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Sydney Swans

Why was this match so important to Swannies fans?

Sydney Swans 2005: Round 3 (stirlo4000)


Because this was rivalry round. That week was Rivalry round, with rivals like Collingwood & Carlton, Essendon & Hawthorn, and Adelaide & Port Adelaide facing off. The Easter Monday blockbuster in 2005 was between Collingwood & Western Bulldogs, the ANZAC day game was between Essendon & Collingwood, and the Queen's B'Day game was between Melbourne and Collingwood.



Whose long-standing career goal kicking record did Tony Lockett pass when he kicked goal number 1300?

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Gordon Coventry. Coventry retired in 1937 from the Collingwood Magpies with 1,299 majors to his credit. He was the first player in the VFL to kick more than 100 in a season (in 1933), and topped the Maggie's goal-kicking list for seven successive years. He was also one of the first inductees to the AFL Hall Of Fame Legends. Lockett broke the record in 1999, ironically playing against Collingwood.



Who was the leading scorer for Sydney?

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Nobody, everyone scored one goal. Everyone who scored for the Swannies only scored a single, with the scorers being: Nick Davis, Darren Jolly, Amon Buchanan, Jared Crouch, Barry Hall, Brett Kirk, and Paul Bevan.



Who was the first coach of the Swans after their move from Melbourne to Sydney?

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Rick Quade. Quade was the coach through the lean period before the move - the club was threatened with extinction through lack of money. In fact, Quade was still owed payments for his last two seasons as a player. A win in the pre-season cup partially helped to keep the wolf from the door.



Who scored the most goals for Sydney?

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Barry Hall. If you thought Bradshaw was causing the Swans some headaches, then you should have seen Barry Hall. He acted more than a handful for the experienced Justin Leppitch, kicking 5 goals.



Who returned from injury to play their 200th game against the Adelaide Crows at the SCG?

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Michael O'Loughlin. Michael O'Loughlin played his 200th game with two stylish goals, Ryan O'Keefe also kicked two. Unfortunately, the Swans couldn't deliver for his milestone, going down by 41 points.



Who did the Swans play?

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Brisbane Lions. The Brisbane Lions have always been rivals of the Swans, although it remains one of the less intense rivalries. The Dockers and Eagles faced off in the Western derby, and Newcastle was in NRL.



Who did the Swans lose to in round two?

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The Kangaroos. The Swans kicked a horrendous 7.17 to lose to the Kangas by 23 points.



Who did the Swans defeat in Round 1?

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Hawthorn. The Swans beat the Hawks in round 1 at the SCG by 63 points.



Which Swans player wore number 23 ?

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Matthew Nicks . A versatile player who can do it all. He can have either quiet games, or games that he has a great impact on.



Which Swan wore number 4 ?

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Ben Matthews. Ben Matthews is a great backman who knows what to do with the ball, and has good hand and foot skills.



Which Swan wore Number 13 ?

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Daniel McPherson. Daniel McPherson is short and fast with great foot skills, but he could of performed better in 2002.



Which Lions forward was causing the most problems for Sydney?

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Daniel Bradshaw. Daniel Bradshaw kicked 5 goals including Brisbane's only fourth quarter goal. Aker kicked 2, while Voss didn't score in his 250th game. Brennan didn't play.



Which high profile Swan went down during the match?

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Paul Williams. Paul Williams went down, he wore the number 10, Goodes wore number 37, O'Loughlin wore number 19, and Mooney wore the number 21 for Geelong.



Which champion fullback, who retired in 1990, holds the dubious record of only kicking one solitary goal in his 17 year career?

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Rod Carter. It only took him 14 years, and 215 games. His reaction was one of complete euphoria - you would think that he had just won the goal-kicking award for the year :)



Where was this match held?

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Manuka Oval (Canberra). This match was held at Manuka Oval in Canberra due to the use of the Telstra Dome (the Kangaroos usual home ground), Manuka Oval had become the traditional venue for the annual Swans-Kangas matchup.



Where are the Kangaroos from?

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North Melbourne. The Kangas were known as North Melbourne until 1997 when everyone decided that the North Melbourne Kangaroos was too long and inconvenient.



When was this match played?

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Saturday Night, April 9. On a Saturday night Sydney defeated Brisbane and West Coast defeated Fremantle. On Friday night, Melbourne defeated Geelong. On Saturday afternoon, Collingwood defeated Carlton and the Kangaroos defeated St.Kilda. Finally on Sunday, Adelaide, Essendon, and Richmond were victorious over Port Adelaide, Hawthorn, and the Western Bulldogs, respectively.



When Adelaide traveled to the SCG to take on the Swans in Round 4 2005, what was the quarter time score?

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27-26 Adelaide. Sydney got off to a good start, kicking the first two goals of the match, but Adelaide steadied the ship, to be up by a point at the first change.



What year did the Swans first play as a Sydney-based team?

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1982. During their early years in Sydney, they struggled to attract a crowd; in fact if you actually bought a ticket, you were in the minority. Tickets were given away by radio stations, newspapers etc. The game itself was seen as a threat to the rugby codes. The first game drew a reasonable crowd of 15,000, but attendances dropped later in the year to around 4,000.



What was the score at three quarter-time?

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80-30 Sydney. The Swans had a commanding 50 point lead with 12-8 to 4-6.



What was the score at the last break between Sydney and the Crows in Round 4, 2005?

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71-62 Adelaide. Adelaide got off to a blistering start in the third quarter, but Sydney got their act together late in the term to trail by a measley 9 points at the last break.



What was the score at quarter-time?

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25-13 Sydney. Sydney had four goals and one behind to Hawthorn's two goals and one behind.



What was the score at half-time?

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58-22 Sydney. Sydney was up 9 goals 4, to Hawthorn's 3 goals 4.



What was the official attendance when Sydney took on Adelaide in Round 4, 2005?

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30,478. The Crowd was an impressive 30,478, one of the highest Swans attendances for the year.



What was the full time score?

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118-55 Sydney. The Swans made a 63-point example of the Hawks with 18 goals 10, to 8 goals 7.



What was the final score?

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82-59. The Kangaroos of North Melbourne beat the Swans by 23 points in searing heat due to dismal accuracy from the Swans (7.17) and Paul Williams injuring himself. The Kangas kicked 12.10.



What was the attendance for the match?

Sydney Swans 2005: Round 3 (stirlo4000)


33,960. 33,960 turned out at The Gabba to see Brisbane fall agonisingly short of a second victory. 42,027 was the crowd for West Coast v. Fremantle, while 61,608 (a crowd The Gabba can't hold) fans saw Collingwood defeat Carlton. 36,140 was the official attendance at the Kangaroos' upset win over St.Kilda.



What venue was the match held at?

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Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The SCG was the venue for this Sunday afternoon clash.



What team were they when they played in Melbourne?

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South Melbourne. South Melbourne, who won 3 premierships (1909, 1918 and 1933), were admitted to the VFL in 1898 (the VFL's second season). They finished ninth in 1981, their last year as South Melbourne. They finished seventh in their first year at their new home, but fell down the ladder in the years that followed. A fourth on the table in 1987 was a high point, as the early nineties saw them claim the dreaded wooden spoon three times in a row.



What number does Stephen Doyle wear ?

2002 Sydney Swans (skturner)


15. Stephen Doyle is an up and coming ruckman for the Swans, he did very well and will do for years to come.

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• Is Sydney the capital of Australia if not why not? ( goto )



• What do we call the annual ceremony when all the new baby swans are marked? ( goto )



• At what Sydney gym does Jana Pittman train? ( goto )



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• Which former convict was placed in charge of Sydney Hospital in 1816? ( goto )



• On what beach in Sydney, Australia, is the soap "Home and Away" filmed? ( goto )



• Which yacht finished last in the 2002 Sydney-Hobart yacht race? ( goto )



• At this time of year Sydney is invaded by what? (An annual event.) ( goto )



• Does anyone know who owns Sydney Harbour Casino? ( goto )



• In 1918 how did Ernest Fisk of Wahroonga in Sydney gain a footnote in history? ( goto )



• According to an article in today's Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney to Melbourne is the world's third busiest air route. What are the first and second busiest routes? ( goto )



• Sydney Kells played by Valerie Bertinelli worked as an investigator for what law firm? ( goto )



• Which 19th centuary sqare rigger takes passengers regulary on sails from sydney? ( goto )



• Who tied for first in the 50m men's freestyle final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and who came third? ( goto )



• Which cruise ship operates from Sydney on South Pacific voyages all year round? ( goto )



• For the Aussie bicycle enthusiasts, March's RTA Big Ride begins in which town on the outskirts of Sydney? ( goto )



• What was the name of the naval depot ship torpedoed by a Japanese midget submarine that entered Sydney Harbour in 1942? ( goto )



• What was the word that was written in lights on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the 2000 Olympics, and why was that particular word used? ( goto )



• In which Sydney suburb did real estate company L.J. Hooker first open its doors in 1928? ( goto )



• Which P and O vessel will cruise to Sydney next year as the biggest cruise ship ever to visit Australian shores ? ( goto )



• For Sydneysiders (Australia). Who played the roles of Roxy and Velma in the stage version of Chicago here in Sydney many years ago? ( goto )



• What unusual thing happened for the first time in the history of Test Cricket when Australian batsman Bill Brown got out in the test between India and Australia at Sydney in 1947-48? ( goto )



• Only two yachts competing in the Sydney-Hobart classic have taken line honours in record time, and won the race on handicap. One is this year's winner "Wild Oats". Which is the other? ( goto )



• In the current four day cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the South Australians equalled an unenviable record set twice before in the history of Australian first class domestic competition. What was it? ( goto )