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Sydney Swans · Performance Data

From South Melbourne to Supremacy

Sydney's ELO tells one of the AFL's great transformation stories: from the post-relocation nadir under Buckenara and Barassi, through Eade's rebuilding, to the sustained excellence of the Roos and Longmire dynasties that made the Swans a modern superpower.

ELO model: K=40 · Home advantage 35pts · Margin-weighted · 15% season reversion to mean

Sydney ELO
Coaching eras
1500 baseline

Source: AFL match results 1990–2026. ELO ratings calculated with custom model. Chart by Jack McPherson.