The Sydney Swans have remained the most widely supported AFL club in Australia for the 14^th year in a row. 

Leading Australian research company Roy Morgan Research has revealed the Swans’ following has reached 1,174,000 supporters in 2018.

The impressive tally nearly doubles that of traditional Victorian powerhouse Collingwood, which runs second on 660,000 supporters.

Essendon ranks third with 651,000 supporters, while Adelaide (620,000) and West Coast (547,000) round out the top five.