Swan Districts | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | Swan Districts Football Club | |
Former name(s) | Swan Districts National Football Club (1932–80) | |
Nickname(s) | Swans, Swannies, Black Ducks, Black and Whites | |
2023 season | ||
Home-and-away season | 7th (WAFL) 4th (WAFLW) | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1933 | |
Colours | Black White | |
Competition | West Australian Football League (men) WAFL Women's (women) | |
Chairman | Peter Hodyl | |
Coach | Andrew Pruyn (WAFL) | |
Captain(s) | Jesse Turner and Brandon Erceg (WAFL) | |
Premierships | 8 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2010) | |
Ground(s) | Steel Blue Oval, Bassendean (capacity: 22,000) | |
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | swandistrictsfc.com.au |
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The club was formed in 1933, and joined the then-Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) in 1934, acting as a successor to Midland Junction Football Club, which had disbanded during World War I, in the Perth Hills region.