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 Tim Membrey 188 89 26 May 1994 19 Murray (U18) 2 Rhyce Shaw (lg) 181 81 16 October 1981 32 2000 Preston (U18), Collingwood 193 42 3 Jarrad McVeigh (c) 183 82 7 April 1985 28 2004 NSW/ACT (U18) 219 157 4 Dan Hannebery 181 81 24 February 1991 22 2009 Oakleigh (U18) 101 43 5 Ryan O'Keefe (lg) 187 88 24 January 1981 32 2000 Calder (U18) 282 260 6 Tom Mitchell 181 83 31 May 1993 20 2013 Claremont 14 11 7 Harry Cunningham 180 80 6 December 1993 20 2012 NSW/ACT (U18) 6 4 8 Kurt Tippett 202 104 8 May 1987 26 2008 Southport, Adelaide 116 223 9 Nick Malceski 188 86 15 August 1984 29 2005 Eastern (U18) 151 59 10 Zak Jones 183 75 15 March 1995 18 Dandenong (U18) 11 Jeremy Laidler 189 89 5 August 1989 24 2009 Calder (U18), Geelong, Carlton 26 2 12 Josh Kennedy (lg) 188 96 20 June 1988 25 2008 Sandringham (U18), Hawthorn 111 67 13 Toby Nankervis 199 102 12 August 1994 19 North Launceston 14 Craig Bird 179 85 21 January 1989 24 2008 NSW/ACT (U18) 110 47 15 Kieren Jack (c) 178 78 28 June 1987 26 2007 NSW/ACT (U18) 139 102 16 Gary Rohan 189 89 7 June 1991 22 2010 Geelong (U18) 27 23 17 Tommy Walsh 193 99 26 February 1988 25 2012 Kerins O'Rahilly's GAA, St Kilda 5 3 18 Jordan Lockyer 191 91 15 June 1993 20 West Perth 19 Tom Derickx 201 100 7 December 1987 26 2012 Claremont, Richmond 2 0 20 Sam Reid 196 96 27 December 1991 22 2010 Murray (U18) 56 61 21 Ben McGlynn (lg) 171 75 6 August 1985 28 2006 Bendigo (U18), Hawthorn 125 141 22 Dean Towers 189 83 4 May 1990 23 North Ballarat 23 Lance Franklin 196 103 30 January 1987 27 2005 Perth, Hawthorn 182 580 24 Dane Rampe 189 89 2 June 1990 23 2013 UNSW-Eastern 23 1 25 Ted Richards (lg) 192 94 11 January 1983 30 2002 Sandringham (U18), Essendon 206 32 26 Luke Parker 183 86 25 October 1992 21 2011 Dandenong (U18) 57 35 28 Matthew Dick 187 86 3 November 1994 19 Calder (U18) 29 George Hewett 186 74 29 December 1995 18 North Adelaide 30 Lewis Roberts-Thomson 194 94 8 September 1983 30 2003 NSW/ACT (U18) 174 52 31 Harrison Marsh 189 84 13 January 1994 20 East Fremantle 32 Lewis Jetta 181 77 4 May 1989 24 2010 Swan Districts Football Club 78 71 33 Brandon Jack 182 77 25 May 1994 19 2013 Pennant Hills 9 7 34 Alex Johnson 193 91 2 March 1992 21 2011 Oakleigh (U18) 45 1 36 Aliir Aliir 195 91 5 September 1994 19 East Fremantle 37 Adam Goodes (lg) 191 100 8 January 1980 34 1999 North Ballarat (U18) 331 409 38 Mike Pyke 201 104 24 March 1984 29 2009 Canada Maple Leafs 71 41 39 Heath Grundy 192 100 2 June 1986 27 2006 Norwood 139 22 40 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 Daniel Robinson 183 84 3 July 1994 19 Mosman Football Club 35 Sam Naismith 203 104 16 July 1992 21 North Shore Australian Football Club 41 Lloyd Perris 179 74 2 January 1995 19 NSW/ACT (U18) 42 Xavier Richards 194 87 25 April 1993 20 2013 Sandringham (U18) 1 0 44 Jake Lloyd 180 75 20 September 1993 20 North Ballarat (U18) 45 Patrick Mitchell 201 107 25 May 1989 24 North Dakota 46 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 John Longmire Senior coach 2011 John Blakey Assistant coach (defence) 2006 Brisbane Lions (a) Henry Playfair Assistant coach (forward-line) 2010 Sydney Swans (NEAFL) (s) Stuart Dew Assistant coach (strategy and midfield) 2009 Jared Crouch Development coach 2011 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 Lance Franklin Hawthorn Football Club AFL Free Agency Jeremy Laidler Carlton Football Club AFL Free Agency Tom Derickx Richmond Football Club AFL Free Agency Zak Jones Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup AFL National Draft, first round (No. 15 overall) George Hewett North Adelaide SANFL AFL National Draft, second round (No. 32 overall) Toby Nankervis North Launceston TFL AFL National Draft, second round (No. 35 overall) Aliir Aliir East Fremantle WAFL AFL National Draft, third round (No. 44 overall) Patrick Mitchell USA AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 45 overall) Lloyd Perris NSW/ACT Rams NEAFL AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (No. 55 overall)
Out Player New Club League via Martin Mattner Retired Jude Bolton Retired Mitch Morton Perth WAFL Retired Alex Brown Port Melbourne VFL Delisted Tony Armstrong Collingwood AFL Delisted Shane Mumford GWS Giants AFL Free Agent Jesse White Collingwood AFL Traded Andrejs Everitt Carlton AFL Traded
List management Player Change Brandon Jack Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (No. 80 overall) 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 () 0.11.9 (75) 2.15.7 (115) Won by 40 pointsafl.com.au StarTrack Oval (A) 6,854 2 Thursday, 27 February () 0.5.7 (37) 0.10.12 (72) Lost by 35 pointsafl.com.au Blacktown Olympic Park (H) 3,045 3 Sunday, 8 March () 8.11 (59) 12.14 (86) Won by 27 pointsafl.com.au Burpengary (A) 6,096
Home and away season Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Sydney's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance LadderPosition Ref Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 15 March () 15.9 (99) 9.13 (67) Lost by 32 points GIANTS Stadium (A) 17,102 14th afl.com.au 2 Saturday, 29 March () 10.9 (69) 12.17 (89) Lost by 20 points ANZ Stadium (H) 32,347 14th afl.com.au 3 Saturday, 5 April () 9.17 (71) 21.8 (134) Won by 63 points Adelaide Oval (A) 47,426 11th afl.com.au 4 Sunday, 13 April () 6.12 (48) 13.13 (91) Lost by 43 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 25,505 13th afl.com.au 5 Saturday, 19 April () 13.14 (92) 11.9 (75) Won by 17 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 25,376 13th afl.com.au 6 Saturday, 26 April () 5.8 (38) 9.15 (69) Won by 31 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 24,855 9th afl.com.au 7 Saturday, 3 May () 6.8 (44) 18.15 (123) Won by 79 points The Gabba (A) 17,957 7th afl.com.au 8 Friday, 9 May () 15.17 (107) 13.10 (88) Won by 19 points ANZ Stadium (H) 34,506 4th afl.com.au 9 Friday, 16 May () 9.10 (64) 18.6 (114) Won by 50 points Etihad Stadium (A) 41,098 3rd afl.com.au 10 Bye 5th 11 Thursday, 29 May () 22.16 (148) 5.8 (38) Won by 110 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 37,355 3rd afl.com.au 12 Sunday, 8 June () 10.14 (74) 17.7 (109) Won by 35 points Metricon Stadium (A) 21,354 3rd afl.com.au 13 Saturday, 14 June () 14.14 (98) 13.16 (94) Won by 4 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 41,317 3rd afl.com.au 14 Friday, 20 June () 7.9 (51) 9.8 (62) Won by 11 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 34,633 3rd afl.com.au 15 Saturday, 28 June () 15.16 (106) 8.12 (60) Won by 46 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 27,778 3rd afl.com.au 16 Sunday, 6 July () 7.9 (51) 10.19 (79) Won by 28 points Patersons Stadium (A) 25,076 1st afl.com.au 17 Saturday, 12 July () 18.14 (122) 7.9 (51) Won by 71 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 34,965 1st afl.com.au 18 Saturday, 26 July () 15.14 (104) 13.16 (94) Lost by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 72,760 1st afl.com.au 19 Friday, 1 August () 11.13 (79) 8.9 (57) Won by 22 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 36,804 2nd afl.com.au 20 Saturday, 9 August () 7.16 (58) 12.12 (84) Won by 26 points Adelaide Oval (A) 50,807 2nd afl.com.au 21 Saturday, 16 August () 19.13 (127) 8.8 (56) Won by 71 points Sydney Cricket Ground (H) 31,361 1st afl.com.au 22 Sunday, 24 August () 9.13 (67) 20.10 (130) Won by 63 points Etihad Stadium (A) 22,430 1st afl.com.au 23 Saturday, 30 August () 9.11 (65) 10.8 (68) Lost by 3 points ANZ Stadium (H) 31,227 1st afl.com.au
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) 13.15 (93) 10.9 (69) Won by 24 points ANZ Stadium (H) 35,998 afl.com.au SF Bye PF Friday, 19 September (7:50 pm) 19.22 (136) 9.11 (65) Won by 71 points ANZ Stadium (H) 48,029 afl.com.au GF Saturday, 27 September (2:40 pm) 11.8 (74) 21.11 (137) Lost by 63 points MCG (H) 99,454 afl.com.au
Ladder
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 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