In the past, during the off season, some of us on RWO have discussed Swans History. I for one have occasionally displayed some mild irritation that while the club celebrates it's AFL and VFL premierships - insufficient attention is played to it's early history.
It appears however that this might be coming to an end. According to an Age article by Daniel Cherny, apparently the AFL is strongly considering a series of recommendations which if accepted will backdate the competition's official history to 1870. The article also notes what this will mean to various Victorian clubs.
So what should this mean for the Swans?
Firstly it means the club can reclaim the 1881 and 1885 premierships AND it's three-peat of 1888, 1889 and 1890 (this clubs true "Golden Age").
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