Dennis Carroll
His first season was playing out of the Lake Oval in Melbourne in 1981, before moving with the Swans permanently to Sydney.Carroll, a back flanker, became known as one of the finest kicks in the VFL, with the ability to dispose of the ball equally well on either foot.As an experienced campaigner and local product, Carroll was selected to captain the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League, an honour which he held for seven seasons between 1986 and 1992, during some of the club's darkest days and the brink of extinction.He represented both Victoria and New South Wales at State of Origin level.[4] After retiring in 1993, Dennis spent four years as Sydney reserves coach and was later the Swans' match committee chairman.