The 2011 Sydney Swans Club Champion Dinner will be live on SwansTV from 7pm on Friday, October 7.

Swans fans across the globe will again get the opportunity to watch what promises to be a tight contest for the prestigious Bob Skilton Medal, awarded to the Club’s best and fairest player of the season.

Over 4,000 viewers tuned in to the event last year, as midfielder Kieren Jack (with 553 votes) won the award from Shane Mumford (545) and Josh Kennedy (542) in a hotly contested count. This year’s count could be just as memorable, with several Swans players putting in consistent, eye-catching performances over the course of the 2011 season.

To watch the live stream of the Club Champion Dinner, simply re-visit sydneyswans.com.au from 7pm on Friday night and click on the lead article titled ‘2011 Bob Skilton Medal LIVE’ to be redirected to the SwansTV live feed.

Fans are reminded that while we are very pleased to provide this service to those who can’t attend, the live stream may not work for everyone.

The stream will be of medium quality to cater for the largest number of people possible. Please understand that there is the possibility of dropouts and technical issues.

Slow internet connections and older computers may make viewing the stream more problematic.

You will be able to start the stream at any point during the night and it will work as any regular video on SwansTV. If you can currently view videos on SwansTV, you should be able to view the stream.

Common streaming problems include:

Apple computers require Microsoft Silverlight to play our content so you will need to install that before you can watch any videos. It is a free download.

Check that you don’t have any other programs open that heavily use your internet connection as this can cause the video to load slowly, or to pause and drop out. Programs that may cause such problems include Skype, YouTube, ITunes etc.

Other awards to be presented on the night include the Swans Rising Star, Dennis Carroll Trophy for Most Improved Player, Barry Round Shield for Best Clubman, Paul Kelly Players’ Player Award and the Paul Roos Award for best player in the finals series.

There will be special tributes to retiring Swans premiership players Craig Bolton and Tadhg Kennelly, as well as a presentation to Adam Goodes (300 games) and Nick Malceski (100 games) who both reached significant milestones during the year. Scheduled times for these presentations can be found below.

Fans will also get the chance to re-live the season that was, with a highlights package from the 2011 season, and round-by-round video recaps and vote count which will start at around 8pm.

The live stream will run continuously until the conclusion of the event at around 11pm, and supporters can also follow and engage in the evening on the Swans’ social media pages Twitter and Facebook.

We hope you enjoy watching the 2011 Sydney Swans Club Champion Dinner.

Sydney Swans Club Champion Dinner schedule

*Please note times are approximate and are subject to change over the coming days and during the event

7:00pm-	Live stream commences
7:00pm-	Start of the 2011 Sydney Swans Club Champion Event
7:20pm-	Recognition of Craig Bolton’s Retirement
7:32pm-	Break
8:00pm-	Best and Fairest Round by Round Count Commences from Round 1 - 8
8:16pm-	Announcement of the 2012 Number 1 Ticket Holder
	Presentation of the Rising Star Award
	Presentation of the John Yates Award - for the person who promotes development of the game
	Presentation of Sydney Swans Life Membership
8:40pm-	Break
9:10pm-	Presentation to Players Achieving Milestones
	Nick Malceski - 100 games
	Adam Goodes - 300 games
9:20pm-	Best and Fairest Count Continues - Rounds 9 - 14
9:35pm-	Presentation of the Most Improved Player Award
	Presentation of the Players’ Player Award
9:45pm-	Best and Fairest Count Continues - Rounds 15 - 20
9:50pm-	Recognition of Tadhg Kennelly’s Retirement
10:00pm-	Break
10:15pm-	Presentation of the Best Clubman Award
	Best and Fairest Count Continues - Rounds 21 through to the Semi Final
10:30pm-	Presentation of the Paul Roos Award for the  Best Player in the Finals Series
10:35pm-	Announcement of the Top 10 Best and Fairest Players for 2011
10:50pm-	On stage presentations conclude
11:00pm-	Live stream concludes