Sydney Derby (AFL)

Sydney Derby (AFL)

Pre-game at Sydney Derby I
First meeting 24 March 2012
Latest meeting 10 September 2016
Next meeting TBD
Statistics
Meetings total 11
All-time series (AFL only) Sydney Swans 8 wins
GWS Giants 3 wins
Largest victory

Sydney Swans (129 points, Round 16, 2013)

GWS Giants (42 points, June 12, 2016)

The Sydney Derby[1][2][3] is an Australian rules football local derby match between the two Sydney based Australian Football League (AFL) clubs, the Sydney Swans and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. As of September 10, 2016, the head to head is in favour of the Sydney Swans 8 wins to 3.

History

The first Sydney Derby was held on 24 March 2012 and attracted a Derby record crowd of 38,203. This game was also the first game of the 2012 AFL season and the first AFL premiership match for the Giants. Fielding a very young and inexperienced team, the Giants only won three games in their first two years in the competition and failed to win any Derby games. This led to declining attendances at Sydney Derbies.

The Giants won their first Derby in the opening clash of 2014. Later in the year The Daily Telegraph noted there was 'genuine dislike off the field' between the clubs.[4] Over the subsequent years they progressively moved up the AFL ladder, getting closer to the Swans - who were premiership contenders during this time. The opening Derby of 2015 attracted a crowd of over 30,000 - the first time this had occurred since the 1st Derby. The 2016 Derbies were both well attended - the Swans home game had the second highest attendance in fixture history. The Giants home game was the 10th Sydney Derby. With both teams vying for a top four spot at the end of the season, the game was described as a blockbuster.[5] In the lead up to the game The Daily Telegraph published an article analysing the rivalry. Though noting that Sydney's surprise recruitment of Lance Franklin created some animosity between the clubs, the article went on to say 'What the rivalry needs is a flash point. ... Something to make it clear that when the Swans and Giants meet there is real feeling. Not the slightly awkward yet mutually respectful détente that currently exists'.[6] After the game, the paper declared that an altercation between Steve Johnson and Lance Franklin 'was the moment of sporting theatre that inspired a rivalry to truly ignite'.[7] It was the first AFL game at Sydney Showground Stadium to be declared a sell-out and was Foxtel's highest rating program of the day, second highest rating twilight match of the season and the second-most watched Sydney Derby - behind only the inaugural clash.[8][9]

The first finals series match between the teams was on 10 September 2016, when the Swans hosted the Giants in the 1st Qualifying Final of the 2016 season. The Giants defeated the Swans by 36 points, an historic victory considering it was the Giants' first win in a finals series match and was played before a derby record crowd of 60,222.[10][11]

Venues

The two venues usually used for the Sydney Derby are the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Showground Stadium. The first three Sydney Derbies and the 2016 finals series derby were held at Stadium Australia.

Results

Year Date Rd Home Team Score Away Team Score Ground Crowd Winner H2H Link
I 2012 3/24 1 GWS Giants 5.7 (37) Sydney Swans 14.16 (100) Stadium Australia 38,203 Sydney by 63 +1 [12]
II 6/30 14 Sydney Swans 19.18 (132) GWS Giants 5.8 (38) Stadium Australia 22,565 Sydney by 94 +2 [13]
III 2013 3/30 1 GWS Giants 11.10 (76) Sydney Swans 16.10 (106) Stadium Australia 23,690 Sydney by 30 +3 [14]
IV 7/14 16 Sydney Swans 24.27 (171) GWS Giants 5.12 (42) SCG 21,757 Sydney by 129 +4 [15]
V 2014 3/15 1 GWS Giants 15.9 (99) Sydney Swans 9.13 (67) Showground 17,102 GWS by 32 +3 [16]
VI 6/28 15 Sydney Swans 15.16 (106) GWS Giants 8.12 (60) SCG 27,778 Sydney by 46 +4 [17]
VII 2015 4/18 3 Sydney Swans 16.15 (111) GWS Giants 12.18 (90) SCG 31,966 Sydney by 21 +5 [18]
VIII 8/22 21 GWS Giants 6.8 (44) Sydney Swans 20.13 (133) Showground 19,507 Sydney by 89 +6 [19]
IX 2016 4/9 3 Sydney Swans 14.9 (93) GWS Giants 10.8 (68) SCG 37,045 Sydney by 25 +7 [20]
X 6/12 12 GWS Giants 15.15 (105) Sydney Swans 9.9 (63) Showground 21,541 GWS by 42 +6 [21]
XI 9/10 QF Sydney Swans 7.13 (55) GWS Giants 12.19 (91) Stadium Australia 60,222 GWS by 36 +5 [22]
XII 2017
XIII

Timeline

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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017

Brett Kirk Medal

The Brett Kirk Medal is awarded to the player deemed to be the best player on the ground after the match.

Year Match Medalist Team
2012 I Josh Kennedy Sydney Swans
II Kieren Jack Sydney Swans
2013 III Kieren Jack (2) Sydney Swans
IV Nick Malceski Sydney Swans
2014 V Callan Ward GWS Giants
VI Kieren Jack (3) Sydney Swans
2015 VII Dan Hannebery Sydney Swans
VIII Josh Kennedy (2) Sydney Swans
2016 IX Luke Parker Sydney Swans
X Heath Shaw GWS Giants

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
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
Jeremy Cameron GWS Giants 2016, Qualifying Final 4 3 27
Toby Greene GWS Giants 2016, Round 12 4 2 26
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
Jeremy Cameron GWS Giants 21 10 67.7% 10 2.10
Lance Franklin Sydney Swans 17 14 54.8% 6 2.83
Ben McGlynn Sydney Swans 14 4 77.8% 10 1.40
Kieren Jack Sydney Swans 13 8 61.9% 10 1.30
Josh Kennedy Sydney Swans 13 9 59.1% 11 1.18
Kurt Tippett Sydney Swans 12 13 48.0% 7 1.71
Jonathon Patton GWS Giants 12 4 75.0% 8 1.50

Most Derbies

Player Club Games
Heath Grundy Sydney Swans 11
Josh Kennedy Sydney Swans 11
Callan Ward GWS Giants 11
Jeremy Cameron GWS Giants 10
Phil Davis GWS Giants 10
Dan Hannebery Sydney Swans 10
Kieren Jack Sydney Swans 10
Ben McGlynn Sydney Swans 10
Jarrad McVeigh Sydney Swans 10
Shane Mumford GWS & Sydney 10
Dylan Shiel GWS Giants 10
Nick Smith Sydney Swans 10

Brownlow Votes

Brownlow Votes as of the end of the 2016 AFL season.

Player Club Votes H&A Average
Josh Kennedy Sydney Swans 12 10 1.20
Kieren Jack Sydney Swans 7 9 0.78
Lance Franklin Sydney Swans 6 5 1.20
Shane Mumford GWS & Sydney 6 9 0.67
Dan Hannebery Sydney Swans 5 9 0.56

Other Sydney Derbies

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 2016. 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 IX.[23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Buddy Franklin stars as Swans outclass Giants in Sydney derby". theaustralian.com.au. The Australian. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Swans champ Adam Goodes takes a final bow | The New Daily". The New Daily. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. ↑ Wu, Andrew. "Sydney Swans remain a top four team says Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron". The Age. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  4. ↑ Cordy, Neil (27 June 2014). "Just three years old, the Sydney Swans, GWS Giants rivalry is building into a classic". The Daily Telegraph.
  5. ↑ Horne, Ben (10 June 2016). "GWS Giants v Sydney Swans: Young players won't rely on talent to succeed". The Daily Telegraph.
  6. ↑ Hinds, Richard (9 June 2016). "Swans v GWS rivalry is building but yet to ignite, writes Richard Hinds.". The Daily Telegraph.
  7. ↑ Horne, Ben (13 June 2016). "Steve Johnson's bump on Lance Franklin showed GWS is no longer everyone's second favourite team". The Daily Telegraph.
  8. ↑ Wu, Andrew (9 June 2016). "AFL 2016: Greater Western Sydney Giants want earlier home games for 2017". The Age.
  9. ↑ Horne, Ben (15 June 2016). "GWS Giants demand TV prime time exposure on Friday nights". The Daily Telegraph.
  10. ↑ "GWS Giants come of age to upset Sydney Swans in first qualifying final". News.com.au. 10 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "AFL lands NRL huge blow with bumper crowd for Sydney Swans v GWS Giants qualifying final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 2016.
  12. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/gws-v-syd
  13. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/syd-v-gws
  14. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/1/gws-v-syd
  15. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/16/syd-v-gws
  16. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/1/gws-v-syd
  17. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/15/syd-v-gws
  18. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/3/syd-v-gws
  19. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/21/gws-v-syd
  20. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/3/syd-v-gws
  21. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/12/gws-v-syd
  22. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/24/syd-v-gws
  23. ↑ http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2016-04-06/women-to-take-centre-stage-ahead-of-derby
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