2014 Sydney Swans season
2014 season | |||
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President | Andrew Pridham | ||
Coach | John Longmire (4th season) | ||
Captain(s) | Kieren Jack (2nd season) Jarrad McVeigh (4th season) | ||
Home ground | SCG ANZ Stadium | ||
AFL season | 1st (17-5) | ||
Finals series | 2nd | ||
Bob Skilton Medal | Luke Parker | ||
Leading goalkicker | Lance Franklin (79) | ||
Highest home attendance | 99,454 vs Hawthorn (Grand Final) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 25,376 vs Fremantle (Round 5) | ||
Average home attendance | 38,715 (Increase 10,802) | ||
Club membership | 40,126 (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.
- 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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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 |
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 | ||
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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
- Round 1 - Rhyce Shaw (100 club games)
- Round 2 - Nick Smith (100 career games), Josh Kennedy (100 club games)
- Round 7 - Rhyce Shaw (200 career games), Tom Derickx (first goal), Jake Lloyd (first goal)
- Round 11 - Lance Franklin (600 career goals)
- Round 12 - Heath Grundy (150 career games)
- Round 13 - Kieren Jack (150 career games)
- Round 15 - Zak Jones (first goal)
- Round 16 - Adam Goodes (341 games, most by an Indigenous footballer)
- Round 21 - Lance Franklin (200 career games), Dean Towers (first goal)
- Round 23 - Lewis Jetta (100 career games)
- Preliminary Final - Adam Goodes (350 career games)
- Grand Final - Ben McGlynn (100 club games)
Debuts
- Round 1 - Lance Franklin (club debut), Jeremy Laidler (club debut)
- Round 2 - Tom Derickx (club debut)
- Round 5 - Jake Lloyd (debut)
- Round 14 - Zak Jones (debut)
- Round 17 - Dean Towers (debut)
- Round 19 - Tim Membrey (debut)
All-Australian Team
- Lance Franklin - Full-forward
- Josh Kennedy - Centre
- Nick Malceski - Half-back flank
- Nick Smith - Back pocket
- Luke Parker (nominated)
AFL Rising Star
The following Sydney players were nominated for the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star award:
- Round 15 – Harry Cunningham (nominated)
- Round 21 – Jake Lloyd (nominated)
22 Under 22 team
- Luke Parker - Wing
Reserves results
Regular season
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Ladder position | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
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