Sydney Derby (AFL)
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First meeting | 24 March 2012 |
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Latest meeting | 9 April 2016 |
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Meetings total | 9 |
All-time series (AFL only) | Sydney Swans 8 wins GWS Giants 1 win |
The Sydney Derby (AFL)[1][2][3] is an Australian rules football match between the two Sydney based Australian Football League (AFL) clubs, the Sydney Swans and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. As of April 9 the head to head is in favour of the Sydney Swans 8 wins to 1.
Contents
Venues
The two venues used for the Sydney Derby are the Sydney Cricket Ground and the Sydney Showgrounds Stadium. However the first three Sydney Derby's were held at Stadium Australia.
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Showgrounds
(GWS GIants) -
Sydney Cricket Ground
(Sydney Swans)
Meetings
Year | Date | Rd | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Score | Ground | Crowd | Winner | H2H | Link | |
1 | 2012 | March 24 | 1 | GWS Giants | 5.7 (37) | Sydney Swans | 14.16 (100) | Stadium Australia | 38,203 | Sydney by 63 | +1 | [4] |
2 | June 30 | 14 | Sydney Swans | 19.18 (132) | GWS Giants | 5.8 (38) | Stadium Australia | 22,565 | Sydney by 94 | +2 | [5] | |
3 | 2013 | March 30 | 1 | GWS Giants | 11.10 (76) | Sydney Swans | 16.10 (106) | Stadium Australia | 23,690 | Sydney by 30 | +3 | [6] |
4 | July 14 | 16 | Sydney Swans | 24.27 (171) | GWS Giants | 5.12 (42) | SCG | 21,757 | Sydney by 129 | +4 | [7] | |
5 | 2014 | March 15 | 1 | GWS Giants | 15.9 (99) | Sydney Swans | 9.13 (67) | Showground | 17,102 | GWS by 32 | +3 | [8] |
6 | June 28 | 15 | Sydney Swans | 15.16 (106) | GWS Giants | 8.12 (60) | SCG | 27,778 | Sydney by 46 | +4 | [9] | |
7 | 2015 | 18 April | 3 | Sydney Swans | 16.15 (111) | GWS Giants | 12.18 (90) | SCG | 31,966 | Sydney by 21 | +5 | [10] |
8 | 22 August | 21 | GWS Giants | 6.8 (44) | Sydney Swans | 20.13 (133) | Showground | 19,507 | Sydney by 89 | +6 | [11] | |
9 | 2016 | April 9 | 3 | Sydney Swans | 14.9 (93) | GWS Giants | 10.8 (68) | SCG | 37,045 | Sydney by 21 | +7 | [12] |
10 | June 12 | 12 | GWS Giants | Sydney Swans | Showground |
Brett Kirk Medal
Year | Round | Medalist | Team |
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2012 | 1 | Josh Kennedy | Sydney Swans |
2012 | 14 | Kieren Jack | Sydney Swans |
2013 | 1 | Kieren Jack (2) | Sydney Swans |
2013 | 16 | Nick Malceski | Sydney Swans |
2014 | 1 | Callan Ward | GWS Giants |
2014 | 15 | Kieren Jack (3) | Sydney Swans |
2015 | 3 | Dan Hannebery | Sydney Swans |
2015 | 21 | Josh Kennedy (2) | Sydney Swans |
2016 | 3 | Luke Parker | Sydney Swans |
Statistics
Below are listed statistics from the Sydney Derby only. Players highlighted in green are still on AFL lists for either Sydney or Greater Western Sydney.
Goals in one game
Player | Club | Date | Goals | Behinds | Total |
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Lance Franklin | Sydney Swans | 2015, Round 3 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
Lance Franklin | Sydney Swans | 2014, Round 15 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
Kurt Tippett | Sydney Swans | 2015, Round 21 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
Lance Franklin | Sydney Swans | 2016, Round 3 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Jeremy Cameron | GWS Giants | 2014, Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
Issac Heeney | Sydney Swans | 2015, Round 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
Career Goal Total
Player | Club | Goals | Behinds | Accuracy | Games | Goals/Game |
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Jeremy Cameron | GWS Giants | 16 | 6 | 72.7% | 8 | 2.00 |
Lance Franklin | Sydney Swans | 15 | 10 | 60.0% | 4 | 3.75 |
Kurt Tippett | Sydney Swans | 12 | 12 | 50.0% | 5 | 2.40 |
Ben McGlynn | Sydney Swans | 12 | 4 | 75.0% | 8 | 1.50 |
Josh Kennedy | Sydney Swans | 11 | 9 | 55.0% | 9 | 1.22 |
Kieren Jack | Sydney Swans | 10 | 7 | 58.8% | 8 | 1.25 |
Jonathon Patton | GWS Giants | 10 | 4 | 71.4% | 6 | 1.67 |
Most Derbies
Player | Club | Games |
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Josh Kennedy | Sydney Swans | 9 |
Callan Ward | GWS Giants | 9 |
Heath Grundy | Sydney Swans | 9 |
Ted Richards | Sydney Swans | 9 |
Brownlow Votes
Brownlow Votes till the end of the 2015 AFL season.
Player | Club | Votes | Games | Average |
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Josh Kennedy | Sydney Swans | 12 | 8 | 1.50 |
Kieren Jack | Sydney Swans | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
Shane Mumford | GWS Giants/ Sydney Swans | 6 | 7 | 0.86 |
Lance Franklin | Sydney Swans | 5 | 3 | 1.66 |
Jarrad McVeigh | Sydney Swans | 4 | 8 | 0.50 |
Other Sydney Derby's
AFL Pre-Season results
Like both the "Western Derby" and the "Showdown" pre-season matches do not count towards the overall Sydney Derby results and statistics. However, The first ever match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Sydney Swans occurred during the 2011 pre-season. To date three of the six fixtures have been held in either suburban or regional venues, as part of the restructured pre-season competition to see more matches being held in more non-traditional venues.
AFL Women's
In preparation for the 2017 launch of the AFL Women's competition the AFL held 10 Exhibition Series matches during the 2016 Season. The only match held in Sydney featured both a Women's side from the Greater Western Sydney Giants & the Sydney Swans, played as a curtain-raiser for the Men's Sydney Derby.[13]
See also
- Western Derby: The AFL Intrastate Derby of Western Australia, first played in 1995. (West Coast Eagles Vs. Fremantle Dockers).
- Showdown: The AFL Intrastate Derby of South Australia, first played in 1997. (Adelaide Crows Vs. Port Adelaide Power).
References
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- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/gws-v-syd
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/syd-v-gws
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/1/gws-v-syd
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/16/syd-v-gws
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/1/gws-v-syd
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/15/syd-v-gws
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/3/syd-v-gws
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/21/gws-v-syd
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/3/syd-v-gws
- ↑ http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2016-04-06/women-to-take-centre-stage-ahead-of-derby