2014 Sydney Swans season

Sydney Swans
2014 season
PresidentAndrew Pridham
CoachJohn Longmire
(4th season)
Captain(s)Kieren Jack
(2nd season)
Jarrad McVeigh
(4th season)
Home groundSCG
ANZ Stadium
AFL season1st (17-5)
Finals series2nd
Bob Skilton MedalLuke Parker
Leading goalkickerLance Franklin (79)
Highest home attendance99,454 vs Hawthorn (Grand Final)
Lowest home attendance25,376 vs Fremantle (Round 5)
Average home attendance38,715 (Increase 10,802)
Club membership40,126 (Increase 3,768)
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The 2014 AFL season was the 118th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Sydney Swans.

Squad for 2014

Statistics are correct as of end of 2013 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2013) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2013) Goals (end 2013)
1 Victoria (state) Tim Membrey 188 89 26 May 1994 19 Murray (U18)
2 Victoria (state) Rhyce Shaw (lg) 181 81 16 October 1981 32 2000 Preston (U18), Collingwood 193 42
3 New South Wales Jarrad McVeigh (c) 183 82 7 April 1985 28 2004 NSW/ACT (U18) 219 157
4 Victoria (state) Dan Hannebery 181 81 24 February 1991 22 2009 Oakleigh (U18) 101 43
5 Victoria (state) Ryan O'Keefe (lg) 187 88 24 January 1981 32 2000 Calder (U18) 282 260
6 Western Australia Tom Mitchell 181 83 31 May 1993 20 2013 Claremont 14 11
7 New South Wales Harry Cunningham 180 80 6 December 1993 20 2012 NSW/ACT (U18) 6 4
8 Queensland Kurt Tippett 202 104 8 May 1987 26 2008 Southport, Adelaide 116 223
9 Victoria (state) Nick Malceski 188 86 15 August 1984 29 2005 Eastern (U18) 151 59
10 Victoria (state) Zak Jones 183 75 15 March 1995 18 Dandenong (U18)
11 Victoria (state) Jeremy Laidler 189 89 5 August 1989 24 2009 Calder (U18), Geelong, Carlton 26 2
12 Victoria (state) Josh Kennedy (lg) 188 96 20 June 1988 25 2008 Sandringham (U18), Hawthorn 111 67
13 Tasmania Toby Nankervis 199 102 12 August 1994 19 North Launceston
14 New South Wales Craig Bird 179 85 21 January 1989 24 2008 NSW/ACT (U18) 110 47
15 New South Wales Kieren Jack (c) 178 78 28 June 1987 26 2007 NSW/ACT (U18) 139 102
16 Victoria (state) Gary Rohan 189 89 7 June 1991 22 2010 Geelong (U18) 27 23
17 Republic of Ireland Tommy Walsh 193 99 26 February 1988 25 2012 Kerins O'Rahilly's GAA, St Kilda 5 3
18 Western Australia Jordan Lockyer 191 91 15 June 1993 20 West Perth
19 Western Australia Tom Derickx 201 100 7 December 1987 26 2012 Claremont, Richmond 2 0
20 Victoria (state) Sam Reid 196 96 27 December 1991 22 2010 Murray (U18) 56 61
21 Victoria (state) Ben McGlynn (lg) 171 75 6 August 1985 28 2006 Bendigo (U18), Hawthorn 125 141
22 Victoria (state) Dean Towers 189 83 4 May 1990 23 North Ballarat
23 Western Australia Lance Franklin 196 103 30 January 1987 27 2005 Perth, Hawthorn 182 580
24 New South Wales Dane Rampe 189 89 2 June 1990 23 2013 UNSW-Eastern 23 1
25 Victoria (state) Ted Richards (lg) 192 94 11 January 1983 30 2002 Sandringham (U18), Essendon 206 32
26 Victoria (state) Luke Parker 183 86 25 October 1992 21 2011 Dandenong (U18) 57 35
28 Victoria (state) Matthew Dick 187 86 3 November 1994 19 Calder (U18)
29 South Australia George Hewett 186 74 29 December 1995 18 North Adelaide
30 New South Wales Lewis Roberts-Thomson 194 94 8 September 1983 30 2003 NSW/ACT (U18) 174 52
31 Western Australia Harrison Marsh 189 84 13 January 1994 20 East Fremantle
32 Western Australia Lewis Jetta 181 77 4 May 1989 24 2010 Swan Districts Football Club 78 71
33 New South Wales Brandon Jack 182 77 25 May 1994 19 2013 Pennant Hills 9 7
34 Victoria (state) Alex Johnson 193 91 2 March 1992 21 2011 Oakleigh (U18) 45 1
36 Western Australia Aliir Aliir 195 91 5 September 1994 19 East Fremantle
37 Victoria (state) Adam Goodes (lg) 191 100 8 January 1980 34 1999 North Ballarat (U18) 331 409
38 Canada Mike Pyke 201 104 24 March 1984 29 2009 Canada Maple Leafs 71 41
39 South Australia Heath Grundy 192 100 2 June 1986 27 2006 Norwood 139 22
40 Victoria (state) Nick Smith (lg) 183 83 12 June 1988 25 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 98 9
Rookie List
No. State Player Hgt Wgt Date of Birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals
27 New South Wales Daniel Robinson 183 84 3 July 1994 19 Mosman Football Club
35 New South Wales Sam Naismith 203 104 16 July 1992 21 North Shore Australian Football Club
41 New South Wales Lloyd Perris 179 74 2 January 1995 19 NSW/ACT (U18)
42 Victoria (state) Xavier Richards 194 87 25 April 1993 20 2013 Sandringham (U18) 1 0
44 Victoria (state) Jake Lloyd 180 75 20 September 1993 20 North Ballarat (U18)
45 United States Patrick Mitchell 201 107 25 May 1989 24 North Dakota
46 Victoria (state) Shane Biggs 187 83 5 August 1991 22 2013 Bendigo 3 0
Senior coaching panel
State Coach Coaching position Sydney Coaching debut Former clubs as coach
New South Wales John Longmire Senior coach 2011
Victoria (state) John Blakey Assistant coach (defence) 2006 Brisbane Lions (a)
Victoria (state) Henry Playfair Assistant coach (forward-line) 2010 Sydney Swans (NEAFL) (s)
South Australia Stuart Dew Assistant coach (strategy and midfield) 2009
South Australia Jared Crouch Development coach 2011
South Australia Martin Mattner Assistant coach (midfield) 2013
  • For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group.
  • For coaches: (s) denotes senior coach, (cs) denotes caretaker senior coach, (a) denotes assistant coach, (d) denotes development coach.

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2013 season and the beginning of the 2014 season.

In

Player Previous Club League via
Western Australia Lance Franklin Hawthorn Football Club AFL Free Agency
Victoria (state) Jeremy Laidler Carlton Football Club AFL Free Agency
Victoria (state) Tom Derickx Richmond Football Club AFL Free Agency
Victoria (state) Zak Jones Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup AFL National Draft, first round (No. 15 overall)
South Australia George Hewett North Adelaide SANFL AFL National Draft, second round (No. 32 overall)
Tasmania Toby Nankervis North Launceston TFL AFL National Draft, second round (No. 35 overall)
Western Australia Aliir Aliir East Fremantle WAFL AFL National Draft, third round (No. 44 overall)
United States Patrick Mitchell USA AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 45 overall)
New South Wales Lloyd Perris NSW/ACT Rams NEAFL AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (No. 55 overall)

Out

Player New Club League via
South Australia Martin Mattner Retired
Victoria (state) Jude Bolton Retired
Western Australia Mitch Morton Perth WAFL Retired
Victoria (state) Alex Brown Port Melbourne VFL Delisted
New South Wales Tony Armstrong Collingwood AFL Delisted
Victoria (state) Shane Mumford GWS Giants AFL Free Agent
Queensland Jesse White Collingwood AFL Traded
Victoria (state) Andrejs Everitt Carlton AFL Traded

List management

Player Change
New South Wales Brandon Jack Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (No. 80 overall)
New South Wales Dane Rampe Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, sixth round (No. 90 overall)

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 20 February (7:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 0.11.9 (75) 2.15.7 (115) Won by 40 points[1] StarTrack Oval (A) 6,854
2 Thursday, 27 February (7:10 pm) West Coast 0.5.7 (37) 0.10.12 (72) Lost by 35 points[2] Blacktown Olympic Park (H) 3,045
3 Sunday, 8 March (2:30 pm) Brisbane Lions 8.11 (59) 12.14 (86) Won by 27 points[3] Burpengary (A) 6,096

Home and away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
Position 		Ref
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 15 March (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.9 (99) 9.13 (67) Lost by 32 points GIANTS Stadium (A) 17,102 14th [4]
2 Saturday, 29 March (7:40 pm) Collingwood 10.9 (69) 12.17 (89) Lost by 20 points ANZ Stadium (H) 32,347 14th [5]
3 Saturday, 5 April (1:40 pm) Adelaide 9.17 (71) 21.8 (134) Won by 63 points Adelaide Oval (A) 47,426 11th [6]
4 Sunday, 13 April (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 6.12 (48) 13.13 (91) Lost by 43 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 25,505 13th [7]
5 Saturday, 19 April (4:40 pm) Fremantle 13.14 (92) 11.9 (75) Won by 17 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 25,376 13th [8]
6 Saturday, 26 April (7:40 pm) Melbourne 5.8 (38) 9.15 (69) Won by 31 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 24,855 9th [9]
7 Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 6.8 (44) 18.15 (123) Won by 79 points The Gabba (A) 17,957 7th [10]
8 Friday, 9 May (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 15.17 (107) 13.10 (88) Won by 19 points ANZ Stadium (H) 34,506 4th [11]
9 Friday, 16 May (7:50 pm) Essendon 9.10 (64) 18.6 (114) Won by 50 points Etihad Stadium (A) 41,098 3rd [12]
10 Bye 5th
11 Thursday, 29 May (7:10 pm) Geelong 22.16 (148) 5.8 (38) Won by 110 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 37,355 3rd [13]
12 Sunday, 8 June (3:20 pm) Gold Coast 10.14 (74) 17.7 (109) Won by 35 points Metricon Stadium (A) 21,354 3rd [14]
13 Saturday, 14 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.14 (98) 13.16 (94) Won by 4 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 41,317 3rd [15]
14 Friday, 20 June (7:50 pm) Richmond 7.9 (51) 9.8 (62) Won by 11 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 34,633 3rd [16]
15 Saturday, 28 June (7:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) 8.12 (60) Won by 46 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 27,778 3rd [17]
16 Sunday, 6 July (1:20 pm) West Coast 7.9 (51) 10.19 (79) Won by 28 points Patersons Stadium (A) 25,076 1st [18]
17 Saturday, 12 July (7:40 pm) Carlton 18.14 (122) 7.9 (51) Won by 71 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 34,965 1st [19]
18 Saturday, 26 July (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 15.14 (104) 13.16 (94) Lost by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 72,760 1st [20]
19 Friday, 1 August (7:50 pm) Essendon 11.13 (79) 8.9 (57) Won by 22 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 36,804 2nd [21]
20 Saturday, 9 August (7:50 pm) Port Adelaide 7.16 (58) 12.12 (84) Won by 26 points Adelaide Oval (A) 50,807 2nd [22]
21 Saturday, 16 August (1:45 pm) St Kilda 19.13 (127) 8.8 (56) Won by 71 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 31,361 1st [23]
22 Sunday, 24 August (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.13 (67) 20.10 (130) Won by 63 points Etihad Stadium (A) 22,430 1st [24]
23 Saturday, 30 August (4:40 pm) Richmond 9.11 (65) 10.8 (68) Lost by 3 points ANZ Stadium (H) 31,227 1st [25]

Finals matches

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
QF Saturday, 6 September (2:45 pm) Fremantle 13.15 (93) 10.9 (69) Won by 24 points ANZ Stadium (H) 35,998 [26]
SF Bye
PF Friday, 19 September (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 19.22 (136) 9.11 (65) Won by 71 points ANZ Stadium (H) 48,029 [27]
GF Saturday, 27 September (2:40 pm) Hawthorn 11.8 (74) 21.11 (137) Lost by 63 points MCG (H) 99,454 [28]

Ladder

2014 AFL ladder
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Sydney 22 17 5 0 2126 1488 142.9 68 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P) 22 17 5 0 2458 1746 140.8 68
3 Geelong 22 17 5 0 2033 1787 113.8 68
4 Fremantle 22 16 6 0 2029 1556 130.4 64
5 Port Adelaide 22 14 8 0 2180 1678 129.9 56
6 North Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2026 1731 117.0 56
7 Essendon 22 12 9 1 1828 1719 106.3 50
8 Richmond 22 12 10 0 1887 1784 105.8 48
9 West Coast 22 11 11 0 2045 1750 116.9 44
10 Adelaide 22 11 11 0 2175 1907 114.1 44
11 Collingwood 22 11 11 0 1766 1876 94.1 44
12 Gold Coast 22 10 12 0 1917 2045 93.7 40
13 Carlton 22 7 14 1 1891 2107 89.7 30
14 Western Bulldogs 22 7 15 0 1784 2177 81.9 28
15 Brisbane Lions 22 7 15 0 1532 2212 69.3 28
16 Greater Western Sydney 22 6 16 0 1780 2320 76.7 24
17 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1336 1954 68.4 16
18 St Kilda 22 4 18 0 1480 2436 60.8 16
Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


Team awards and records

Season records
  • Sydney broke the 40,000 members milestone for the first time.
  • Between Round 5 and Round 17 the Swans record 12 wins in a row, equaling the club record last set in 1935.
  • Sydney's score of 19.22 (136) in the Preliminary Final broke the club record for biggest score in a final.
  • Sydney's winning margin of 71 points in the Preliminary Final broke the club record for biggest victory in a final.

Individual awards and records

Bob Skilton Medal

Bob Skilton Medal
Rank Player Votes
1 Luke Parker 758
2 Josh Kennedy 709
3 Lance Franklin 688
4 Kieren Jack 663
5 Jarrad McVeigh 624
6 Nick Malceski 576
7 Ben McGlynn 575
8 Nick Smith 568
9 Dane Rampe 548
10 Harry Cunningham 520

Rising Star Award - Harry Cunningham

Dennis Carroll Trophy for Most Improved Player – Ben McGlynn

Barry Round Shield for Best Clubman – Jarrad McVeigh

Paul Kelly Players’ Player – Luke Parker

Paul Roos Award for Best Player in a Finals Series – Lance Franklin

Coleman Medal

Lance Franklin won the 2014 Coleman medal with 67 goals, from Jay Schulz with 64 goals.

Milestones

Debuts

All-Australian Team

AFL Rising Star

The following Sydney players were nominated for the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star award:

22 Under 22 team

Reserves results

Main article: 2014 NEAFL season

Regular season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Sun, 30 March (3:15 pm) Brisbane Lions 4.11 (35) 12.17 (89) Won by 54 points The Gabba (A) 2nd
2 Sun, 6 April (9:30 am) UWS Giants 11.20 (86) 12.6 (76) Lost by 10 points Spotless Stadium (A) 6th
3 Sunday, 13 April (9:30 am) Queanbeyan 26.11 (167) 3.12 (30) Won by 137 points Blacktown International Sportspark (H) 4th
4 Saturday, 19 April (1:00 pm) Gold Coast 19.17 (137) 4.7 (31) Won by 106 points SCG (H) 2nd
5 Friday, 25 April (1:30 pm) Brisbane Lions 6.14 (50) 7.9 (51) Won by 1 point Harrup Park (A) 2nd
6 Bye 2nd
7 Friday, 9 May (4:10 pm) UWS Giants 14.16 (100) 3.7 (25) Won by 75 points ANZ Stadium (H) 2nd
8 Saturday, 17 May (12:00 pm) Eastlake 3.7 (25) 23.18 (156) Won by 131 points Manuka Oval (A) 2nd
9 Bye 2nd
10 Saturday, 31 May (2:00 pm) NT Thunder 23.12 (150) 12.11 (83) Won by 67 points Drummoyne Oval (H) 1st
11 Sunday, 8 June (11:30 am) Gold Coast 9.12 (66) 12.13 (85) Won by 19 points Metricon Stadium (A) 1st
12 Saturday, 14 June (1:45 pm) Sydney University 7.5 (47) 9.13 (67) Won by 20 points Blacktown International Sportspark (A) 1st
13 Saturday, 28 June (3:30 pm) UWS Giants 5.8 (38) 10.21 (81) Lost by 43 points SCG (H) 1st
14 Sunday, 6 July (12:00 pm) Ainslie 9.10 (64) 10.10 (70) Won by 6 points SCG (H) 2nd
15 Saturday, 12 July (12:00 pm) Belconnen 6.11 (47) 9.17 (71) Won by 24 points SCG (H) 2nd
16 Bye 2nd
17 Saturday, 26 July (7:00 pm) NT Thunder 13.14 (82) 8.11 (59) Lost by 33 points TIO Stadium (A) 3rd
18 Friday, 1 August (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.11 (65) 4.14 (38) Won by 27 points SCG (H) 4th
19 Saturday, 9 August (4:10 pm) Gold Coast 13.14 (92) 6.10 (46) Won by 46 points Blacktown International Sportspark (H) 3rd
20 Saturday, 16 August (10:05 am) UWS Giants 11.12 (78) 11.11 (77) Won by 1 point SCG (H) 3rd
21 Sunday, 24 August (12:00 pm) Sydney Hills Eagles 12.11 (83) 18.9 (117) Won by 34 points SCG (H) 2nd

Finals series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue
Home Away Result
EF Bye
PF Sun, 7 September (12:45 pm) NT Thunder 16.11 (107) 6.9 (45) Won by 62 points Blacktown International Sportspark (H)
GF Sat, 13 September (1:30 pm) Aspley 15.12 (102) 15.10 (100) Lost by 2 points Graham Road Oval (A)

Ladder

2014 NEAFL Ladder
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 UWS Giants 18 15 3 0 2020 1097 184.1 60
2 Sydney Swans 18 15 3 0 1664 1006 165.4 60
3 Northern Territory 18 15 3 0 1810 1397 129.6 60
4 Aspley (P) 18 13 5 0 1876 1117 167.9 52
5 Redland 18 13 5 0 1815 1438 126.2 52
6 Ainslie 18 12 6 0 1738 1353 128.5 48
7 Sydney University 18 10 8 0 1518 1495 101.5 40
8 Southport 18 8 10 0 1573 1266 124.2 32
9 Brisbane Lions 18 6 12 0 1432 1652 86.7 24
10 Sydney Hills 18 6 12 0 1371 1695 80.9 24
11 Belconnen 18 6 12 0 1279 1742 73.4 24
12 Queanbeyan 18 4 14 0 1329 1932 68.8 16
13 Eastlake 18 3 15 0 999 1931 51.7 12
14 Gold Coast Suns 18 0 18 0 954 2257 42.3 0
Source: Source
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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