Your 5 Favourite Swans of all time.

[i'm-uninformed2]

1. Warwick Capper - for the brilliant career he has forged post-football as a pornstar.

2. Nick Davis - because he shares my diet.

3. Stefan Carey - for the daring magic trick he pulled in convincing everyone he was a worthy AFL footballer.

4. Fred Campbell - because no one else will nominate him and therefore he is under-appreciated.

5. Dale Lewis - for the cap he wore on the field at North Sydney Oval. Something that will soon have its day, trust me.

[AnnieH]

1. Warwick Capper - for the brilliant career he has forged post-football as a pornstar.

2. Nick Davis - because he shares my diet.

3. Stefan Carey - for the daring magic trick he pulled in convincing everyone he was a worthy AFL footballer.

4. Fred Campbell - because no one else will nominate him and therefore he is under-appreciated.

5. Dale Lewis - for the cap he wore on the field at North Sydney Oval. Something that will soon have its day, trust me.

.... and No. 6 - Ryan Fitzgerald. Just because.

[BLT]

hmmmmm tough

1. BLT
2. N HOT! PANTS! Malceski
3. T. Hubba Hubba Kennelly
4. J THE DESTORYER Ball
5. D Booga Lewis

i think plugger and captn courageous have to be in there...oh i don't know - can't limit to 5...

tbc

[BigBarryRound25]

Thanks plugger46 for this thread - I have loved reading some of the names and anecdotes that have reinforced why I am so passionate about our club. I am a lifelong supporter (40 years) and while it hasn't always been easy (to follow the Swans) this thread and the names contained show why the Swannies are such a great club to follow in spite of our many low times.

Top 5 is so hard, so I won't even try - but here goes for a rough list of the group from which my top 5 would come:

Teaser - never seen a better season of football from any player
Barry Round - pretty obvious
Kel - for being the player I always wished I could be
Gerard Healy - pure class
Plugger - there's only one
Tadhg - you just expect something special
Magic - if only he could kick straight
Tony Morwood - would have been a star in any other team that got the ball forward regularly
Dennis Carroll - see Gerard Healy (also loved Wayne's leaps)
Wade Chapman - Maxfield - Chapman - Lockett - Grand Final
Nick Davis - '05 Semi alone is enough and he was brilliant in the GF too!
Amon Buchanan - that snap in '05 and everything else up to the point of his brain fade against Marty Clark in round 21 this year
Brett Kirk - it's a cliche but he is our spiritual leader
Mark Bayes - got hit with the ugly and talent stick
Mark Browning - if only to watch him kick in after a behind
Warrick Capper - Tom Hafey rates him - that's good enough for me
John Roberts - his debut season for us was awesome won a game for us after the siren in Rnd 1 against the cats at kardinia - pity he couldn't sustain it
Adam Goodes - can't believe it has taken me this long to list him
David Ackerley - until he defected to the roos
Stewie Maxfield - can't say i fully appreciated him as a player until after he left
Daryn Creswell - tool of a bloke but forever a great swan
Andrew Dunkley - ditto
Stevie Wright - I know clubs have ruck, defensive & midfield coaches - how much could someone like schneider/phillips etc benefited from having Stevie around the club
Jarred Crouch - gotta love a bloke to have gotten so much out of the lack of ability he has
Leaping Leo - loved him as a forward, cringe now he's down back but he took that mark and that is enough for me
Craig Bolt - best non marquee player recruit ever pity his namesake can't kick the thing properly cos he'd rate pretty highly there also
Jason Ball - for being a huge part of the culture that is now the Swans
Richard Colless - never played a game for us but I don't reckon he gets enough credit for the achievements of the club under his direction

So many others: Bernie Evans, Ian Roberts, Silvio Foschini, Paul Hawke, Greg Smith, Craig O'Brien, Leon Higgins, Jamie Lawson, Max Kruse, Wayne Henwood (any other Sydney pioneer that wasn't a mercenary hack from another club ie Jim Edmund)

And I still hold hopes for the likes of Nic Fosdike, Melcho (although I reckon he's almost there already), Bevo (yes bevo), LRT and am optimistic about our new batch of recruits

So thanks Plugger46 for that indulgence, an otherwise lacklustre Friday in the off season has just become a lot more pleasant.

[Industrial Fan]

Richard Colless - never played a game for us but I don't reckon he gets enough credit for the achievements of the club under his direction.

I'm not sure ROK would agree.

[BigBarryRound25]

And everyone is entitled to their opinion but for mine I acknowledge Colless as an administrator without any agenda other than to create a successful club, business and culture. He has been prepared to be uncompromising when required something that previous club leaders have been unable to manage. I'm happy to be challenged on that though as it is only my opinion.

[Jeffers1984]

1. Daryn Cresswell - Gave his absolute all to the club. Absolutely loved him. Class and Mr Clutch personified (96 Qualifying final against Hawthorn, 96 Prelim Final where he kicked that big goal before pluggers "point of the century" and winning the game combining Hollywood acting and sealing it from 30 metres against the Roos in 02).

2. Paul Williams - Superbly skilled. Made a huge impression immediately at the swans. Totally happy that he finally got that premiership medal!

3. Tony Lockett - Simply, There's only one Tony Lockett. Absolute Superstar. Brought in the crowds, just wish we had the team balance right when he was with us.

4. Paul Kelly - The heart and soul. Explosive burst speed and a lionheart leader. Simply in awe when watching him.

5. Adam Goodes - When inspired, he is unstoppable. Flair in spades. Gotta love him.

[Captain]

1. Tony Lockett - one of the best players ever

2. Paul Kelly - heart and soul of the club

3. Barry Hall - awesome 2005, massive player

4. Mark Bayes - only one try for a few years

5. Michael O'Loughlin - simply magic, how could you not have him in the top 5??

[BeeEmmAre]

1. Paul Kelly - absolutely no contest.
2. Brett Kirk - in the same category as No.1, just love watching him do inspirational things.
3. Warwick Capper - No.39 is still the only number I ever had on a Swans jumper and a large part of the reason I became a Swan in the first place.
4. Mark Bayes - I was devastated when he retired. Unfashionable but always did a great job, whether it was defending, providing drive through the midfield or kicking goals. And the long sleeves made him stand out even more.
5. Tony Lockett - Can you become a Saint by leaving the Saints? One of my most hated footballers became one of my favourites. He was responsible for the dirtiest act I have seen perpetrated on a Swans player, yet less than two years later he more than made up for it with THAT behind.

Adam Goodes (will become the greatest Aboriginal player ever) and Michael O'Loughlin were bloody unlucky to miss out, as was Rod Carter and Andrew Dunkley (I loved the way they went about it).

[satchmopugdog]

1. Bobby Skilton

I am old enough to have seen the greatest rover of all time play...Bobby Skilton...a player way ahead of his time in that he kicked just as well with both feet. The most couargeous player I have ever seen (and I have seen Kelly, Kirk, Greg Smith etc). Still have the memories of seeing Skilts awarded his Brownlow proudly wearing two black eyes from a footy incident. Three Brownlows, nine B&Fs, three time leading goalkicker, 11 season captain...and still an inspiration to all who wear the red-and-white


2. Paul Kelly

3. Tony Lockett

4. Peter Bedford

5. Adam Goodes - could be No 3 by the end of his career


6-10, not in order would be Kirky, David Murphy, Gerard Healy, David Rhys-Jones and Greg Williams

We must be of a similar age and thought processes. You've picked all the players I liked and they are all for different reasons. Kirk ffor getting the most out of himself. Williams and Rhys -jones..dirty buggers but so skilled. Williams handballs and reading of the play were in a different class.

[BeeEmmAre]

Barry Round - the fairest and best medal is named after him ffs

Which one? Not the Bobby Skilton Medal surely?

[Cher]

I had to do six, I could not leave one of my favourites out

Paul Kelly
Mark Bayes
Barry Round
Bernie Evans
Gary Brice
Peter Bedford

[stellation]

5 off the top of my head are these, all of them offer something lovable.

Nick Davis
Andrew Schauble
Simon Minton-Connell
Craig Holden
Warwick Capper

[Triple B]

I feel terrible.

Named my top 5 favourites early and forgot about my all-time favourite until I saw his name mentioned........Wade Chapman.

If EVER a bloke was dealt a cruel blow with injuries, he was it. Could have been anything with an ounce of luck. Absolute crying shame.

[Cheer Squad mbr]

1. B. Skilton
2. P. Kelly
3. A. Goodes
4. M. O'Loughlin
5a. B. Kirk
5b. R. O'Keefe
5c. C. Bolton
5d. N. Malcevski

All mainly on 07 performance...including Kelly and Skilton!