Sydney played the AFL Grand Final on 24 September 2005 against the West Coast Eagles defeating them by 4 points, final score 8.10 (58) to West Coast's 7.12 (54). In the last few minutes, the Sydney defence held strong, with Leo Barry marking the ball just before the siren to stop the Eagles' final desperate shot at goal. The premiership was the Swans' first in 72 years and their first since being based in Sydney. It was also the fifth premiership in succession to be won by a team outside Victoria.

In 2005 the Swans came under enormous public scrutiny, even from AFL commissioner Andrew Demetriou for their unorthodox, "boring" defense-oriented tactics that included tightly controlling the tempo of the game and starving the opposition of possession (in fact, seven teams this season had their lowest possession total whilst playing against the Swans). The coach Paul Roos maintained that playing contested football was the style used by all recent premiership winning teams, and felt that it was ironic that the much criticised strategy proved ultimately successful.

On Friday, 30 September 2005 a ticker tape parade down Sydney's George Street was held in honour of the Swans' achievements, which ended with a rally at Town Hall, where Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore presented the team with the key to the city. The flag of the Swans also flew on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the week; the same flag was later given to WA premier Geoff Gallop to fly on top of the state legislature in Perth as part of the friendly wager between Gallop and NSW premier Morris Iemma.

2006 season at a glance

Rnd	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21! 22
Opp	Ess	PA	Car	Mel	Gee	BL	Ric	WB	Haw	Kan	StK	Col	Fre	Ade	WCE	Ric	PA	Ess	Mel	Gee	BL	Car
Venue	TD	SCG	TD	SCG	TS	G	TD	SCG	MCG	MO	SCG	TS	SCG	SCG	S	SCG	AS	SCG	MCG	SS	TS	SCG
Result	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	-	-	-	-
Margin	27	26	7	5	22	32	118	26	65	7	2	13	33	39	2	48	27	43	-	-	-	-
Postn	12	14	12	12	9	8	5	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	4	-	-	-	-

Corporate

Administration

Presidents:
*Richard Colless (1993-present)

CEOs:
*Myles Baron-Hay

Sponsorship

Main Sponsors:
*QBE Insurance (1987-present)
*Citibank (2005-present)

Club jumper

The Swans' guernsey.

The current club jumper is white with a red back and a red "V" at the top, with a silhouette of the Sydney Opera House at the point of the "V". The club's 2006 major sponsors are QBE Insurance, Citibank and Puma.

References

External links

*Official Website of the AFL
*Official Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club
*myAFL Sydney Swans Forum
*BigFooty.com Swans Forum
*Red and White Online -- fans' site
*RWO forums
*Full Points Footy History of the Sydney Football Club
*Sydney Swans Club Song
*Sydney Swans Club Jumpers/Guernseys
*Video - In Memory of 2005 AFL Premiers - Sydney Swans Football Club

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