Taste of tradition at Guernsey Presentation
This year's Guernsey Presentation Dinner, on March 12, will also feature inductions into the Swans Hall of Fame...
In just under six weeks time, Sydney Swans players will receive their guernseys for the 2012 season in a marquee function that celebrates the past, present and future of the football Club.
For the very first time, the Guernsey Presentation will also include a number of inductions into the Swans Hall of Fame and additions to the Club’s Heritage List.
With a nod to those who came before them, the current crop of Swans will then take the stage to receive their playing jumpers in front of their families and supporters - a long-held tradition, and a moment to cherish for those players receiving their first Swans guernsey.
“It’s one of the great thrills of being a coach is that you see young kids get their jumper for the first time on an AFL list,” said Swans coach John Longmire.
Click on the video player above to watch John’s interview with SwansTV in full.
“To see the players’ faces and see how proud they are - all the time and effort they’ve done as kids working through, and their whole family quite often support them and drive them everywhere. So to see them on an AFL list for the very first time is a great thrill for a lot of families.”
In the build-up to last year’s stand-alone Hall of Fame event, Longmire stressed to his players the importance of understanding the history of the club, a sentiment he echoed again this year, especially with nine new players having joined the Club over the pre-season.
“It’s a bit of an old saying I guess, but you need to know where you’ve come from to know where you’re going,” he said.
“I really appreciate the history of the football club and what’s gone before us, and the hard work that a lot of people - both as South Melbourne and Sydney Swans people - have put into this football club. We need to make sure that with the changes we’ve made in the list over the last few years, that that doesn’t get lost and that it is really underlined, and the appreciation of the players is vitally important.”
Tickets to the Sydney Swans Guernsey Presentation & Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, presented by Volkswagen, are now on sale. Click here to purchase your tickets now and make sure you don’t miss out on witnessing Swans history.
