Dane Rampe was denied at several drafts and didn’t land a spot on an AFL list until the age of 22. Rampe made his AFL debut in Round 1 of 2013 and played his 200th match in 2022. He’s an All Australian, an emergency for the greatest NSW team of all time and a Bob Skilton medallist. To top his success, he also leads the Swans as a co-captain with Luke Parker and Callum Mills. It doesn’t matter if the opposition’s best forward is a tall or small; so versatile and reliable is Rampe that he’s always assigned to the toughest task in defence. The co-captain signed a two-year contract extension in 2023, keeping him at the club until at least the end of 2025.
