The Sydney Swans would like to thank our loyal and passionate fans for their ongoing support through the 2016 Finals Series.
We have been inundated with messages of support from fans who are Proudly Sydney from right across the globe.
Through our fan mail section more than 600 messages have been received in the last 48 hours for both individual players and the entire team.
To send your message of support from the team click here and head to our fan mail section.
We have picked some of the best messages that we have received for you to read below.
Aliir Aliir
Best wishes to you in this Finals Series. May you play your usual graceful football. Totally love what you have brought to the Swans.
- Kerry & Janet White
G’day Big A. Watching you down the back there with Dane, Smithy & co, boy you’re a natural. There is nothing to stop you going forward and becoming a member of the leadership group. When I see the likes of you young guns – Tommy, Isaac, George, Callum and Xavier, I know the future is sooo bright. Even at age 64, I am confident you guys will bring joy, and a few flags, to my life and to all the diehard Sydney supporters Australia wide. You guys make me proud. Love you all as I do my own sons.
- John Zylberlicht
Ben McGlynn
Congrats on your year. You must be made of pretty strong stuff to keep at it when things are tough. What a role model you are. I would be proud to be half as courageous as you.
- Fiona G
Benny, you are a champ and each time you run out (and I am sure train) you epitomize the Bloods culture. Your determination will win out in the end and you will be rewarded for your efforts. Keep up the great effort Benny, your determination is something to be admired. Good luck with the Prelim Final on Friday, if you play to your strengths you can beat Geelong and you will then have the opportunity to get that elusive Premiership that you deserve!!!! GO THE BLOODS - I AM SYDNEY!!!
- David Patterson
Callum Mills
I've seen some champion players in my time wear #14 jumper. I believe you will be one of them. All the best for your recovery Callum.
- Roger Bell
Dan Hannebery
Good luck Dan for a great game on Friday against Geelong. Your courage at all times is amazing. I hold my breath at times the way you go in for the ball without regard for your own safety!
- Rhonda Hills
Dane Rampe
Brilliant to see you get All Australian and totally deserved! Love your story. Love your class (on the field, on Goodes, on social media, everywhere). Love your humour. Love your style. Love your smarts. Love the way you play for the team! Keep it up!
- Simon Etherington
Gary Rohan
If there's one thing I know it's a man who's not slow. From Huge marks to non-stop game smarts, run downs that haunt and dribble goals that flaunt. He's quick, slick and makes the team tick. The Gary Rohan show, he makes the forward line flow. So this September, whether or not you’re a member, get on down to the greatest place in town. But just know if red and white's not your go, then the rest of this summer will be a bummer. If there's one thing I know, it's the Gary Rohan show.
- Oliver Williams
Love watching you play...red heads rule!!!
- Kate Blenkin
George Hewett
All the best for the finals, George! Really proud of your output this year, no matter what happens, all Swans fans are really admire your effort. Go swannies!!
- Emma Hilton
George, we have watched you grow into a tremendous player. Hope you have a great game this week. Bring it on!
- Lynne Mercer
Dan Hannebery
Good luck on Saturday Hanners! Looking forward to seeing you and the midfield boys work your magic!
- Kellie Nolan
Heath Grundy
Wishing you all the best for the remaining finals series. Congratulations on an awesome season so far. #OurEdgeIsReg
Isaac Heeney
Way back in under 10s we could see that you were special.... a naturally gifted sportsperson but a terrific person too.... we are so proud of everything you have achieved in your short career thus far...play hard and play your game ...we know that you and the boys can do anything. We need to sing the song two more times this year.
- The Campbells
Isaac you are following in the footsteps of Paul Kelly. All NSW is following you and wishing you every success on Friday night
- Brian Leehy
Jake Lloyd
Mr Consistent - stellar year, unsung hero of the team - good luck this weekend!
- Patrick Quinlan
Jarrad McVeigh
Best of luck for finals Jarrad you are the rock that holds the team together. A true professional in every way. Go Swannies!!
- Anna
Josh Kennedy
Hi Josh. Good luck for the game this Friday and hoping the Swans are in the grand final! Every week I'm in awe of your strength and how you play. Thanks for being amazing in the Swans! You're my favourite player!
- Lindy Adams
Kieren Jack
Your composure, leadership and the way you go about playing footy is truly inspirational. You emulate the true bloods culture and I hope you are triumphant these finals! You deserve a great GF win! #ProudlySydney
- Linda Gibson
Mate you play with your heart on your sleeve. Every time I see you you on the field I know you are giving it 100% .. you are also a supporter of the LGBT comminity and I really appreciate that.
- Dave Thompson
Kurt Tippett
May your taps be true, your handballs swift and your kicks straight. Best of luck from all of us in Bay 28 at the SCG (Richard, Amy, Skye, Eliza, Stephanie and myself)
- Shannon Busch
hope you are better and back on Friday night. all the best for the finals, can't wait to see you play next year. you are my favourite player. keep your hair at the same length it is, looks good. :)
- Lily Parrott
Lance Franklin
You burn so brightly you are more of a supernova than a mere star. LOVE your play and your leadership. It's not just your spectacular brilliance that draws me and hordes to the footy but also your commitment, your team first attitude, the tackles, the arrogant charm. You are a wonder and we are lucky to have you.
Massive kudos to you too for sharing your struggles with your personal issues. Especially inspirational to know that despite falling in a hole, you got back up again.
- Simon Etherington
Luke Parker
Congratulations on a wonderful year Luke...you are wonderful example of strength & humiity and a great team player.. I believe you will Captain our talented Swannies in the near future! Keep up the good work ..Grand Final is only one win away
- Amanda Brindle
Congratulations on another amazing season Luke. All the best for this Friday night and hopefully next week. You have certainly lived up to your old school motto- " be not afraid" All at SPC are very proud of your achievements. Go Bloods!
- St Peter’s College
Best wishes for another (your usual amazing) outstanding game. I'm a longtime supporter of you and the team in general. You're a class outfit that never fail to play hard but always fair and in the spirit of the game. You seem to be in everything in the best possible sense. Go Swannies and go Luke!!!
- Stephanie Bush
Nick Smith
You are a rock on our back line. I love the way you get the job done week in, week out. Get the boys fired up to grab this game with both hands. An awesome season. Thanks so much.
- Kathy Stewart
Ted Richards
Teddy. You have delighted us for years on and off the field. Very sorry to never see you play again, but you have been a champion. Thanks for the great laughs and memories of The Richards Report. Unique. Very Best Wishes
- Amanda Gilligan
O, great servant of the club! It seems your time is up. I will miss and remember you. Sorry you and Xavier didn't get another game together. Make sure you pass everything you can on to Aliir before you head out the door! See if you can't stop in for some more 'ask a swan' or something - would be great to see more of you on the Swans website. Have a great next chapter. Best wishes to you, Ella and Beau.
- Simon Etherington
Tom Papley
Tom what a great year for you Keep it up in the next two Finals and you will be rewarded. I watch you Grandfather Max (11) play and loved watching him play as well. Good luck
- Leslie Ralston
Hi Tom, I met you at my Auskick and I think you are great. Good luck, I will be watching and cheering you on.
- Love, Grace (5 years).
TEAM MAIL
Good luck guys against the cats. All of you at the swans are inspirational and have given our family so much pleasure for so long. Let’s go all the way. We are truly Proudly Sydney
- The Fowler Family
I have supported you for 50 years. Thank you for the pleasure you have given me. These finals may only happen once in your football career. Fight with every last breath and beat the cats.
- Peter Felmingham
Fortune favours the brave. This Friday at the G, be brave. Be hard, tough and determined. First to the ball and last to relinquish it. Tackle solidly and back one another up. NEVER give up. We are all with you - with every kick, every handball, every tackle and every challenge. Together the mighty Swans family will prevail. You will hear me from the stands, along with all the other Red and White passionate supporters. SEIZE THE DAY - BY THE THROAT AND DON'T LET GO! GO BLOODS!
- Kathy Stewart
thanks for being the best role models that anyone could ask for! #iamproudlysydney this team makes me very proud to be an AFL supporter and i hope that we as supporters give you that sense of pride as well. Bring on finals footy <3
- Shaunie O’Connor
Guys you really are just hitting your straps. This is the one game that your season depends on. NO OTHER. If you commit to yourself and each other that you will play as a team and bring that same ferocity and hardness for four quarters the game is yours and a premiership beckons. Best of Luck
- Michael Pemberton
We are 4th generation Swans supporters, who waited 72 for a premiership, endured many seasons of lengthy losing streaks and disappointment, but stuck through thick and thin. We are so proud of this club and wish the 2016 team all the best in the finals. GO THE BLOODS.
- Fergus, Margaret Lilly, Lisa and families
There is no 'I' in team boys, work together, play hard for each other, play hard for the footy, play hard for your fans. Leap high, Tackle fierce, and Kick em Straight. You write your own history and for Swans to be 2016 premiers, it will take each and every one of you to make your mark. All the best, and thanks for the memories.
- Daniel Wilson
All of you are a testament to the club and your families, support staff and your own personal effort you all put into training and playing on the field, everything you do is done to the highest level of "eliteness" congratulations on getting this far in the competition and the final series. Couldn't be more proud of you all. Lots of love, Kathleen
Ps. AJ you deserve a medal. Xoxo
- Kathleen Richardson
Whatever happens this Friday, we're so very proud of all of you - win or lose, we'll love you guys till the end! Let's give the Cats a taste of Bloods footy, whatever the result!!! GO THE SWANS - Relentless, Ferocious, Hard, Tireless, Contested Pack Hunters!
- Prabhu, Kirti, Tej and Radha
To every player, thank you for Showing us what it means to be a blood. You put your bodies on the line every week to entertain us. You give us your all, you show us we can face any challenge be it physical or mental. (thankyou Lance). We share your highs and your lows and follow far and wide, and through my 42 years I’ve had the Bloods culture as my guide. Now its twenty sixteen and it’s time to scream, CHEER BLOODY CHEER THE RED AND THE WHITE!
- Ray Ohlson
From an old South Melbourne supporter, I'm now a Proudly Sydney supporter. To have followed this team for so many years it is so good to see "The Bloods" spirit back in the team. Onya Bloods!
- Graham Mckenzie
You have done us proud this year with what you have been able to accomplish! Believe in yourselves boys and play the "Bloods style" footy that our team is known for! Play for each other, fight for each other, show them what the Bloods can do! This is your time my Bloods!! Enjoy it! No matter what happens, your supporters are behind you 100%. Two Cities, One Team! Sydney/South Melbourne!
- Angelo Jayesuria
Boys you are truly amazing and I am glad I am a member of the Swans family. Good luck against the cats and I can't wait to see you at the MCG for the Grand Final. We can do this, my love and best wishes to you all. Go swans.
- Ian Mcdonald
To all of the Sydney Swans players,
You guys are amazing, you work hard for each other and you respect and uphold the "Swans Culture" in everything you do. I have been following South Melbourne/Sydney Swans all my life (57 years) and I can tell you that culture has never waived. I don't have any one favourite player as you are all my favourites. You bring me joy and I am proud to say the Sydney Swans are definitely in my blood. Good luck in the preliminary and beyond. Win, lose, or draw, I am so proud of you all and will be at all games week in week out. GO THE BLOODS!!!!!
- Sharon Waller
Boys you are an inspiration the way the team goes about playing and your conduct as a club in working with the community. Longtime fan because of the high value you place on accountability to each other on the field and with your conduct in public. No doubt you are placed to make another Grand Final. Hit ‘em hard on Friday with the same intensity you hit the Crows and you will win!!!!
- Brent Felix
