The Football Jumper Collector - Hobart

Sydney Swans 1995* jumper #2 Dean McRae. This jumper is made by Sekem and is size 105cm.

Dean played 60 games for Sydney from 1993-1996 after being traded from North Melbourne.

As you would’ve read in my previous posts about 1995 Sydney jumpers, they are all rebadged 1994 jumpers. This is quite special in that I might have inadvertently picked up a jumper I’ve wanted for quite a while!

For the true diehard swans fans they would know that one of the clubs biggest cult figures (be it for only one year) Dermott Brereton wore number 2 in 1994. With suspensions (treading on Raydon Tallis head and karate chopping Tony Free) sidelining Dermie for much of 1994 this would have only been worn in a few games.

Who remembers Dermies epic speech after beating the dees at the MCG! One can only hope this jumper is from that game but I have been unable to photo match this jumper at the time of writing.

I am always looking for more Sydney jumpers so if you have one or know of anyone who does please get in touch.

Procrastination

The action of delaying or postponing something!

Finally after 620 days (almost as many days since Essendon last won a final) I’m back, and back with a bang!

Sydney Swans 2006 Grand Final MW and signed #9 Nick Malceski + runners up medal. This jumper is made by Puma and is size L.

The jumper itself has multiple stains and the watermarked Sydney logo. This was Nicks first year in the number 9 after previously wearing number 40 in 2005.

I remember this day quite clearly not just because of the result but because it was the last Grand Final day I worked! Listening to the first three quarters on the radio was tough, but going into the work canteen to watch the last quarter and getting ribbed by my workmates when we lost by one point is something I’ll never forget.

Nick had a relatively quiet grand final day gathering 10 disposals but he did manage to kick the last goal of the game to get us within 1 point.

Even though this was a sad day for all swans supporters I am absolutely stoked to have this jumper. It is one of a few Sydney jumpers I never ever thought I’d have in my collection.

I am still on the lookout for 1996, 2005, 2012 and 2022 Grand Final jumpers. If you have one of know someone who does then please get in touch.

For Sale:

Sydney Swans 2011 125 years of QBE PI Lewis Johnston $400
Sydney Swans 2022 Indigenous Ben Ronke MW VFL $400

Hi all, one of my friends has some jumpers for sale! If you are interested please send me a PM. These are all retail.

Hobart Football Club 1986 or 1987 lace up jumper #6 Philip Midson. This jumper is made by premiership football jackets Adelaide. There is no size tag on this jumper so I am unsure on it’s exact size but it is rather small, particularly in length.

Lace up jumpers were worn in most competitions until around the end of 1987, but for what reason I have no idea. They were subsequently banned in most competitions to prevent injuries to players fingers from getting stuck in the jumper and or laces. Two of the last AFL players to wear lace ups were Ross Glendinning and Roger Merrett.

Up until recently I was unaware that lace up jumpers were worn in the TFL Statewide League, but I have since seen North Hobart, North Launceston and South Launceston versions along with the Hobart version I have here.

In the 1989 TFL Grand Final I have since noticed Wayne Fox is wearing a Hobart lace up jumper.

I am not sure if other clubs wore lace ups so if you have one from a club I haven’t mentioned or know if your club did or didn’t wear lace up jumpers I’d love to find out.

Hobarts sponsor on this jumper is Kwikasair express which was a logistics company founded in 1958. This sponsorship was obtained by the late John Upchurch who was a board member of the club during the 80s and also worked for Kwikasair during this time.

Philip played for Hobart from 1983-1989 with his last game the losing 1989 Grand Final v North Hobart. In all Philip played around 80 games for the Tigers. The jumper I have is number 6 but Philip ended his career wearing the number 23.

Philip’s 4 brothers also represented Hobart which is a pretty special feat in itself.

As you may have noticed I have chosen not to photograph this jumper on my mannequin so as not to have to undo the lacing.

If you have any TFL lace up jumpers gathering dust in your wardrobe please send me a PM.

Devonport Football Club jumpers 1989 #10 Anthony Bailey and 1993 jumper #10 Matthew Bailey. Anthony’s jumper is made by Sekem in acrylic material and is approx size 100cm. Matthews jumper is made by Royal* in acrylic material and is approx size 100cm.

Matthews jumper unfortunately has no neck tag but from looking at features of the jumper and the heavier material I have made an educated decision.

Anthony played for the blues in the TFL from 1987-1992 and was a very reliable medium sized defender! At the end of the 1992 season Anthony joined the struggling Sth Launceston bulldogs, a team with minimal success in its 7 years in the TFL.

1996 would be Anthony’s final season at Youngtown with the aforementioned reliable defender joining the team my mums side of the family parochially followed Sandy Bay.

1997 would be Anthony’s only year at Sandy Bay as it was also their final year in the TFL. As was the case with a majority of seagulls players Anthony would jump across to the newly formed Southern Cats for season 1998.

The cats would only survive until round 8 in 1999 which would also be Anthony’s last game in the then TSFL. He would see out the reminder of his career at Old Scholars club Hutchins winning multiple premierships. Anthony or “bails” is the favourite player of my auntie Pam and I’m not surprised as he was a great player and equally great person.
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Devonport Football Club jumpers 1989 #10 Anthony Bailey and 1993 jumper #10 Matthew Bailey. Anthony’s jumper is made by Sekem in acrylic material and is approx size 100cm. Matthews jumper is made by Royal* in acrylic material and is approx size 100cm.

Matthews jumper unfortunately has no neck tag but from looking at features of the jumper and the heavier material I have made an educated decision.

Anthony played for the blues in the TFL from 1987-1992 and was a very reliable medium sized defender! At the end of the 1992 season Anthony joined the struggling Sth Launceston bulldogs, a team with minimal success in its 7 years in the TFL.

1996 would be Anthony’s final season at Youngtown with the aforementioned reliable defender joining the team my mums side of the family parochially followed Sandy Bay.

1997 would be Anthony’s only year at Sandy Bay as it was also their final year in the TFL. As was the case with a majority of seagulls players Anthony would jump across to the newly formed Southern Cats for season 1998.

The cats would only survive until round 8 in 1999 which would also be Anthony’s last game in the then TSFL. He would see out the reminder of his career at Old Scholars club Hutchins winning multiple premierships. Anthony or “bails” is the favourite player of my auntie Pam and I’m not surprised as he was a great player and equally great person.

In regards to Anthony’s jumper I have narrowed it down due to some extensive detective work to the 1989 season.

Devonport had two different Mitsubishi logos between 1988 and 1992 with this version being the vinyl heat pressed square one. From 1991 the Mitsubishi logo was a sew on badge and a rectangular shape.

The DFC lettering on this jumper is vinyl, but I have also seen versions with sewn on DFC lettering.

In regards to Matthews career at Devonport all I know is he played in the number 10 in 1993. As you can see it has the updated Mitsubishi logo and the Cascade Boags League logo.

These jumpers fill two gaps in my TFL Statewide collection but I still need the original 1987 blues jumper (photo attached) to complete the set of Devonport jumpers until the 1996 season.

If you have one please send me a message

Sydney Swans 2021 MW and signed Pride jumper #8 James Rowbottom. This jumper is made by Nike in polyester material and is size M.

Well what can I say about this jumper other than it was bloody expensive! With most other clubs holding numerous jumper auctions, finally Sydney relented and held their first auction since pre season 2020.

This auction would garner huge interest, making this the highest priced Sydney auction for quite some time. In comparison the 2020 pride jumpers averaged out at $250 whilst most of the MW 2021 pride jumpers sold for $600+. No tins would be provided as all jumpers were sent in club branded boxes, which I assume was to cut down on costs.

Compared to last years ISC jumpers the Nike jumpers are considerably different, in both material and size. The material on the Nike jumpers has what’s like small perforations all over, something I’ve not seen on Sydney jumpers before.

The shape of the jumper is very straight with no real contouring. The area around the sleeves/back of the jumper is also different as the jumper to me looks quite wide around the shoulders when worn by the players.

This design is also vastly different to the 2020 pride jumper. Last year’s hoops style jumper replaced with a design containing a rainbow V. Which design do you prefer?

The last things I want to mention about this jumper is the unusual gps pocket which is stitched into the collar of the jumper and the thing I’m most happy about, that all logos and numbers are subliminated!

I have also been lucky enough to photo match this jumper even though it did come with a COA. Let me know your thoughts on my detective work!

If you broke the bank and managed to get yourself a pride jumper feel free to share your spoils in the comments.

Sydney Swans 2020 PI home jumper #23 Lance Franklin. This jumper is made by ISC in polyester material and is size 2XL. This is considerably larger than my 2014 GF jumper which is a size large long.

2020 was a year like no other for the AFL with the Covid 19 virus having a major impact on the season. Round 1 started on the 20th of March and by the Sunday the season had been postponed.

Matches would resume on the 11th June with the Grand Final being played at the later date of the 24th of October.

Lance would not play round one due to pre season knee surgery, but was expected to come back in to the side when the season recommenced in June. He would unfortunately suffer a hamstring injury that would force him to remain on the sidelines for the immediate future.

During lances rehab he would suffer from repeated groin soreness, with the club eventually putting a line through his season in mid August. This means for us collectors there will unfortunately be no MW 2020 Lance Franklin jumpers.

2020 would also mark the first year since 2005 that Sydney would have a completely different back sponsor with Real Estate.com.au replacing Citi/Citibank.

This would be the clubs last year with apparel supplier ISC. ISC was the clubs apparel partner from 2010-2020. From season 2021 onwards Nike would be the clubs new jumper producer.

With the Covid pandemic playing havoc with clubs bottom lines, teams would be looking at other revenue streams, this would include placing an additional heat pressed sponsors logo above the number and across the gps pouch.

Sydney would be one of a few clubs who wouldn’t add an additional sponsor and continue with the SMFC lettering above their numbers. Something I am pretty pleased about.

If you have any Swans PI or MW for sale please send me a message.

Sydney Swans 2003 MW heritage round jumper #2 Nick Davis. This jumper is made by Puma in polyester material and is size L.

In 2003 the AFL introduced heritage round, this gave clubs the opportunity to pay homage to their history by wearing specifically designed jumper from years gone by.

All teams bar Adelaide and West Coast participated in the first year of heritage round as those two clubs were relatively new to the AFL.

The first AFL heritage round was played on the 8th, 9th and 10th of August 2003 and Sydney chose to wear the iconic red V.

Clubs jumpers had a specifically designed heritage round logo, but something interesting to note is that some clubs had AFL heritage round on their jumper whilst others had AFL heritage weekend.

As I have mentioned previously this was Nick’s first year at the swans after crossing from Collingwood, in this particular game v Hawthorn he collected 14 disposals. The swans would go on to lose this game by 17 points.

I am still on the lookout for the 2005 heritage jumper so please send me a message if you have one and would be interested in selling.

Sydney Swans 2013 L/S player issue home jumper #2 Rhyce Shaw. This jumper is made by ISC in polyester material and is size S.

Rhyce was a noted wearer of long sleeve jumpers at both Collingwood and Sydney but unfortunately in his 7 years at the club 2013 was his worst year, playing only 6 games due to numerous injuries.

This is one of the smallest jumpers in my collection and the only year that Sydney jumpers feature the gold premiership logo. The gold premiership logo has been put on jumpers since the 2008 season which is in recognition of winning the previous year’s Grand Final.

Rhyce came to the swans in 2009 after 94 games at the Pies. His most memorable or should I say not most memorable moment occurred in the 2003 Grand Final, when running out of defence he slipped trying to evade Alastair Lynch which resulted in a goal to the lions.

Upon coming to the swans Rhyce began to play some of the best football of his career. This improvement culminated in Rhyce finishing second in both the 2009 and 2011 Bob Skilton Medal.

Rhyce was a member of the swans 2012 premiership side and was one of the swans best in the losing 2014 Grand Final. 2015 was Rhyces last season in the AFL, announcing his retirement after 237 games.

Sydney Swans 2011 player issue* clash jumper #8 Trent Dennis-Lane. This jumper is made by ISC in polyester material and is size M.

2011 was the first year Sydney wore a clash jumper, with the club previously only wearing a white based clash jumper in the pre season of 2010 in games against Carlton, St Kilda, Essendon and North Melbourne.

The design of the 2011 clash jumper resembles the jumper the club wore from 1987-1991 minus the red stripes on the sides. The club still uses this design, with only minor alterations made up until the end of the 2021 season.

I have labeled this jumper as player issue due to two factors, Trent only played 1 game wearing the clash jumper (against Brisbane rd12) and the 2011 MW clash jumpers (of which I’m assuming trents was part of) were auctioned off by the club fully team signed.

Trent played for Sydney for 3 years from 2010-2012 playing a total of 19 games. His best statistical game being the round 21 2010 game against the Western Bulldogs where he collected 15 disposals and kicked a team high 4 goals.

At the end of the 2012 season Trent was traded to the St Kilda football club where he played a further 10 games. He was unfortunately delisted at the end of the 2014 AFL season.

If anyone has the 2012 variant please send me a message. You will be able to differentiate a 2012 as it is the same as a 2011 but has a blue Citi logo on the back of the jumper.

North Launceston Robins/Bombers jumper #22 Todd Spearman. This jumper is made by Sekem in acrylic material and is approximately size 95-100cm.

This jumper is from the Cascade Boags era of the TFL Statewide league which ran from 1986-1991. Unfortunately this jumper does not have the above mentioned logo, but I have seen jumpers which have been missing this logo previously (1991 TFL Grand Final).

Quite a bit of damage has been done to this jumper and from what I’m lead to believe Todd was a pretty feisty character. There is damage to the front sponsor badge, damage to the rear numbers (with some of the number missing), and as you can see absolutely no collar at all.

Todd played for North Launceston from 1983-1984 in the NTFA before leaving to join Glenorchy for 3 seasons. He returned north in 1988 and continued until the end of the 1996 season.

Todd was a multiple state representative and arguably one of the best players of his era not to play AFL.

Thanks to Greg for handing over what’s left of this great jumper!

Sydney Swans 2014 home jumper MW* #4 Dan Hannebery. This jumper is made by ISC in polyester material and is size M

In the 2014 season Sydney wore 5 different jumpers and this is the third of those in my collection. Upon looking through my jumpers I was quite surprised that this is my first regular home jumper since 2008.

I have put an asterisk next to MW as I have yet to photo match this jumper, but it does have some stains on the side panel that strangely resembles red Powerade. Dan would’ve possibly worn this in a maximum of 8 games in 2014.

For the 2013 season ISC updated the collar on its jumpers and continued to use that style until the end of 2015. Sydney 2014 jumpers can be distinguished by a couple of key points: 2014 was the first year that club logos were put on the front jock tag, previously the front jock tag had what’s known as “stickman” on the front and 2014 jumpers have additional white side panels as you can see in my photos.

I won’t elaborate on Dans playing career as I have done that previously, but 2014 was a pretty good year averaging over 25 disposals a game and making it all the way through to the Grand Final.

Unfortunately the last three years of Dans career have been injury riddled and he has only played 15 games. Hopefully Dan can get back to his best form even though he is currently at the Saints.

If you have any Sydney home jumpers preferably MW and either photo matched or with COA then please get in touch.

Well what can I say, I have finally landed one of the best jumpers in my collection! This may not have been the best day for Swans fans (me included) but I am absolutely stoked to have this jumper in my collection.

Sydney Swans 2014 Grand Final MW and signed #23 Lance Franklin. This jumper is made by ISC in polyester material and is size large long.

This was an interesting year for the Swans Grand Final jumpers with the club only deciding to auction “Player Issue jumpers” that may or may not have been worn, which would come in an “as is” condition. These jumpers would also come unsigned, without a COA and only be auctioned in December. Quite strange if you ask me and very different to the auctions of today.

I won’t say much about the match as we all know Hawthorn won in a canter, in a game where the Swans were heavy favourites with the bookies. This was a particularly crappy day as I got to go to the game with my dad (who was attending his first Grand Final) and by halftime the match was pretty much done and dusted.

This was Lances first year with the club after signing what at the time was a shock 9 year deal with Sydney. In Lances first year he kicked 79 goals in 22 games which was a great return.

Since 2014 Lance has played 136 games and kicked 415 goals. Injuries have curtailed his career since 2019 with Lance playing only 28 games out of a possible 62.

Hopefully in 2022 he can kick the 5 goals he needs to be the 6th member of the 1000 goal club.

With the addition of this jumper I am now a third of the way to collecting one of every Sydney Grand Final jumper worn since 1996. If you have a 1996,2005,2006 or 2012 Grand Final jumper you might consider selling then please get in touch.

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Just over one day to go until the big game. Who are you tipping? The Dogs or the Dees?

Sydney Swans 2006 heritage jumper MW and signed #42 Paul Bevan. This jumper is made by Puma in polyester material and is approx size L

This is my second 2006 heritage jumper to go along with my Craig Bolton. I am glad this jumper came with a COA as the Craig Bolton jumper is strangely signed by Bob Skilton which I assume means it is just a PI.

On the inside of the jumper it has an a-tag which helps match the specific jumper with its COA. This jumper was previously in a frame and as you can see has some unfortunate colour change, but thankfully no major holes/staple damage.

As previously mentioned the heritage round logo was once again updated for the 2006 jumpers with the design reflecting a shield. This would be the last year that jumpers had heritage round logos with the standard AFL logo returning in its place for season 2007.

Sydney’s 2006 heritage jumpers also had the 25 years in Sydney logo on the left chest. This is to signify 25 years of the swans playing games in Sydney.

Paul was a member of Sydney’s drought breaking 2005 premiership team and played 129 games in his 8 seasons at the club. Following his delisting in 2011 Paul played 3 years for Perth in the WAFL finishing runner up in their best and fairest in 2013 and 2014.

If anyone has any other 2006 Sydney jumpers please get in touch.

Sydney Swans 1999 home jumper PI L/S #1 Greg Stafford. This jumper is made by Puma in polyester material and is size XXL.

This is my third 1999 home jumper and the biggest jumper currently in my collection. If you have read my previous posts related to 1999 Sydney jumpers you will know everything that there is to know so I won’t bother repeating it here.

Greg was recruited to the Sydney Swans from the local Sydney Football League and created a fair bit of publicity by being one of the first Sydneysiders to reach AFL level.

His debut game was the rd 4 1993 match v Essendon at the SCG in which he had 7 disposals and 2 hit outs. After 15 games in 3 years Greg finally found his feet at AFL level in the 1996 season playing 22 games including the club’s first Grand Final since 1945.

For the start of the 1999 season Greg was given the number 1 jumper following he retirement of Paul Roos. Greg would hand over his own number 15 to Stefan Carey.

Following the 2001 season Greg would be traded to Richmond where he would play until he retired at the end of the 2006 season.

One of the more interesting moments of Staffords career came in 2002 when a crazed fan ran onto the MCG attempting to touch him. It was later revealed that this lady had been stalking Greg for 5 years and claimed “I am not guilty of stalking Greg… I am guilty of loving Greg”

Over the next few weeks I will be updating my page with some jumpers that I have had for a little while but have not currently shared!

Please keep your eyes on my page as there are some big jumpers coming up! Here is the first:

Sydney Swans 2004 heritage jumper #4 Ben Matthews MW and signed. This jumper is made by Puma in polyester material and is size L.

This was the second year clubs wore heritage round jumpers with the swans again going for the club’s traditional red V jumper.

Sydney played Brisbane in the 2004 heritage round and defeated the lions by 32 points. Ben collected 12 possessions and kicked 1 goal.

This jumper has a few small differences to the 2003 heritage which includes a slightly updated AFL heritage round logo, the addition of the SMFC lettering on the rear of the jumper above the number and an enlarged QBE sponsors logo.

Ben played 198 games for the swans between 1997 and 2008, but is probably most notable for taking over the famous #4 after the retirement of Tony Lockett.

One last interesting fact is that upon Tony’s return to the AFL ranks for his short lived stint in 2002 Ben declined to hand over his recently acquired #4 thus forcing Tony into the lesser known #46.

In you have any Sydney heritage jumpers, particularly 2005, please contact this page.

Looking for a cheap Melbourne jumper to wear on the day of the big game, then why not have a crack at this beautiful 1997 Melbourne pre season jumper! Be the envy of your friends in this Steven Febey classic. To buy a ticket head on over to the Football Guernsey Lotto page!
I’ve bought my ticket, will you?

Well done Justin ‘banger’ Harvey on game 350 today for the mighty Hobart Tigers. Head on down to Dodges Ferry at 12.30 to watch a legend in action.
Eat em Alive!

I have a few sports items up for sale to assist in purchasing more football jumpers for my collection. If you are interested in any of the items please send me a PM.

Sydney Swans 2012 30 years in Sydney jumper #12 Lewis Jetta MW and signed with COA. This jumper is made by ISC in polyester material and is size S.

This is my second jumper in this design and I am pleased it came with a club COA. With these jumpers not being dirty it is almost impossible to tell if they are worn or not, this gives me hope that my Dan Hannebery jumper in this design may also be matchworn.

If you haven’t seen my previous post about this jumper, it is based on the one that was worn in the swans first home game in Sydney in 1982 against Melbourne. It contains the names of the 20 players to play in that first game and also the names of every (299) player to play for the Swans up until then.

Lewis played for the swans from 2010-2015 and had 21 possessions and kicked 3 goals in this particular game. He is best remembered for his blistering runs down the wing, his most famous of these occurred in the Grand Final of 2012.

At the end of 2015 Lewis was traded to the WCE and played a further 75 games over 5 seasons. He is currently playing for Swan Districts in the WAFL.

Sydney Swans 2004 heritage jumper MW and signed #4 Ben Matthews. This jumper is made by puma in polyester material and is size L.

The AFL introduced heritage round in 2003 and it was a concept that was very well received by fans, sadly it only lasted until the 2008 season.

The Swans opted to base their design on the very popular Sth Melbourne jumper with the red V, they used this for all 5 years they wore heritage jumpers.

Sydney played Brisbane in the 2004 heritage round in a game most expected them to lose. The Swans were a bogey team for the lions in their golden era and once again proved it in this match coming away with a 32 point win in Jared Crouch’s 150th match.

Ben had 12 disposals and kicked 1 goal in this game. All up Ben played 198 games in a career which lasted from 1997-2008.

Unfortunately this jumper has previously been framed so it does have some minor staple marks mostly near the bottom of the jumper.

If anyone has a 2005 Heritage jumper please get in touch.

Sydney Swans 2017 PI Indigenous jumper #24 Dane Rampe, signed with COA. This jumper is made by ISC in polyester material and is size medium long.

Sydney wore this jumper against Hawthorn in round 10, with this being the third (2014,15,17) and last year the swans used this particular design.

In 2016 a slightly different design was used which had more red and next to no white on the jumper compared to the previous variant. I am unsure why the club changed the design for 2016 only so if you know then please add a comment!

2017 also marked the last year that the recognise logo appeared on teams indigenous jumpers. It was also the only time that the jumper had the year and the words marn grook on the front.

This game was significant for the fact two Sydney players played in different numbers to celebrate 50 years since the 1967 referendum. Lance Franklin wore number 67 whilst Dane Rampe played in the number 50, thus making this jumper only a PI.

The purpose of the referendum was to vote on a proposal to include aboriginal people in the census and also to make laws specific to aboriginal people.

If you have any Sydney indigenous jumpers, particularly the black swan design please get in touch as I’d love to add one to my collection.

Sydney Swans 2016 Grand Final jumper MW #10 Zac Jones with COA

This jumper is made by ISC in polyester material, is size Medium and has an updated ISC collar compared to the 2015 Sydney home jumper.

Saturday the 1st of October 2016 was not a great day for Swans supporters but what a great jumper to add to my collection. This is my first Grand Final jumper and to be a Match Worn dirty jumper with COA is even better.

This is also my first look at a Grand Final badge and it is a very unique piece of the jumper. It is made from felt/velvet like material and is 2 piece construction.

I have been able to photo match this jumper with a small mark just under the neckline visible on both my jumper and a photo from the match.

Zac had 21 disposals in the Grand Final and was named in the best players for the swans.

An interesting but terrible fact for swans supporters is that this is the third time that the 6th year of a decade has resulted in a Grand Final loss. Let’s hope we can break this hoodoo in 2026.

Thanks to Christian for telling me about this ripping jumper!