Dane Swan
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Swan playing in a Collingwood intra-club match in 2015.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dane Swan | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 58, 2001 national draft | ||
| Height / weight | 185 cm / 93 kg | ||
| 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) | |
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dane Swan (born 25 February 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Swan was drafted with pick 58 in the 2001 AFL draft, and made his debut two years later. Despite having a slow start to his career, being unable to hold down a spot in the side for the bulk of his first three seasons, Swan has since become recognised as one of the greatest midfielders in the modern era. Since his breakout season in 2007, Swan has become a premiership player, a Brownlow Medallist, a three-time Copeland Trophy recipient, and a five-time All-Australian, and in 2010, won the Leigh Matthews Trophy as the league's most valuable player. Known as a prolific ball-winner, Swan averaged almost 27 disposals per game over his career. Swan was runner-up in the 2017 I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, on Network Ten.
Swan was born in Melbourne to Billy and Deidre Swan. He is a direct descendent of Thomas Flanagan, an Irish convict transported to Australia in 1849. His father Billy Swan was a highly decorated footballer in the VFA, winning the J. J. Liston Trophy twice and playing a league record 302 games with Port Melbourne and Williamstown from 1976–1993.
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