Sydney Swans took the lineal AFL belt on July 5, 2025, beating Fremantle 94–83 at home. It is reign 87 in the belt's history and the 9th for the club.
Fremantle had held it since May 17, 2025: 49 days and 5 defenses, the 16th-longest of 102 reigns in AFL belt history.
Sydney Swans last held the belt in 2024, 280 days before this one; that reign lasted 8 days with 0 defenses.
The reign lasted 20 days and 2 defenses, ending July 25, 2025 against GWS Giants.
87Reign number
9thReign for the club
2Defenses
20Days held