Former Swans player Dennis Armfield has handed in his Black and White’s and traded it for the Blues. The Carlton recruit yet to play his debut AFL game, but the midfielder is training hard to improve his chances. Although the 21-year-old was injured at a recent VFL game Armfield won’t let his hamstring get in the way of a positive outlook that his recovery will be quick and is...

After a shaky start , the Swans cruised to a comfortable 33 point victory  over Perth , on Frida'ys Anzac day game in front of over 6,000 people at Steel Blue Oval, Bassendean. It was a tightly contested game, as both teams battled bravely, but when it came down to it, the Swans made the most of their opportunities with Eagles big name player Ashley Hansen starting slowly but adjusting his...

A late surge, saw Swan Districts prevail with a three point win in their match against East Perth at Medibank Stadium on Saturday. Sparked by a goal from West Coast Eagles rookie Ryan Davis at the 16 minute mark of the last term, the Swans piled on four goals in ten minutes to overrun the home team. Captain Adam Lange and new recruit Brett Robinson led from the front playing pivotal...

The initial training squads for the WA State 16s and WA State 18s teams have been announced following a thorough and challenging selection process. Both squads include a number of young Swans talent such as Nicholas Natanui and Chris Yarran. The WA State 16s training squad of 36 players follows on from a month-long Development Carnival. The WA State 16s program will start this weekend...

    Joseph (Joe) Pearce is a man who epitomizes everything that is great about West Australian Football and the ANZAC spirit. Born in 1917 and raised as a farmer in the rural community of Wagin, Joe ventured up to Perth to pursue his ambition of playing league football in the late 1930’s. He made a home at Swan Districts and in 1939, became the 94 th...

2008 sees the Swans development team in full swing with new initiatives to grow the game in our District being rolled out weekly. We launched the Swans South West Talent academy in our Bunbury region early 2008 to ensure we are supporting the development of our colts, 16’s and 14/s/15’s development squads in the region. A similar talent based academy will also be set up in...

Swan Districts Football Club will join local community groups in honouring war veterans at its fourth Anzac Day tribute game this Friday.   Members of the Bassendean Returned Servicemen’s League will play the Last Post and hold a special Anzac Day service before the sixth round clash between Swans and Perth.   Bassendean RSL vice-president Ashley Vince said...

The Swans narrowly won the game by five points against the West Perth Falcons on Friday night after leading by 58 points in the third quarter. Strong cold winds, wet grass and a Falcons Drinks Person were some of the obstacles the teams faced under the lights at Arena Joondalup. The talent was fast and strong in the first quarter with Yarran keeping pressure on the Falcons, Krakouer kicking...

The Subiaco Lions’ AFL experience was too good against the young Swans team in Saturday’s clash at Medibank stadium. It was a disappointing first lose of the year for Swan Districts going down to the Premiers by 61 points.   The Swans’ defence started off strong; Lange and Taylor in the backline created great pressure on the Lions. The pair knocking up 18...

A Left foot shot on the run by Claremont forward Chad Jones in the final minute of yesterday's match against Swan Districts went out on the full as the Black and Whites held on to beat the tigers by three points. Around 40,000 fewer people watched the Swans - Tigers game than attended the Western Derby at Subiaco Oval, but the WAFL match was a better spectacle. Swan Districts 16.17...

Supporters who were scared away by the morning rain missed a brilliant game between Swan Districts and Claremont Tigers at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. The match started off slow with players trying to find their feet on the muddy ground. The Tigers got the first score on the board when Swan, Chris Yarran, kicked high but the ball was marked by Claremont’s full forward,...

Swans score first up win against Peel.   It was a thrilling first round match between Peel Thunder and Swan Districts at Rushton Park on Easter Saturday night. The experts were predicting a win from the Black and Whites, but the Thunder were very competitive throughout the whole match and pushed the Swans all the way, in a spirited display....

Swan Districts won $8,000 for Appealathon and were crowned pre-season premiers when they defeated Subiaco in the grand final of the Carlton Draught WAFL Charity Challenge. “The Swans adopted Appealathon as their charity in 2007 and it has provided the Swans with fantastic TV exposure whilst giving a focus to the clubs social fundraising.  We were able to donate $5,000 to...

Leading florist "Angel Flowers" has been announced the winner of the Swan Districts Football Club Corporate Classic 2008. Angel Flowers has three stores operating in Perth and prides itself in delivering a highly personalised service to all customers. Beautiful bouquets and arrangements are created to suit any occasion. Angel Flowers guarantee that you will absolutely love their...

On Tuesday 11th March nine West Australian football greats were inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame. Football legend Kevin Sheedy was a special guest at the function where he addressed the audience, which included many WA football luminaries, on the 150-year celebrations of Australian Football as well as shared his thoughts on WA football and Subiaco Oval’s 100-year history,...

Solaris Care, Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation, Appealathon and The Patricia Giles Centre were the big winners from the first round of the Carlton Draught WAFL Charity Challenge last weekend. Each of the charities will receive $1000 as a result of their aligned WAFL teams winning their Round 1 games of the pre-season competition. Claremont (Solaris Care), Peel Thunder (Zaidee’s...

The Swans had a close win against West Perth Falcons on Saturday night at Medibank stadium. An enthusiastic crowd turned out to see the game which started well with the Swans taking the lead and maintaining a good position for the majority of the first quarter. However, West Perth came into power, kicking with the wind in the next quarter and managed to stay in front for most of the...

New Smarter Than Smoking Football Development Officers Clint Degebrodt and Matt O’Donnell will add a new burst of energy to their new roles in the Perth and Swans District respectively.  Degebrodt and O’Donnell both have backgrounds in sports and education and will be an asset to the continual growth of football in the grass roots fields of community.  West...

Swan Districts V East Fremantle 15.13 (103) to 12.13 (85) Many supporters turned out last Saturday to see Swan Districts play East Fremantle at Medibank Oval, Leederville. The Swans had a disappointing start to the game and the Sharks dominated with a 44-point lead in the first quarter. However, the Swans came back with a new found vigour in the second quarter and managed to narrow...

Prized WAFL recruit Guy Richards hopes a bold gamble to play with Swan Districts in 2008 will help reignite his AFL career. Victorian Richards was de-listed by Collingwood after playing 39 games in four seasons, 16 last year including three finals appearances. But the confident ruckman, who isn't ready for the AFL scrap heap just yet, headed west seeking a fresh start."I'd been with...

Mark Piani has been one of the most talented and classy Swan Districts players of the last decade and the 32 year old was last night awarded Life Membership of the Swan Districts Football Club. Minutes before the members approved the nomination for Life Membership, Mark announced his retirement to the playing group. Despite a brief hiccup where he played with East Fremantle, Piani has been...

2008 is set to be a big year for the Swan Districts Football Club after blooding 19 debutants so far this year and the great results from the Colts Team. The Club has just launched its 2008 Membership Campaign – The Swans are aiming to have 2008 fully paid-up adult members by the end of the 2008 season. We would like to encourage you all to purchase a membership for a friend or...