It’s been a big week at the club, here’s the headlines in this week’s Red and White news presented by 7+ sport.
Pavlich announced as news CEO
On Wednesday our new CEO was announced with former Fremantle great and AFL Hall of Famer Matthew Pavlich appointed to succeed Tom Harley who will finish with the club in October.
Pavlich brings a large amount of football experience from his playing career and also significant business acumen alongside experience from his media career with Channel 9 and Fox and said he is ready to take on the role of leading the Swans.
"I feel like I got drafted 25 years ago, I've been preparing for something like this by virtue of playing for a long time, going to university, going into business, transitioning into that as well as media and so whilst it's a big role. It's quite humbling, I feel really ready and prepared for this as well as I can be, knowing that there's a lot to learn."
McCartin 150 games
Tom McCartin will play his 150th game this Saturday against the Brisbane Lionss at the Gabba. The defender came to the Swans as a 17-year old at pick 33 of the 2017 Draft. He made his debut in Round 8, 2018. While he started his career as a forward, the now 25-year old is a key cog in the Sydney defence. McCartin also becomes a Life Member of the club by hitting the 150-game milestone.
AFLW Guernsey Presentation
With our AFLW season just a week away, this year’s squad received their guernseys on Wednesday night at our 2025 Guernsey Presentation. Nine new players received their guernsey for the first time while guests heard from co-captains Chloe Molloy and Lucy McEvoy and coach Scott Gowans.
Double the Swans in Sydney next weekend
It’s a big weekend of Swans action next weekend in Sydney with our AFLW team kicking off their season on Friday night at North Sydney Oval followed by the AFL team at the SCG for the final home of the season against the Cats.
So you can make it a weekend with the Swans we have launched our Weekend Mini membership which gives you access to all of it. Adults are just $75 and juniors just $31. Click here to get yours today!
Round 24 locked in
Our Round 24 fixture has been locked in with the AFL confirming the final round fixtures this week. We head west to take on the Eagles in our final match of the season in the Saturday evening timeslot with a 5.35pm start time in Perth and 7.35pm in the eastern states.
