One has coached, one has played, two crunched numbers and every one of them are now Sydney Swans Life Members.

Director of Coaching and Head of Development John Blakey, co-captain Dane Rampe and long-time members of the match-day statistics team David Pearlman and Brad Spillane were all presented Life Membership at last week’s Club Champion Dinner at The Star.

Blakey arrived at the Swans ahead of season 2007 and has since held a raft of positions on the club’s coaching panel.

The 359-game Fitzroy and North Melbourne great received his Swans Life Membership with immense pride.

“I’m fortunate enough to be a member of the club I played at in the Kangaroos, I’m a Life Member of the AFL and this is right up there,” Blakey said.

“It’s a very special award. I’m really shocked but very humbled and it’s something I’ll treasure forever.”

Every player who reaches 150 AFL games for the Swans is presented Life Membership and Rampe achieved the feat in season 2019, running out for his milestone match as Sydney met the West Coast Eagles at the SCG in Round 12.

The 2012 draftee achieved a long list of accolades this year, claiming the Bob Skilton Medal, collecting the Players’ Player award, winning the Best Clubman award, earning selection for the 40-man All Australian squad and being named an emergency in the greatest NSW team of all time.

Rampe says he will always savour the moment Nick Smith presented him his guernsey ahead of his 150^th appearance.

“It wasn’t until Nick Smith presented me my jumper – the look in his eye and the passion with which he spoke really hit home for me,” Rampe said.

“It’s about players paving the way for you to carve out your own journey and Smooch (Smith) was obviously a big part of that.

“Having reflected on it over the last couple of weeks it’s something I’m really proud of and something I’m going to treasure for the rest of my life.”

Pearlman grew up in Adelaide but never missed an opportunity to watch his beloved Swans on TV, and when he relocated to Sydney he quickly became involved with the club’s statistics team.

Beginning at the club in 1997, his job revolved around calling the game for the statistics recorders and ensuring individual and team data were accurately registered at the quarter breaks and full-time.

Pearlman was overwhelmed at his Life Membership appointment.

“I’m floored. It’s quite unbelievable,” Pearlman said.

“It’s an amazing place full of amazing people and I’m absolutely honoured and humbled to be here and receive the biggest honour anyone can get at a football club.”

Spillane arrived at the Swans in 1993 when statistics were recorded using pen and paper, with carbon copies provided to the coaches at the quarter breaks and post-match.

He witnessed first-hand considerable technological growth in his 24 years at the club.

“When I started, at quarter-time you ripped a fourth sheet of carbon paper off, totalled it up, ran it down to the coaches and at half-time the next sheet and so on,” Spillane said.

“Then computers came in and our stats guys thought we were going to lose our jobs, but the job changes and you’ve got to adapt.”