Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans would like to extend a huge thank you to the community of Maningrida after an incredible trip through West Arnhem Land. A special mention to those at AMSANT, Mala'la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation, and West Arnhem Regional Council who were part of the journey and contributed to our first smoke-free 'Kick The Habit' Footy Festival.

We have added four new faces to the club at the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft over the last two nights with Jesse Dattoli, Ned Bowman, Riley Bice and Riak Andrew all added to the club's list.

After a season of record membership and record crowds we’re excited to welcome the fixture for the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, announced today by the AFL. We will start the season with back-to-back games at the SCG including an Opening Round Friday night fixture against Hawthorn. See what else the fixture has in store for us ⬇️

Our CEO Tom Harley and his wife, women’s health advocate and author Felicity Harley today visited The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation Giving Day. Over the years our players and staff have had first hand experiences and been supported by the incredible work the hospital does. On this Giving Day, all donations before midnight tonight will be doubled. These funds help assist specialised equipment and research that saves and changes lives. If you are in a position to give, please do: https://lnkd.in/gMWxayVn

Our Opening Round fixture has landed. It’s the battle of the birds under Friday night lights as we face the Hawks for Opening Round in the harbour city 🦢 More here: https://lnkd.in/gHGkJHbu

We're locked in to face Collingwood in a Friday night blockbuster for Gather Round 2025! As part of the footy festival, we are excited to once again host a Sydney Swans Gather Round Breakfast in Adelaide, offering a networking opportunity for business and community leaders ahead of the game Tickets and more info on the breakfast can be found here: https://lnkd.in/g8hCH44q

'Practical insights and tools', 'diverse perspectives on leadership and high performance”, and 'a unique training course' – these are just some of the comments from the first cohort to undertake Leading for High Performance, a collaboration between the Sydney Swans and the Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW. The course draws on examples from the Sydney Swans elite performance environment to equip participants to adapt their management style, understand human motivation, and ultimately develop and manage a team of high performers.    Applications are now open for our next intake, set to be held on November 25 and 26 at Sydney Swans HQ. MORE INFO ▶️ https://lnkd.in/gz9qeCjj

From Sydney Swans supporter to locker donor, Nicole McKenna finds community in red and white. Read this and many more inspiring stories in the 2024 Sydney Swans Foundation Impact Report 👇

In partnership with UNSW, we are pleased to advertise two exciting performance-focused embedded PhD opportunities across the AFL and AFLW programs. The industry-linked PhD program has a generous PhD stipend, and candidates will work directly with UNSW academics and Sydney Swans High-Performance staff to ensure they are supported in developing impactful industry-embedded research. 1️⃣ Investigating the Match and Training Demands of Women's Australian Rules Football (AFLW): Supporting Performance and Health of Female Australian Rules Football Players https://lnkd.in/g3zFw2Bw 2️⃣ Investigating Match Demands across Multiple Playing Levels of Australian Rules Football: Developing Supportive Transitionary Frameworks https://lnkd.in/gTkwBMYt Deadline for applications is the 30th of November 2024 and interviews for the shortlisted applications will occur in December to facilitate a Term 2 2025 start (April/May). Interested Candidates can also email Dr Nattai Borges (nattai.borges@unsw.edu.au) for any further information.

This week we have farewelled AFLW Strength and Conditioning Coach Stephen Kelly after 12 years with the club. Our AFL, AFLW and QBE Sydney Swans Academy football programs have all benefitted from Steve’s involvement over the years. None more so than the current AFLW program which he created from scratch, crucially building the capability of our players. AFLW at the Sydney Swans simply wouldn’t be where it is today without Steve’s contribution and the high-performance standards that he has set. We wish Steve all the best with the new chapter!