- Barry Hall
Barry Hall (born February 8, 1977) is a forward with the Sydney Swans Australian rules football club and a prolific goalkicker. He is nicknamed "Big, Bad, Bustling Barry Hall" (also "Bazza", "Big Bad Barry" or various combinations of these) by media and football fans alike. The nickname dates back to the mid-late 1990s when it is believed Sandy Roberts, part of the Seven Network's AFL coverage, …
- Jared Crouch
Jared Crouch is a South Australian Australian football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, who is colloquially known as “Crouchie” to Swans fans and media. Having played for Norwood in the SANFL, he was selected by Sydney in the first round of the 1995 National Draft. He did not make his senior debut until 1998, when he was called up to play against Collingwood in round 7, having been originally selected as an emergency for that match.
- Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes (born January 8, 1980) is an Australian rules football player and dual Brownlow Medal winner.He is regarded as one of the greats of the modern faster game alongside names such as Judd and Akermanis He began with the North Ballarat Rebels in the Victorian Football League, but was drafted into the Australian Football League by the Sydney Swans in 1997, as the No. 43 pick. Goodes spent the 1998 season in the reserves competition, …
- Tadhg Kennelly
Tadhg Kennelly (born 1 July 1981) is a former Gaelic football player from Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, who is now a backline Australian rules football player for the Sydney Swans, in the AFL. He is the son of Tim Kennelly, a former All-Ireland winner with Kerry. After his debut in 2001 (following elevation from the rookie list), he now is a permanent in the Sydney line-up as a dashing rebound defender.
- Leo Barry
Leo Barry (born May 19, 1977) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL with the Sydney Swans. Originally from Deniliquin, New South Wales, he attended St Ignatius' College, Riverview before being drafted as a zone selection in the 1994 National Draft and making his debut in the final round of the 1995 season against Collingwood. For the next few seasons he played in the forward line without consistency, struggling to find a place in an already strong forward line.
- Brett Kirk
Brett Kirk (born 25 October 1976) is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known colloquially as "Kirky", "Captain Kirk", during the 2005 AFL Finals Series, "Captain Blood" and by teammates as "Hippy". Kirk is a hard working and onfield leader who has played in a premiership with the Sydney Swans.
- Nick Davis
Nick Davis (born March 30, 1980) is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL.
- Craig Bolton
Craig Bolton (born 31 May 1980) is an Australian rules football player who has played with the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans in the AFL. He often plays on the half-back flank. Having played for the Eastlake Football Club in Canberra, and the NSW/ACT Under 18s team, Bolton was picked by Brisbane in the 3rd round of the 1998 AFL Draft. He was on the Lions' list from 1999 until 2002, …
- Jude Bolton
Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980) is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known as "Hey Jude" by some fans and portions of the media, especially 3AW commentators. Jude attended St Bernard's College Essendon, a school renowned for its sporting prowess. He played football for the school and for the Calder Cannons Under 18s team, before being selected as the 8th pick in the 1998 National Draft.
- Ryan O'Keefe
Ryan O'Keefe (born 24 January 1981) is an Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, and part of the Swans' 2005 premiership-winning side. O'Keefe was a member of the 2006 All-Australian side and is one of Sydney's key forwards. He is known for his superb fitness and running ability, as well as his strong marking overhead. He is among the very best in the AFL in terms of ground coverage, and can often be seen deep in the backline one minute, …
- Michael O'Loughlin
Michael K. O'Loughlin (born 20 February 1977) is an Indigenous Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL. Selected in the 3rd round of the 1994 National Draft, O'Loughlin played 11 senior games for the Swans in 1995 and earned a Rising Star award nomination. The following year, he was a key player in the team that won the minor premiership and then lost to North Melbourne in the Grand Final.
- Paul Roos
Paul Roos (born 27 June, 1963) is a former Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL and now a coach in the Australian Football League.
- Amon Buchanan
Amon Buchanan (born 10 October 1982) is an Australian rules football player from the Sydney Swans of the AFL. Buchanan grew up in the Victorian town of Colac, west of Melbourne. He played football for Colac and the Geelong Falcons Under 18s team, winning a premiership with the Falcons in 2000 and subsequently being selected by Sydney in the post-season National Draft. He made his senior debut in round 11 of the 2002 season against West Coast.
- Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Lewis Roberts-Thomson (born 8 September 1983) is a Sydney-born Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, originally drafted from the North Shore side. He is colloquially known to fans and commentators as either "LRT" or "Hyphen" or "Hyphenator". Having spent much of his pre-2005 career languishing as a talented, roaming key-position player, his performance in 2005, …
- Luke Ablett
Luke Ablett (born 22 November 1982) is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL. He is the son of former Hawthorn player Kevin Ablett, who was less well known than his older brother and fellow Hawthorn player Geoff Ablett and younger brother, the legendary Geelong player Gary Ablett. Having played for local club Drouin and the Gippsland Under 18s side, Luke was drafted by Sydney in the 2nd round of the 2000 National Draft, …
- Nic Fosdike
Nicholas "Nic" Fosdike (born 26 February 1980) is a South Australian born Australian rules footballer. Picked at number three in the 1998 AFL National Draft, Fosdike has played for the Sydney Swans since 1999 and was one of the best players on field during the Swan's 2005 grand final triumph with 26 disposals.
- Jarrad McVeigh
Jarrad McVeigh (born 7 April 1985) is a New South Wales-born AFL player with the Sydney Swans. He is also the younger brother of Essendon's, Mark McVeigh. He made his AFL debut in Round 1, 2004 and his guernsey number is 3. In 2001 he was the joint winner of the McLean Medal for best player at the National AFL Under 16 Championships.
- Ben Mathews
Ben Mathews (born 29 November 1978) is an Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, originally recruited from the Corowa-Rutherglen region of New South Wales. In 2005 he was part of the premiership-winning side that defeated the West Coast Eagles.
- Adam Schneider
Adam Schneider (born 12 May 1984) is a New South Wales-born Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans. Schneider was recruited from Osbourne and NSW-ACT U18 by Sydney Swans through the 2001 AFL Draft. He was Sydney's 4th round selection, number 60 overall. During his first season at the club, Schneider suffered minor injuries and illness, that sidelined him for over three months. However, in 2003, Schneider hit the ground running.
- Paul Bevan
Paul Bevan (born 27 September 1984) is an Australian rules football player with the local Sydney Swans of the AFL. Having grown up in Sydney, playing for Western Suburbs Magpies AFC in the Sydney AFL and the NSW/ACT under-18s team, he was elevated from the Swans' rookie list in 2004. He played 24 senior games in that year and earned a nomination for the Rising Star award in round four.
- Nick Malceski
Nick Malceski (born 15 August, 1984) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
- Darren Jolly
Darren Jolly (born November 6 1981) is an Australian rules football player for the Sydney Swans in the AFL.
- Paul Williams
Paul Williams (born April 3, 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer with both Collingwood and Sydney. Williams began his AFL career with Collingwood, joining them from Tasmanian club North Hobart. Playing in a number of positions ranging from half back to half forward, the tough-tackling Williams was a regular in the mostly unsuccessful Collingwood side of the late 1990s, racking up 189 games and kicking 223 goals (his best being 6 against Carlton in 1996).
- Sean Dempster
Sean Dempster (born 20 January 1984) is an Australian rules football player from the state of Victoria playing for the Sydney Swans of the AFL. Dempster grew up in the Victorian coastal town of Mallacoota, about seven hours from Melbourne, or eight hours from Sydney near the New South Wales border. Dempster began playing Australian rules football in 1999 and following an AFL traineeship based at Kurnai College and playing with Gippsland Power, …
- Warwick Capper
Warwick Capper (born 12 June 1963) is a former Australian rules football full-forward who played for the Victorian/Australian Football League's Sydney Swans with a short stint at the Brisbane Bears. Best known for his spectacular marks, he kicked 388 goals in 123 games from 1983-1991, his best season being 1987 when he kicked 103 goals.
- Jason Ball
Jason Ball (born 21 November 1972) is a Western Australian Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is affectionately known as "Bally" (or after the 2005 finals series, "Vice-Captain Blood") by fans and media. The ruckman made his AFL debut for the West Coast Eagles in 1992, and went on to play 103 games for that club, scoring 114 goals, being part of the 1994 premiership side and winning the 1995 goal kicking award.
- Tim Schmidt
Tim Schmidt (born December 26, 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was recruited as the number 59 draft pick (traded by Adelaide for Scott Stevens and pick No. 31 (Joshua Krueger)) in the 2003 AFL Draft from West Adelaide. Tim made his debut on July 29, 2006 against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. In a reserves game he amassed 65 disposals and 4 goals.
- Stuart Maxfield
Stuart Maxfield (born April 9, 1972) is a football player for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. He was the Swans' captain until May 5 of 2005, when he stood down from the position. Maxfield was drafted in 1990 from Caulfield Grammar School by Richmond, and debuted that year. He played six seasons at Richmond, making 89 senior appearances. In the 1996 pre-season AFL Draft, Richmond released Maxfield from his contract and he was drafted by Sydney, …
- Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly (born July 28 1969) is a champion Australian rules footballer, winning the Brownlow Medal and serving as captain of the Sydney Swans for ten seasons. Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Kelly initially played rugby league for Wagga Brothers but turned to Australian rules football at age 15. Recruited to the AFL by the Swans, Kelly made his debut in 1990, was appointed captain in 1993, won the Brownlow Medal (the AFL's highest individual honour) in 1995, …
- Jarred Moore
Jarred Moore (born March 6, 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was recruited as the number 31 draft pick in the 2004 AFL Draft from Dandenong. He made his debut for the Sydney Swans in Round 7, 2005 against Essendon.
- Ted Richards
Ted Richards (born January 11, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was recruited as the number 27 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Xavier College. He made his debut for Essendon in Round 2, 2002 against Richmond. He was traded to the Sydney Swans at the end of the 2005 season in exchange for pick No. 19 and 50. He made his debut for the Sydney Swans in Round 1, 2006, ironically against his former teammates at Essendon.
- Peter Everitt
Peter "Spida" Everitt (born May 3, 1974) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans. He is known as one of the real larrikins of the AFL. He made his debut for St. Kilda in 1993 and in 2003 began playing for Hawthorn. Everitt was traded to the Sydney Swans at the end of 2006.
- Matthew Nicks
Matthew Nicks (born 13 May 1975) is a South Australian Australian Football League player. He came from Adelaide but played for the Sydney Swans, debuting in 1996. He retired from football in 2005 after prolonged struggles with injury but not before playing nine games in the Swans' premiership season.
- Jason Saddington
Jason Saddington (born October 23, 1979) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was recruited as the number 11 draft pick in the 1997 AFL Draft from Mitcham.
- Luke Brennan
Luke Brennan was recruited at pick 8 in the 2002 National Draft. After just 19 games in 4 seasons, he has struggled at the elite level. He played 10 games in a row during the middle part of the 2005 season but has since failed to recapture that form. Brennan can play in different positions, but has had particular success as a spoiling defender and as a strong marking half forward. Brennan was delisted by Hawthorn at the end of the 2006 Australian Football League season.
- Luke Vogels
Luke Vogels (born June 7, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was elevated from the Sydney Swans rookie list in 2005 and made his debut in Round 7 later that year against Essendon. In 2004 he played as a member of the Terang/Mortlake Football Club winning the Maskel Medal and also the Premiership that same year.
- Heath Grundy
Heath Grundy (born June 2, 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Nicknamed 'Reg' due to his namesake Reg Grundy, he was elevated from the Sydney Swans rookie list in 2005 after playing senior football with SA club Norwood and being an All-Australian under-18s player in 2004. He made an impressive senior debut in a Round 16, 2006, kicking three goals in a win against the Richmond Tigers.
- Andrew Schauble
Andrew Schauble (born November 17, 1976) is an Australian football player. For over a decade, he had been a consistent player in defence for both the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans. After being struck down by injury in 2004 and struggling to recapture his solid form, he was restricted to only 8 games in 2005 and struggled to break into the young Sydney lineup.
- Stephen Doyle
Stephen Doyle (born 13 July 1981) is a South Australian Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL. Doyle was selected by the Swans under the father-son rule in the 1999 National Draft. The tall ruckman made his debut in 2000, but recurring ankle and knee injuries meant that he did not manage to play more than three games in a row in his first four seasons. He had a relatively injury-free season in 2004, but did not stand out greatly.
- Shannon Grant
Shannon Grant (born April 19 1977) is an Australian rules footballer who is known as one of the premier midfielders in the AFL. He began his career at the Sydney Swans in 1995 before moving to the Kangaroos in 1998 and being a part of their 1999 premiership side. He has recently signed a 3 year deal with the Kangaroos. In the 2005 season, Shannon Grant was involved in numerous comeback victories by the Kangaroos.