00:00A group of die-hard Swans fans is about to turn this suburban Perth pub into another
00:08sea of red and white.
00:09Yay, go Sydney!
00:11The WA Sydney Swans Supporters Club has just been named the AFL's best fan group and it's
00:17not hard to see why.
00:1830 years a member mate.
00:20It's a real family community type group so it's people that come from all walks of life
00:25and we have that red and white that brings us together.
00:29It's awesome.
00:30We're all family.
00:31I've met so many people through being a member and it's great.
00:38Club President Daz Somerville, who drives the six hour round trip each week to join
00:42match festivities, says the fan group is going from strength to strength.
00:46We're all about the football team but we're about the club even more and we just get people
00:51on board with it and it's just growing.
00:53Former Sydney players and current day officials are a regular sight at the Supporters Club
00:58which also raises funds for the Swans Foundation.
01:00They all know where it's going to and they're all happy that their little parts go together
01:04to make a great big part to support the foundation as best we can.
01:08The group's home base is just streets away from WA's biggest AFL club, although they
01:13don't consider themselves in enemy territory.
01:16People do have a bit of a laugh about it.
01:18It doesn't really have any friction involved in it but it's definitely got some, let's
01:22just say healthy banter.
01:23Cheer, cheer the red and the white.
01:27The AFL grand final might be 3,500 kilometres from Perth and more than a week away but ask
01:32anyone at this Supporters Club who they want to see lift the cup on the last Saturday in
01:36September and you'll get just one response.
01:41And can the Swans make it to the last Saturday of September?
01:44Never confident.
01:45We'd like to think positively that we'll make it, absolutely.
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