South Melbourne Swans becomes SYDNEY SWANS

The move by the Swans from the Lake Oval
to the harbour city was unavoidable....it was move or die.....In this terrific documentary players, administrators and prominent VFL media personalities at the time, share their stories of how the relocation of a football club to another state occurred and what were the repercussions....
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[@1982cmack]

Thanks for uploading this I have been looking for the doco for many years as a Swans supporter. Thanks once again.

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

No worries mate

[@jasonwalters2466]

As a passionate South follower, this was great. I understand why Sydney Was necessary. Personally ,South Melbourne died when the left the lakeside oval. Will have plenty of life time memories though.

[@LomuHabana]

@@jasonwalters2466 so you don’t have a favourite footy club anymore? Or have stopped following Aussie rules at all?

[@AnthonyLeighDunstan]

"Floodbath"! Hahahaha, love it! 1945 was a bastard! I remember it vividly. 😉😂👍🏻 Thanks for the upload. Carn you bloods!

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Thanks mate you are a champ

[@emmabrown6180]

i have been swans supporter every since the came to my school in N.S.W in 2007 when i was 10 or 11 yeas old

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

That's great... yeh those school visits made me pick my WAFL team when I was about that age... they have an impact when you meet the players face to face

[@travismitchell5398]

Brilliant doco. Thank goodness for the “true believers” mike, basil and Craig. Is there anymore episodes in this doco?

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Hey Travis thanks....that's a good question mate, I don't believe so but I will check my collection of discs and see if there was anything else I recorded

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

no nothing else Travis apologies....

[@insertnamehere5809]

I think they did one about the foundation of the Crows & Eagles, but I don't know where to find it.

[@VADER4GAMING]

GO SWANS!🔴⚪️

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Yeah

[@kerrymattrobertsharris6707]

Don't need drainage at the Lake Oval...It's the Lake Oval!!

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Yeah

[@Adam-XL]

R.I.P Barry Round

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

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[@OriginalPlopsta]

Anything Geoffrey Edelstein says, I take with a grain of salt

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

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[@stevenwebb3634]

I'd take it with an ocean of salt

[@markhowden6712]

I love your uploads, do you by any chance have Richmond Vs Fremantle from 2002?

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

No sorry mate I upload chronologically so have done 2002....unless already there I don't have it....

[@sentimentalbloke185]

Interesting stuff, no major new revelations, but it's easy to see how amateurish the league was in those days. They didn't get much right, it was the love & support of the fans that kept the game thriving as demonstrated when other clubs such as Footscray, Richmond & North were saved from oblivion over the years.

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

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[@Inthemixmedia]

I never knew that the Sydney swans were from Melbourne!?!?? But then I am a pommy bstrd

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Haha Geoff yeh I think lots of people would not know that

[@davidgraham952]

Good to have you on board bro. Yes a facinating history.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

It was a great move to keep the club alive. The club logo, colours & tradition were kept alive. At the back of the jersey it has SMFC is written at back. That retains the history of the club.

[@Itriedtobe-wq9lj]

A bit like MK Dons....

[@americankickboxer]

How does one city support so many teams from the same league??

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Don't know

[@LomuHabana]

City has more than 5 million people plus there are fans from outside Melbourne too. The league is designed such that all clubs have a (relatively) fair shot at finals/the flag, even if a club has fewer fans/members and less money.

[@AIJimmybad]

Well that's the NRL for you.

[@kingv2328]

8:48 LMFAO

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Yeh Malcolm Blight did a similar one too

[@brettbrett9973]

Do you ever get the poiint scam boy

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

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[@angusyates828]

Money, the root of all evil.

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

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[@jasonwalters2466]

Just so unfortunate South couldn't be resurrected. Watching the doc you can see how hard people tried to keep South at South, but couldn't be done.😩

[@LomuHabana]

@@jasonwalters2466at least the club survived, for the sport and the club as a whole it was a good thing. Pity of course for those faithful fans in South.

[@dennisthemenace57]

When we Victorians lost the soul of our game.

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

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[@adrianbarichievich7756]

most info is correcct but some info is not corrrct

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Ok

[@adrianbarichievich7756]

@@fancfootyfloodbath9172 According to most refences that i have read some of these facts are incorrect or inaccurate accoding Sydney history books or history videos.

[@AnthonyLeighDunstan]

@@adrianbarichievich7756 Care to elaborate?

[@adrianbarichievich7756]

@@AnthonyLeighDunstan there are many things i wiould like to say. What do you want to know ?

[@insertnamehere5809]

Ricky Quade was caught with Barry Round's missus being one.

[@kurtflahavin5994]

All the very best of luck to the Swans on Saturday FAN C. 🦢

[@fancfootyfloodbath9172]

Thanks Kurt you are a champion