Club History The Sth Melb/Sydney Swans history thread: 150 years 1874 - 2024

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Dear Mr Horace, what was the atmosphere like at the ground that day ?

Oddly enough I am not in the least surprised you asked the question.

Well Lloyd Perris was faster, the atmosphere was magical. After an initial misunderstanding about my red and white Toga (colloquially known as the Caesar…. No not you 88!).I was allowed admission and allowed to sit with the other oldsters.

The atmosphere was a combination of electric, gas from some problematic pies and sheer and utter bedlam. I was so beside myself I was in stereo before it was invented.

Twas truly a grand day. After some celebrations at the Club and Clarendon St I ended up in Chinatown chowing down on dumplings, playing a few games of Fantan and smoking from a tube. In short the 09:GF proved a magical day.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Oddly enough I am not in the least surprised you asked the question.

Well Lloyd Perris was faster, the atmosphere was magical. After an initial misunderstanding about my red and white Toga (colloquially known as the Caesar…. No not you 88!).I was allowed admission and allowed to sit with the other oldsters.

The atmosphere was a combination of electric, gas from some problematic pies and sheer and utter bedlam. I was so beside myself I was in stereo before it was invented.

Twas truly a grand day. After some celebrations at the Club and Clarendon St I ended up in Chinatown chowing down on dumplings, playing a few games of Fantan and smoking from a tube. In short the 09:GF proved a magical day.

I can tell by your post that you sir are a terrific fella. All the best to you.

 

[Ticky009]

Let's kick off our 150th Celebratory Year with some vid from the the Guernsey Night..and this great man deserves to be the first of those vids.

 

[Ticky009]

This years #1 ticket holder Bec Skilton

 

[Ticky009]

 

[Ticky009]

Lots of familiar faces at Club HQ tonight.

Meantime that 150th scarf looks mint but there are only so many scarves I can have...

Was hoping for way more gear to be available honestly - not a single hoodie that looks even remotely retro or heritage-y

 

[Nuggetz]

Lots of familiar faces at Club HQ tonight.

Meantime that 150th scarf looks mint but there are only so many scarves I can have...

Was hoping for way more gear to be available honestly - not a single hoodie that looks even remotely retro or heritage-y

Surely they'll release more 150th gear? I was looking forward to getting another beanie. Scarf looks great but $85 is quite expensive...

 

[bloodsbigot]

Was hoping for way more gear to be available honestly - not a single hoodie that looks even remotely retro or heritage-y

It's weird to me that the club doesn't capitalize more on merch design and sales.

 

[sataris]

It's weird to me that the club doesn't capitalize more on merch design and sales.

That's cause the merch is s**t.

 

[Nuggetz]

I think it was on insta but did see a 150th year cap. Looked nice...

 

[The King!]

Guernsey is good but i thought they'd do a more distinctive thing

Like on Tv you won't be able to really tell it's a different guernsey

 

[bloodsbigot]

That's cause the merch is s**t.

It's kinda damning on the merchandise department when I'm considering going to alibaba and getting my own designs made up.

 

[mattpolo8]

I think it was on insta but did see a 150th year cap. Looked nice...

there were actually custom hats on the night. you could get different logos/words on a white nike hat

 

[Nuggetz]

there were actually custom hats on the night. you could get different logos/words on a white nike hat

Argh. That would be soo cool. Hope they offer it again.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Surely they'll release more 150th gear? I was looking forward to getting another beanie. Scarf looks great but $85 is quite expensive...

I’m personally holding out for the onesie. Who needs Tay Tay gear - rather be a Swannie than a Swifty

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Cheer, cheer the red and the white: Sydney Swans the first team in the world to pull on the now iconic colour pairing

Swans chief executive Tom Harley said the club historians had done the research and he was proud to nail the Swans’ red and white to the mast as the world’s oldest professional team to wear the colours.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/cheer-cheer-the-red-and-the-white-sydney-swans-the-first-team-in-the-world-to-pull-on-the-now-iconic-colour-pairing/news-story/cb4620cac1eda233f95ea920cb08eea9

 

[SydneyBlood]

Love Warner's jumper. What a cracker.

 

[Crust]

Warner's guernsey is a lot more blood coloured.

 

[MF]

Love Warner's jumper. What a cracker.

I'm a big fan. I've wanted one for years and finally ordered it yesterday.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Chad Warner

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makes me moist

 

[Ed_Gein]

Honest question. If the club is celebrating 150 years, why aren't the 5 Premierships we won under the VFA counted as part of our Premiership tally? It was the top level competition until it made way for VFL...

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Honest question. If the club is celebrating 150 years, why aren't the 5 Premierships we won under the VFA counted as part of our Premiership tally? It was the top level competition until it made way for VFL...

I read this morning somewhere we actually do count these premierships.

 

[Ed_Gein]

I read this morning somewhere we actually do count these premierships.

But not as part of AFL Premiership tally's. I guess I can see why, but the VFA was the only top level competition until clubs broke away to form VFL. I guess there it could go either way, but they're probably excluded on a technicality.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

But not as part of AFL Premiership tally's. I guess I can see why, but the VFA was the only top level competition until clubs broke away to form VFL. I guess there it could go either way, but they're probably excluded on a technicality.

It would explain why we had more than 5 premiership cups before our first game. I counted 10.

 

[Millky95]

But not as part of AFL Premiership tally's. I guess I can see why, but the VFA was the only top level competition until clubs broke away to form VFL. I guess there it could go either way, but they're probably excluded on a technicality.

They don't and won't do it because then it opens doors for clubs like Port try to claim their 5,000 SANFL flags