NINETEENTH-CENTURY ruckman Peter Burns has become a Bloods Legend after being inducted into a select group at the Swans' 2017 guernsey presentation and Hall of Fame dinner at The Star Sydney on Tuesday night.
Burns joins some of the club's biggest names in the star-studded group, which includes the likes of Bob Skilton, Bob Pratt, Paul Kelly, Peter Bedford, and Ron Clegg.
The versatile Burns had a dream start to his career after helping the Swans to a VFA premiership in 1885, then carved himself a piece of history by playing a part in the club's three-peat of flags from 1888 to 1890.
He was the first player to play 300 VFA/VFL games, with 125 of those being with South Melbourne, before joining Geelong.
Burns died in 1952 at the age of 86.
Earlier, one of the Swans’ modern-day stars received his own honour, with dual premiership midfielder Jude Bolton inducted into Sydney's Hall of Fame.
Bolton, one of the most courageous players in Bloods history, played a pivotal role in the Swans' flag that snapped the League's longest premiership drought in 2005, and won another seven years later when Sydney upset Hawthorn, as part of a stellar 325-game career.
Many of Bolton's former teammates were also rewarded on the night, when every Swans premiership player was awarded Life Membership.
The Swans' heritage list added another two items, with the Marn Grook game, an annual fixture at the SCG recognising the indigenous roots of Australian football and the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players to the game, officially honoured.
Swans Hall of Fame member Tony Lockett was also featured, with his 1300th and 1360th goals added to the heritage list.
The League's greatest goalkicker booted his record-breaking 1300th major against Collingwood in round 10, 1999 at the SCG, when he eclipsed the mark set by Gordon Coventry, and finished his amazing career in 2002 with 1360 goals.
