Round 23: Sydney Swans v Hawthorn
Saturday 25 August, 7.25pm, SCG
The Sydney Swans host Hawthorn in a huge clash at the SCG tonight.
FOOTY FOR DROUGHT RELIEF
The Sydney Swans, Hawthorn, QBE Insurance and Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust are uniting tonight to support the many farmers around the country doing it tough in Australia’s drought crisis. The Sydney Swans Foundation and QBE Insurance have donated $10,000 each to Rural Aid’s Buy A Bale campaign, while QBE will also match the SCG Trust’s donation of $1 for every supporter who attends tonight’s AFL and NRL games in the precinct. Supporters can contribute to the cause by texting ‘FOOTY’ to 0437 371 371, dropping by a tin rattler on their way into the SCG, or bidding for a match-worn Sydney or Hawthorn guernsey through each club’s online store. For more information, please click here.
SWANS v HAWKS: LAST FIVE MEETINGS
R8, 2018, Sydney 12.7 (79) d Hawthorn 10.11 (71) at the MCG
R19, 2017, Hawthorn 10.12 (72) d Sydney 9.12 (66) at the MCG
R10, 2017, Hawthorn 12.9 (81) d Sydney 11.9 (75) at the SCG
R17, 2016, Hawthorn 11.9 (75) d Sydney 10.10 (70) at the SCG
R9, 2016, Sydney 10.9 (69) d Hawthorn 7.13 (55) at the MCG
TEAM
The Swans have made one change for tonight’s clash with Hawthorn with Heath Grundy replacing Robbie Fox. For the Swans’ Round 23 team, please click here.
COMMUNITY PARTNER – JODI LEE FOUNDATION
The Jodi Lee Foundation is the official community partner for tonight’s game. The Jodi Lee Foundation was established in honour of Jodi Lee, who lost her battle with bowel cancer at age 41. The Foundation’s mission is to empower people to take active steps to prevent bowel cancer and live healthy lives. For more information, please visit: jodileefoundation.org.au
MILESTONES:
MOST GAMES, PAIR OF BROTHERS – MCVEIGH FAMILY
The McVeigh brothers, Jarrad and Mark, are due to reach 550 combined career games tonight, making them the fifth pair of brothers to reach this mark in VFL/AFL history. The leading families are Madden (710 games comprising 378 for Simon and 332 for Justin), Burgoyne (595 games comprising 240 for Peter and 355 for Shaun), Nankervis (578 games comprising 325 for Ian and 253 for Bruce), Cornes (555 games comprising 255 for Chad and 300 for Kane), McVeigh (549 games comprising 232 for Mark and 317 for Jarrad), Coventry (533 games comprising 227 for Syd and 306 for Gordon), Shaw (519 games comprising 237 games for Rhyce and 282 games for Heath), Richardson (518 games comprising 277 for Wayne and 241 for Max), Wakelin (513 games comprising 252 for Darryl and 261 for Shane), Rocca (499 games comprising 257 for Saverio and 242 for Anthony).
MOST CAREER GOALS – LANCE FRANKLIN
Franklin needs nine goals to catch Matthew Lloyd in seventh spot for most goals in VFL/AFL history. The most career goals in history: Tony Lockett (1360 goals for St Kilda and the Sydney Swans), Gordon Coventry (1299 goals for Collingwood), Jason Dunstall (1254 goals for Hawthorn), Doug Wade (1057 goals for Geelong and North Melbourne), Gary Ablett senior (1030 goals for Hawthorn and Geelong), Jack Titus (970 goals for Richmond), Matthew Lloyd (926 goals for Essendon), Lance Franklin (917 goals for Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans), Leigh Matthews (915 goals for Hawthorn), Peter McKenna (874 goals for Collingwood and Carlton).
MEMBERSHIP
Thanks to the record 60,934 members for joining the Swans family in season 2018. For more information, visit membership.sydneyswans.com.au.
AROUND THE GROUND
There is plenty happening around the ground tonight including the Volkswagen Fan Zone, Swans Fan Dome including the Citi Spin2Win wheel, face painting plus much more. Arrive early to get involved.
