The Sydney Swans continue their pre-season campaign this Friday when the AFL and VFL squads host the GWS Giants for match simulation. Held from 10:00am it will be the first opportunity for members and fans to see our draftees in action, as well as the return of senior players.
Excitingly last year's mid-season draftee Tom Hanily has been named in the AFL squad alongside former St Kilda defender and 2024 rookie draftee Ben Paton. Fan favourites Chad Warner, Brodie Grundy and Club Champion Isaac Heeney are also expected to hit the track across four quarters.
See the injury update ahead of today's match simulation.
The match is not ticketed while members and fans can also watch the game live on Kayo and Fox Footy.
The VFL practice match will take place from 12:50pm on Tramway Oval, featuring the likes of Riak Andrew and Ned Bowman who will run out in red and white for the first time.
| AFL Squad List | VFL Squad List | ||
| 1 | Chad Warner | 2 | Hayden McLean |
| 3 | Taylor Adams | 10 | Aaron Francis |
| 4 | Brodie Grundy | 12 | Angus Sheldrick |
| 5 | Isaac Heeney | 20 | Riak Andrew |
| 8 | James Rowbottom | 23 | Ned Bowman |
| 9 | Will Hayward | 26 | Riley Bice |
| 10 | Aaron Francis | 29 | Joel Hamling |
| 12 | Angus Sheldrick | 31 | Indhi Kirk |
| 13 | Oliver Florent | 32 | Blake Leidler |
| 15 | Sam Wicks | 33 | Caiden Cleary |
| 16 | Braeden Campbell | 35 | Caleb Mitchell |
| 17 | James Jordon | 40 | Tom Hanily |
| 19 | Peter Ladhams | 42 | Robbie Fox |
| 21 | Errol Gulden | 45 | Will Green |
| 22 | Nick Blakey | 49 | Jack Kluske |
| 24 | Dane Rampe | 50 | Ben Edwards |
| 25 | Ben Paton | 51 | Willem Smit |
| 27 | Justin McInerney | 52 | Nic Shipley |
| 30 | Tom McCartin | 53 | Oscar Davis |
| 34 | Matt Roberts | 54 | Cameron Este |
| 35 | Caleb Mitchell | 55 | Koby Grass |
| 36 | Joel Amartey | 56 | Tom Hitchens |
| 37 | Corey Warner | 57 | James Tidemann |
| 40 | Tom Hanily | 58 | Tom Longmire |
| 43 | Lewis Melican | 59 | Cooper McLennan |
| 61 | Max Geddes |
The VFL will not be broadcast but stay tuned for all the highlights and news on sydneyswans.com.au and on Facebook, Instagram and X.
Members are invited into the foyer for a free coffee between 9:00am - 10:00am and 12:00pm - 2:00pm. 2025 Membership Packs are also available for pickup at Tramway Oval or Sydney Swans HQ.
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Friday's match simulation is just a prelude of footy to come this season. The AFL squad will travel to Queensland next week for the AAMI Community Series pre-season match with the Gold Coast Suns, before returning to the SCG on March 7 for Opening Round against Hawthorn.
There's still plenty of time to secure your seat at the game. Buy tickets here or join as a member today and unlock better on game day and beyond.
