Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs
Date: Saturday 30 May
Time: 2.10pm AEST
Venue: Manuka Oval
Tickets available from Ticketmaster.com.au.
Reserves round nine
Swans Reserves v Tuggeranong
Date: Sunday May 31
Time: 2.00pm
Venue: Greenway Oval
Broadcast information
This match will be broadcast live in Sydney from 2.00pm AEST on both Network Ten and Fox Sports 1. For additional broadcast information, click here.
Head to head
The Sydney Swans have won 69 of their 144 matches against the Western Bulldogs for a winning percentage of 48.26%
Last three years
Round 8, 2006 Sydney Swans 17.14.116 defeated Western Bulldogs 14.6.90 @ SCG
Round 9, 2007 Sydney Swans 15.10.100 defeated Western Bulldogs 8.9.57 @ Manuka Oval
Round 7, 2008 Sydney Swans 14.10.94 defeated by Western Bulldogs 18.4.112 @ SCG
Round 18, 2008 Sydney Swans 14.13.97 defeated by Western Bulldogs 17.11.113 @ Manuka Oval
Semi Final, 2008 Sydney Swans 9.15.69 defeated by Western Bulldogs 16.10.106 @ MCG
Last time they met
With a place in the 2008 preliminary final against Geelong on the line, both clubs were desperate for victory. Both teams had a promising start to the season.
After fighting it out in a tough first half, the Bulldogs were able to split the gap open in the third term, kicking five goals to the Swans’ nil.
Strong performances from Barry Hall, Brett Kirk and Paul Bevan were not enough to steer the red and white to victory as the Bulldogs’ relentless pressure proved too much for the Swans to overcome. The Bulldogs applied 66 tackles to the Swans’ 54.
A lack of forward goal-kicking options hurt the Swans – there were only six goal scorers for the match, including Barry Hall who finished with four. In contrast, the Bulldogs side featured 11 separate goal scorers.
The Western Bulldogs managed to edge out the Swans to hold on for a 37-point victory.
Fast footy facts
Swans veteran Peter ‘Spida’ Everitt played his last game of AFL football against the Bulldogs, retiring after the semi final defeat.
From 1998 to 2002 the Western Bulldogs won five consecutive games against the Swans. From 2003 to 2007 the Swans won the next five consecutive contests.
The Bulldogs are now on a three-game winning streak against the Swans.
The Swans and Bulldogs have only played each other twice at Manuka Oval with each club winning one game apiece
