Sydney Swans v Melbourne
Date: Sunday 26 July
Time: 1.10pm
Venue: Manuka
Tickets available from Ticketmaster.
Broadcast information
This match will be broadcast in Sydney live from 1.00pm AEST on both the Seven Network and Fox Sports 1. For additional broadcast information, click here.
Swans Reserves
The Swans Reserves have a bye this weekend.
Head to head
The Sydney Swans have won 105 of 197 games against Melbourne for a winning percentage of 53.3%
Last three years
Round 4, 2006 Sydney Swans 13.14.92 defeated by Melbourne 15.7.97 @ SCG
Round 19, 2006 Sydney Swans 14.11.95 defeated Melbourne 10.3.63 @ MCG
Round 5, 2007 Sydney Swans 17.7.109 defeated Melbourne 8.12.60 @ SCG
Round 18, 2007 Sydney Swans 17.10.112 defeated Melbourne 9.10.64 @ Manuka Oval
Round 13, 2008 Sydney Swans 17.12.114 defeated Melbourne 11.8.74 @ Manuka Oval
Last time they met
Both clubs came into the round 13 match in contrasting situations. The Swans travelled to Canberra having won their past five matches and looking to play finals footy, and Melbourne came in having lost their past five games and looking to avoid the wooden spoon.
And it was the Swans who were promising early, kicking the first three goals of the match in six minutes of play. Spearhead forward Barry Hall led from the front with four first half goals while Brett Kirk collected 16 possessions.
Despite going into the third quarter with a 32-point buffer, the Demons pushed the Swans hard, kicking five goals to two. With an 11-point lead heading into the main change, an early goal from Martin Mattner from a 50-metre penalty, gave the Swans the momentum they needed. Kirk finished the match with 27 touches and Jude Bolton in his 200th game collected 18 disposals for the day as the Swans ran out 40-point winners.
Brownlow Medal Votes: 3 – Brett Kirk (Syd), 2 – Barry Hall (Syd), 1 – Matthew Bate (Melb)
Fast footy facts
The Swans have never lost to Melbourne at Manuka Oval.
The last time the Swans won five games in a row against Melbourne was from 1980 – 1982.
The average winning margin for the Swans from their past four matches against the Demons is 42.25 points.
