Here’s one for the history buffs: when was the first time the Swans played at the SCG?

If you said March 28, 1982, you would be mistaken. The first time the red and white ran out on the hallowed turf was in fact July 7, 1883 – almost 100 years earlier when the SCG was known as ‘the Association Ground’. Details on that and more will be found in our new museum, which is coming soon to the Basil Sellers Richard Colless Centre, otherwise known as our Sydney Swans HQ. 

Work is underway to develop the museum, which will be the final jewel in the crown of our new home.

The museum will tell the story of the club’s formative years from 1874 through to the VFL era, the move to Sydney, and the stories of today. Visitors will be able to read more on our Hall of Fame greats, watch footage from famed matches, and see the guernseys, boots, balls, and medals that have become part of Swans folklore.

It will be a place where you can connect and learn, and it will give those who linger a sense of how the club has turned a relentless will to survive into an aspirational hunger to thrive.

The museum project is being proudly supported by the Sydney Swans Foundation and fundraising is still required. To donate to the Sydney Swans Foundation and help bring this important project to life, please visit sydneyswansfoudation.org.au or for further information reach out to Amanda Thompson thompsona@sydneyswans.com.au.