Quiz:
HOW SWANS SAVVY ARE YOU?
Bloods For Life
Winter 2026 Quiz
With the number of close games this season, we look back at the heart-stoppers over the footy seasons from and including 1982.
This edition of The Quiz asks: Can you remember the close ones?
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Question 1
In games decided by 1 point at the SCG since 1982, how many have the Swans and how many have we lost?
Answer:
Won 6; lost 7
Question 2
How many Finals have the Swans won or lost by 1 point since 1982?
Answer:
Won 3: 2006 Qualifying Final v West Coast Eagles (Subiaco Oval)
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1996 Preliminary Final v Essendon (SCG)
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2022 Preliminary Final v Collingwood (SCG)
Lost 2: 2007 Grand Final v West Coast Eagles (MCG)
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2021 Elimination Final v GWS (York Park)
Question 3
Who kicked 4 goals for the Swans in the 3 point win (17.4.106 v 15.13.103) over Collingwood in Round 4 of 1984 at Victoria Park?
Bonus Question: Who got the 3 Brownlow Medal votes from this match?
Answer:
Arthur Chilcott
Bonus Question:
Steve Taubert
Question 4
In Round 1 of 1983 at the SCG, who kicked 4 goals for the Swans in the 1 point win (17.9.111 v 15.20.110) over Essendon at the SCG?
Answer:
Craig Braddy
Question 5
In Round 6 of 1988, an undermanned Swans held on to defeat Geelong by 3 points (17.12.114 v 16.15.111) at Kardinia Park. Who kicked 3 goals for the winners after coming out of retirement earlier in the season?
Answer:
Craig Davis
Question 6
The Club has played 9 Draws since 1982. In the Round 12 draw against Footscray at the Western Oval in 1991, which Swan kicked the only goal in the dying stages of the 4th quarter to level the scores?
Answer:
Jason Love
Question 7
Who top scored with 4 goals in the Round 2, 1992 win (14.14.98 v 14.11.95) over the West Coast Eagles at the SCG?
Answer:
David Strooper
Question 8
In what proved to be a pivotal game for the Club in the 1996 season, the Swans beat Richmond in Round 4 at Waverley (10.11.71 v 9.16.70), with Tony Lockett kicking 6 goals in an awesome display. At the other end of the ground, who was the Richmond full-forward that gave away a contentious free kick to Andrew Dunkley in the dying stages?
Answer:
Matthew Richardson
Question 9
In the legendary Preliminary Final of the 1996 season at the SCG, who kicked the ball to Tony Lockett for the famous winning score after the final siren?
Answer:
Wade Chapman
Question 10
In the 1998 Qualifying Final against St Kilda at the SCG, who made a game saving tackle in the Saints goal square late in the 4th quarter, after earlier kicking 4 goals for the Swans in the 12.17.89 v 13.9.87 win?
Answer:
Michael O’Loughlin
Question 11
In 2002, who kicked the winning goal for the Swans (15.13.103 v 14.16.100) after the final siren in the Round 4 game against the Kangaroos at the SCG?
Answer:
Daryn Cresswell
Question 12
Who kicked his only goal as a Swan in the 2011 Round 10 win against North Melbourne (10.12.72 v 10.11.71) at Docklands?
Answer:
Lewis Johnston
Question 13
In Round 19 2008, the Club defeated Fremantle (17.10.112 v 15.18.108) at the SCG. Who kicked 8 goals for the Swans?
Answer:
Adam Goodes
Question 14
Who kicked 4 goals for the Swans in the Elimination Final win over Carlton (14.15.99 v 13.16.94) at Stadium Australia in 2010?
Answer:
Trent Dennis-Lane
Question 15
In 6 consecutive games between the Swans and the West Coast Eagles from the 2005 finals series to Round 1 2007, what was the cumulative winning margin for those 6 games?
Answer:
13 points (4, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1)
Question 16
In the thrilling comeback win in the Round 14 game against Essendon at the SCG in 2017, who kicked the winning goal for the last minute win (13.11.89 v 12.14.86)?
Bonus Question: who kicked 6 behinds for the Swans in that game?
Answer:
Gary Rohan
Bonus Question:
Lance Franklin
Question 17
Who kicked the match winning goal against North Melbourne (14.9.93 v 14.6.90) in Round 10, 2023 at Docklands after a controversial interchange infringement free kick?
Answer:
Hayden McLean
Question 18
In the 1 point win over Collingwood in the 2022 Preliminary Final at the SCG, who kicked a goal in the 3rd quarter after intercepting a Collingwood pass in our forward 50 (and also cleverly rushed the final behind for Collingwood in the final seconds to ensure we held on)?
Answer:
Justin McInerney
Question 19
Who kicked the final 3 goals of the game in our win over Collingwood (13.11.89 v 12.14.86) in Round 23 of 2024?
Answer:
Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner and Errol Gulden
Question 20
Who had 2 critical score involvements (handballs) in the final 2 goals for the Swans in the 2024 Qualifying Final win over the GWS Giants (13.10.88 v 12.10.82) at the SCG?
Answer:
Tom Papley
