Dane Swan

Dane Swan
Swan playing in a Collingwood intra-club match in 2015
Personal information
Full name Dane Swan
Date of birth (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 58, 2001 national draft
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2003–2016 Collingwood 258 (211)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2010 Australia 2 (0)
Career highlights

AFL

Collingwood

VFL

Representative

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dane Swan (born 25 February 1984) is a former elite professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] Swan was drafted with pick 58 in the 2001 AFL draft, and made his debut in Round 13, 2003 against the Western Bulldogs.

Known as a prolific ball-winner, Swan averaged almost 27 disposals per game over his career. Swan was a premiership player, a Brownlow Medallist, a three-time Copeland Trophy recipient, a Leigh Matthews Trophy recipient, and a five-time All-Australian.

Swan was notably runner-up in the 2017 reality TV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, on Network Ten.

  1. ^ "Dane Swan – Statistics". Retrieved on 3 August 2009