Joins the Swans from Adelaide, where he played 14 games over the past two seasons, having been drafted in 2007. Grew up in NSW as a Swans supporter and is relishing the chance to return home. Renowned for his kicking skills off half-back, Armstrong could be a nice fit for the Swans alongside players such as Rhyce Shaw, Martin Mattner and Alex Johnson. With Tadhg Kennelly retiring, he should have an opportunity to find a place in the Swans’ backline. Coaches' call:
We recruited him because… we were looking for some good ball users from our back half and he certainly offers that. We also lost Tadhg Kennelly so hopefully Tony can play a similar role to what Tadhg did.
His pre-season has been… unfortunately plagued by injury. He’s only just back in training at the end of February and will have a delayed start to 2012.
In 2012 we want to see… Tony as a member of our back six. Previous AFL club: Adelaide (2010-11: 14 games, 0 goals). Draft history: 2007 NAB AFL Draft 4th round selection (Adelaide) No. 58 overall; 2011 NAB AFL Draft traded by Adelaide for Lewis Johnston.
Adam Goodes, Lewis Jetta and Tony Armstrong have spoken to SwansTV about their heritage ahead of this weekend's Indigenous Round...Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 5:35PM
Tony Armstrong and Tommy Walsh have been added to the Swans squad for Sunday afternoon's game against North Melbourne...Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 6:25PM
Tony Armstrong will make his first outing as a Swans player in tomorrow morning's reserves practice match...Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:42PM
Resident Swans music guru, Tony Armstrong, talks to SwansTV about his favourite tunes at the moment...Friday, March 02, 2012 - 10:18AM
Sydney Swans defender Tony Armstrong undertook his first skills session since joining the club during this afternoon’s training…Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 7:23PM
SwansTV discusses indigenous round with several of our indigenous playersThursday, May 17, 2012 - 5:47PM
Swans new recruit Tony Armstrong gets particularly excited after kicking his first ever AFL goalSunday, April 22, 2012 - 7:19PM
Swans running back Tony Armstrong mixes things up a bit and has a chat to Swans fans about some of his favourite songs of the momentFriday, March 02, 2012 - 8:43AM
Swans running defender Tony Armstrong is excited to join training after an injury interrupted pre-seasonTuesday, February 28, 2012 - 5:00PM
SwansTV speaks to new recruit Tony Armstrong about his first pre-season at the clubMonday, December 26, 2011 - 7:30AM
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