Forward, Shaun Christie-David, is joined by Sydney Swans HQ Head of Facility, Liz Ponitka, in the latest episode of Barnaby Howarth’s Everyday Greatness podcast.
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More than Footy - Isaac Heeney and Robbie Fox
This week on More than Footy Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney sits down with teammate and best mate Robbie Fox to chat about his upcoming 200th game milestone. The duo share how their bromance begun, Heeney opens up on the suspension that ruled him out of Brownlow contention and Foxy reveals why it took him 11 months to propose to now fiancé Bec. TIME CODES: 0.40 – How the Fox & Heeney bromance begun 2.00 Fox reflects on his 100th game milestone 3.00 Heeney reflects on his career to date ahead of his 200th game milestone 4.30 On THAT Isaac Heeney hanger 8.00 Heeney opens up on his first ever AFL suspension 11.00 Fox shares why it took him 11 months to pop the question
THE BLOODS, PRESENTED BY QBE
- Click here to listen to The Bloods on Apple Podcasts
- Click here to listen to The Bloods on Spotify
In the illuminating six-part docuseries, produced by The Horde, Swans fans can hear from key players in the Club’s history, who talk candidly about the big moments that shaped the Sydney Swans of today.
The Bloods features key interviews and recollections with an all-star Swans cast including Rick Quade, Barry Round, Dennis Carroll, Tony Morwood, Warwick Capper, Paul Kelly and Peter Weinert along with former AFL Chairman Ross Oakley, senior journalist Tim Lane and many more.
Starting in the dark days of the late 1980s, The Bloods charts the Swans rise from struggling VFL team with little choice but to relocate to Sydney, to the drought-breaking 2005 AFL Premiership and beyond.
Along the journey, the integral role QBE has played in the Club’s history is highlighted. Listen to the podcast below.
