Round 5: Sydney Swans v Adelaide Crows
Friday 20 April, 7.50pm
SCG  

The Sydney Swans host the Adelaide Crows at the SCG tonight to kick off Anzac Round.

KEY TIMES
7.25pm – Umpires enter

7.26pm – Adelaide Crows enter

7.29pm – Sydney Swans enter

7:29-7:39pm – Team warm ups

7.40pm-7:48 – Observance Ceremony

7.48pm – Coin Toss

7.50pm – Match Commences


MILESTONES:
KENNEDY FAMILY – 450 COMBINED FATHER/SON GAMES
Sydney captain Josh Kennedy is due to play his 209th league game tonight after father John played 241 games for Hawthorn. They will become the 10th father / single son pair in VFL/AFL history to reach this mark. The most games by a father/son pair are: Fletcher (664 games comprising 264 games for Ken and 400 games for Dustin), Tuck (599 games comprising 426 games for Michael and 173 games for Shane), Cloke (589 games comprising 333 games for David and 256 games for Travis), Ablett (553 games comprising 248 games for Gary senior and 305 games for Gary junior), Silvagni (551 games comprising 239 games for Sergio and 312 games for Stephen), Watson (527 games comprising 307 games for Tim and 220 games for Jobe), Scarlett (496 games comprising 212 games for John and 284 games for Matthew),Murphy (485 games comprising 246 games for John and 239 games for Marc), Whitten (465 games comprising 321 games for Ted snr and 144 games for Ted jnr), Kennedy (449 games comprising 241 games for John junior and 208 games for Josh).


LANCE FRANKLIN – 300 CLUB GOALS

Franklin has kicked 297 goals for the club since joining the Sydney Swans in 2014. He can become the 11th player in South Melbourne / Sydney history to reach this mark.


SWANS v CROWS: LAST FIVE MEETINGS
R22, 2017, Sydney 13.5 (83) d Adelaide 11.14 (80) at Adelaide Oval

1SF, 2016, Sydney 18.10 (118) d Adelaide 12.10 (82) at the SCG

R4, 2016, Adelaide 16.17 (113) d Sydney 15.13 (103) at Adelaide Oval

R18, 2015, Sydney 17.15 (117) d Adelaide 9.11 (65) at the SCG

R3, 2014, Sydney 21.8 (134) d Adelaide 9.17 (71) at Adelaide Oval

TEAM
The Swans have made two changes to their side to face Adelaide tonight, with Gary Rohan and Harry Marsh replacing Aliir Aliir and Nic Newman. For the Swans’ Round 5 team, please click here.

SWANS360⁰ – MADE POSSIBLE BY QBE
Supporters are encouraged to drop by the QBE Fan Zone on Driver Avenue on their way into the ground to check out Swans360⁰ – a virtual reality experience like no other, made possible by QBE. Re-live Sydney’s epic Round 14 victory over the Bombers last year in this immersive 360 degree virtual reality experience.  

MATCH-DAY PARTNER – VOLKSWAGEN
Volkswagen is the official match-day partner tonight. Volkswagen and the Sydney Swans are giving one lucky fan the chance to take home a Volkswagen this season! There are opportunities to enter all season long. Drop by the Volkswagen Fan Zone on Driver Avenue before the game for more details, or make sure you collect the codeword from around the SCG to enter. There’s also free parking for the first 60 Volkswagen drivers in the EP3 car park!

AROUND THE GROUND
There is plenty happening around the ground tonight including the Volkswagen Fan Zone, Swans Fan Dome including the Citi Spin2Win wheel, face painting plus much more. Arrive early to get involved.

SOCIAL MEDIA
The match can be followed live on the Sydney Swans’ social media platforms:
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MEMBERSHIP
The Swans membership tally stands at 58,362. Get behind the team this season by signing up as a member today. Visit membership.sydneyswans.com.au.