2023 Sydney Swans season

The 2023 Sydney Swans season is the club's 126th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 42nd season known as the Sydney Swans.

Sydney Swans

2023 season
Coach	John Longmire
Captain(s)	Callum Mills, Dane Rampe & Luke Parker
Home ground	SCG
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Overview

Sydney's 2023 season overview

Captain	Coach	Home ground	W-L-D	Ladder	Finals	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker
Callum Mills, Dane Rampe & Luke Parker[1]	John Longmire[2]	SCG[3]	12-10-1[4]	8th[5]	Finals Week 1	Errol Gulden	Tom Papley

Dane Rampe & Luke Parker are the co-captains of the Sydney Swans for their fifth season and it is Callum Mills second season as co-captain.^[1] It is John Longmire's 13th season as the coach of Sydney. He is currently the longest serving coach of the Sydney Swans.^[6] Sydney will play all 11 of their home games at the SCG.^[7] As of round 11, Sydney's highest home crowd is 37,052 against Hawthorn in round 2.^[8] Sydney's highest away crowd is 71,463 when they lost to the Collingwood Magpies in round 8.^[9]

Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2023 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2023 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of Sydney vs Carlton round 11 of the 2023 season (27 May 2023) and are taken from AFL Tables.

No.	Name	AFL debut	Games (2023)	Goals (2023)	Games (SYD)	Goals (SYD)	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Chad Warner	2020	11	7	50	35	50	35
2	Hayden McLean	2019	9	8	40	35	40	35
3	Dylan Stephens	2020	8	3	38	11	38	11
4	Ryan Clarke	2016 (North Melbourne)	6	2	47	10	87	18
5	Isaac Heeney	2015	11	10	165	207	165	207
6	Logan McDonald	2021	9	16	33	40	33	40
7	Harry Cunningham	2012	11	2	172	50	172	50
8	James Rowbottom	2019	11	3	80	25	80	25
9	Will Hayward	2017	11	12	125	146	125	146
10	Aaron Francis	2016 (Essendon)	6	0	6	0	60	12
11	Tom Papley	2016	11	20	152	241	152	241
13	Oliver Florent	2017	11	2	129	39	129	39
14	Callum Mills (c)	2016	9	4	144	23	144	23
15	Sam Wicks	2020	1	2	40	26	40	26
16	Braeden Campbell	2021	11	3	36	6	36	6
17	Will Gould	2023	4	0	4	0	4	0
18	Jacob Konstanty	****	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Peter Ladhams	2019 (Port Adelaide)	9	4	20	6	52	27
20	Sam Reid	2010	0	0	181	183	181	183
21	Errol Gulden	2021	11	7	54	39	54	39
22	Nick Blakey	2019	11	2	89	34	89	34
23	Lance Franklin	2005 (Hawthorn)	8	10	167	477	349	1057
24	Dane Rampe (c)	2013	4	0	219	7	219	7
25	Cooper Vickery	****	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Luke Parker (c)	2011	11	3	271	193	271	193
27	Justin McInerney	2019	10	6	63	22	63	22
28	William Edwards	****	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Angus Sheldrick	2022	2	0	4	0	4	0
30	Tom McCartin	2018	6	0	101	28	101	28
31	Tom Hickey	2011 (Gold Coast)	2	0	39	13	141	45
32	Jaiden Magor	****	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Marc Sheather	2023	3	1	3	1	3	1
34	Matt Roberts	2022	5	0	6	0	6	0
35	Caleb Mitchell	****	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Joel Amartey	2020	4	6	17	16	17	16
37	Corey Warner	2023	2	1	2	1	2	1
39	Paddy McCartin	2015 (St Kilda)	4	0	28	1	63	35
40	Cameron Owen	****	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	Lachlan Rankin	****	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Robbie Fox	2017	7	1	74	9	74	9
43	Lewis Melican	2017	1	0	53	1	53	1
44	Jake Lloyd	2014	11	2	211	35	211	35
45	Hugo Hall-Kahan	****	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Lachlan McAndrew	2023	2	0	2	0	2	0

Bold = Played every game in 2023

Squad changes

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous Club	via
28	William Edwards	Key Defender	Academy	category B rookie selections[10]
10	Aaron Francis	Key Defender	Essendon	trade[11]
18	Jacob Konstanty	Medium Forward	Gippsland U18	AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 20)[12]
32	Jaiden Magor	Medium Forward	South Adelaide	AFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 31)[10]
35	Caleb Mitchell	Midfielder	Murray U18	AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 40)
40	Cameron Owen	Key Forward	Tasmania U18	AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 17)[10]
25	Cooper Vickery	Medium Defender	Gippsland U18	AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 27)[13]

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via
32	James Bell	Midfielder	-	delisted[14]
12	Josh Kennedy	Midfielder	-	retired[15]
10	Sam Naismith	Ruck	-	delisted[14]
35	Barry O'Connor	Defender	-	delisted[16]
38	Colin O'Riordan	Defender	-	delisted[17]
25	Ben Ronke	Forward	-	delisted[14]
18	Callum Sinclair	Ruck	-	retired[17]
28	Lewis Taylor	Midfielder Forward	-	delisted[16]

Season

Main article: 2023 AFL season

Pre-season

Sydney's 2023 practice match and AAMI Community Series fixtures

Date and local time	Opponent	Scores			Venue	Ref
		Home	Away	Result
Friday, 24 February (12:00 pm)	Brisbane Lions	15.9 (99)	8.6 (54)	Won by 45 points	Moore Park	[18]
Friday, 3 March (7:10 pm)	Carlton	15.7 (97)	7.12 (54)	Won by 43 points	Blacktown ISP	[19]

Regular season

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref
			Scores
1	Saturday, 18 March (8:00 pm)	Gold Coast	9.7 (61)	16.14 (110)	Won by 49 points	Heritage Bank Stadium [A]	13,648	2nd	[20]
2	Sunday, 26 March (1:10 pm)	Hawthorn	17.16 (118)	4.13 (37)	Won by 81 points	SCG [H]	37,052	1st	[8]
3	Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm)	Melbourne	21.8 (134)	12.12 (84)	Lost by 50 points	MCG [A]	42,423	5th	[21]
4	Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm)	Port Adelaide	9.10 (64)	9.12 (66)	Lost by 2 points	SCG [H]	31,686	6th	[22]
5	Friday, 14 April (7:40 pm)	Richmond	11.12 (78)	18.14 (122)	Won by 44 points	Adelaide Oval [A]	42,134	5th	[23]
6	Saturday, 22 April (7:25 pm)	Geelong	20.10 (130)	5.7 (37)	Lost by 93 points	GMHBA Stadium [A]	23,134	10th	[24]
7	Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	16.10 (106)	17.5 (107)	Lost by 1 point	SCG [H]	31,615	11th	[25]
8	Sunday, 7 May (3:20 pm)	Collingwood	11.11 (77)	6.12 (48)	Lost by 29 points	MCG [A]	71,463	11th	[26]
9	Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm)	Fremantle	13.8 (86)	16.7 (103)	Lost by 17 points	SCG [H]	28,927	14th	[9]
10	Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne	14.6 (90)	14.9 (93)	Won by 3 points	Marvel Stadium [A]	21,003	12th	[27]
11	Friday, 26 May (7:50 pm)	Carlton	11.11 (77)	6.15 (51)	Won by 26 points	SCG [H]	TBC	TBC	[28]
12	Bye								Bye
13	Thursday, 8 June (7:10 pm)	St Kilda	9.12 (66)	12.8 (80)	Lost by 14 points	SCG [H]
14	Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm)	Brisbane Lions				The Gabba [A]
15	Saturday, 24 June (4:35 pm)	West Coast				SCG [H]
16	Friday, 30 June (7:50 pm)	Geelong				SCG [H]
17	Thursday, 6 July (7:20 pm)	Richmond				MCG [A]
18	Thursday, 13 July (7:20 pm)	Western Bulldogs				SCG [H]
19	Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm)	Fremantle				Optus Stadium [A]
20	Saturday, 29 July (7:25 pm)	Essendon				Marvel Stadium [A]
21	Saturday, 5 August (7:30 pm)	Greater Western Sydney				GIANTS Stadium [A]
22	Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm)	Gold Coast				SCG [H]
23	Saturday, 19 August (7:10 pm)	Adelaide				Adelaide Oval [A]
24	TBD	Melbourne				SCG [H]

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Collingwood (P)	23	18	5	0	2142	1687	127.0	72	Finals series
2	Brisbane Lions	23	17	6	0	2180	1771	123.1	68
3	Port Adelaide	23	17	6	0	2149	1906	112.7	68
4	Melbourne	23	16	7	0	2079	1660	125.2	64
5	Carlton	23	13	9	1	1922	1697	113.3	54
6	St Kilda	23	13	10	0	1775	1647	107.8	52
7	Greater Western Sydney	23	13	10	0	2018	1885	107.1	52
8	Sydney	23	12	10	1	2050	1863	110.0	50
9	Western Bulldogs	23	12	11	0	1919	1766	108.7	48
10	Adelaide	23	11	12	0	2193	1877	116.8	44
11	Essendon	23	11	12	0	1838	2050	89.7	44
12	Geelong	23	10	12	1	2088	1855	112.6	42
13	Richmond	23	10	12	1	1856	1983	93.6	42
14	Fremantle	23	10	13	0	1835	1898	96.7	40
15	Gold Coast	23	9	14	0	1839	2006	91.7	36
16	Hawthorn	23	7	16	0	1686	2101	80.2	28
17	North Melbourne	23	3	20	0	1657	2318	71.5	12
18	West Coast	23	3	20	0	1418	2674	53.0	12

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards and milestone

• Round 1 - Harry Cunningham (50 goals)
• Round 2 - Isaac Heeney (200 Goals)^[29]
• Round 5 - Will Gould (AFL Debut)^[30]
• Round 5 - Corey Warner (AFL Debut)^[31]
• Round 6 - Aaron Francis (Sydney Debut)^[32]
• Round 7 - Marc Sheather (AFL Debut)^[33]
• Round 7 - Tom McCartin (100 Games)^[34]
• Round 9 - Tom Papley (150 Games)^[35]
• Round 10 - Chad Warner (50 Games)^[36]

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External links

• Official Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club
• Official Website of the Australian Football League