Turning Back The Clock - Team Lists 15 Years Ago - Sydney Swans
The Swans of today, and the players who were there in 1992.
A look at players who were in some small way similar to what the club has now, these are not direct player comparisons as there were plenty of players who were unique, one-of-kind stars. A fun test to see how many players were memorable from the past team, and how many have been forgotten about.
Sydney 2007 and 1992:
Luke Ablett - Daryn Cresswell
Connections with Geelong.
Leo Barry - Andrew Dunkley
Jumping, spoiling full back.
Paul Bevan - Andrew McGovern
Short midfielder.
Craig Bolton - David Strooper
Versatile defender.
Jude Bolton - Dennis Carroll
Important midfielder.
Ryan Brabazon - Paul Atkins
Reserve midfielder.
Amon Buchanan - Stephen Wright
Underrated small.
Jared Crouch - Neil Brunton
Hard-working midfielder.
Daniel Currie - Gavin Rose
Ruck project.
Nick Davis - Jason Love
Skilful small forward.
Sean Dempster - Troy Gray
Versatile mid-sized player.
Stephen Doyle - Gareth John
Backup ruckman.
Peter Everitt - Warren McKenzie
Traded to Sydney for a draft pick.
Peter Faulks - Stuart Wigney
Key position player.
Nic Fosdike - Barry Mitchell
Midfield worker.
Adam Goodes - Troy Luff
Goodesy and Luffy, versatile talls.
Heath Grundy - Darren Holmes
Backup defender.
Barry Hall - Jason Mooney
Big, tough forward.
Darren Jolly - Greg Stafford
Tall ruckman.
Tadhg Kennelly - Mark Bayes
Dash from the back and a long kick.
Brett Kirk - Paul Kelly
Midfield toughness and determination.
Matthew Laidlaw - Justin Clarkson
Backup midfielder.
Nick Malceski - David Murphy
Versatile player.
Ben Mathews - Robert Kerr
Solid defender.
Jarrad McVeigh - Ben Doolan
One lost a Grand Final, the other lost his teeth.
Jarred Moore - Gary Stevens
Short midfielder.
Daniel O'Keefe - Robert Neill
Useful player who can play in different positions.
Ryan O'Keefe - Leon Higgins
Smaller goal-kicker.
Michael O'Loughlin - Dale Lewis
Smaller in height but effective in a key forward position.
Simon Phillips - Jamie Lawson
Real little guy that the crowd cheers for.
Ted Richards - Neil Cordy
Back line player.
Lewis Roberts-Thomson - Simon Minton-Connell
The Hyphen Nation.
Tim Schmidt - Sanford Wheeler
Running midfielder.
Adam Schneider - Darren Kappler
Runs then kicks the ball long.
Jonathan Simpkin - Alan Thorpe
Small forward option.
Kristin Thornton - Terry Thripp
Midfielder/forward.
Luke Vogels - Craig Nettelbeck
Key position depth.
Jesse White - Brad Tunbridge
Big-bodied ruck option.
A look at players who were in some small way similar to what the club has now, these are not direct player comparisons as there were plenty of players who were unique, one-of-kind stars. A fun test to see how many players were memorable from the past team, and how many have been forgotten about.
Sydney 2007 and 1992:
Luke Ablett - Daryn Cresswell
Connections with Geelong.
Leo Barry - Andrew Dunkley
Jumping, spoiling full back.
Paul Bevan - Andrew McGovern
Short midfielder.
Craig Bolton - David Strooper
Versatile defender.
Jude Bolton - Dennis Carroll
Important midfielder.
Ryan Brabazon - Paul Atkins
Reserve midfielder.
Amon Buchanan - Stephen Wright
Underrated small.
Jared Crouch - Neil Brunton
Hard-working midfielder.
Daniel Currie - Gavin Rose
Ruck project.
Nick Davis - Jason Love
Skilful small forward.
Sean Dempster - Troy Gray
Versatile mid-sized player.
Stephen Doyle - Gareth John
Backup ruckman.
Peter Everitt - Warren McKenzie
Traded to Sydney for a draft pick.
Peter Faulks - Stuart Wigney
Key position player.
Nic Fosdike - Barry Mitchell
Midfield worker.
Adam Goodes - Troy Luff
Goodesy and Luffy, versatile talls.
Heath Grundy - Darren Holmes
Backup defender.
Barry Hall - Jason Mooney
Big, tough forward.
Darren Jolly - Greg Stafford
Tall ruckman.
Tadhg Kennelly - Mark Bayes
Dash from the back and a long kick.
Brett Kirk - Paul Kelly
Midfield toughness and determination.
Matthew Laidlaw - Justin Clarkson
Backup midfielder.
Nick Malceski - David Murphy
Versatile player.
Ben Mathews - Robert Kerr
Solid defender.
Jarrad McVeigh - Ben Doolan
One lost a Grand Final, the other lost his teeth.
Jarred Moore - Gary Stevens
Short midfielder.
Daniel O'Keefe - Robert Neill
Useful player who can play in different positions.
Ryan O'Keefe - Leon Higgins
Smaller goal-kicker.
Michael O'Loughlin - Dale Lewis
Smaller in height but effective in a key forward position.
Simon Phillips - Jamie Lawson
Real little guy that the crowd cheers for.
Ted Richards - Neil Cordy
Back line player.
Lewis Roberts-Thomson - Simon Minton-Connell
The Hyphen Nation.
Tim Schmidt - Sanford Wheeler
Running midfielder.
Adam Schneider - Darren Kappler
Runs then kicks the ball long.
Jonathan Simpkin - Alan Thorpe
Small forward option.
Kristin Thornton - Terry Thripp
Midfielder/forward.
Luke Vogels - Craig Nettelbeck
Key position depth.
Jesse White - Brad Tunbridge
Big-bodied ruck option.
