Swans confident ahead of Lions clash
WHERE AND WHEN: SCG, Saturday, July 7, 4.40pm
LAST TIME: Sydney Swans 18.11 (119) d Brisbane Lions 9.13 (67), round 24, 2011 at the SCG
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The Sydney Swans have named an unchanged team ahead of Saturday afternoon’s match against the Brisbane Lions at the SCG.
Swans coach John Longmire said the team pulled up well from last weekend’s 94-point win over GWS, and were all fit for selection this week.
“There will be no changes this week, so we’ll go in with the same team that we’ve had and hopefully with the big job ahead of them against Brisbane, we can do it,” Longmire said.
“It’s been good (to not have to make changes). The players we’ve brought into the team have been in good form and the couple of question marks we had with injury earlier in the week have been fine.”
Swans midfielder Luke Parker, who has missed the last month of football with a fractured collarbone, will make his return through the Swans reserves this weekend.
Longmire said giving Parker a run in the reserves will be the best preparation for a return to the senior team later this season.
“Parker’s missed a month now and he’s bounced back really quickly, considering the original diagnosis was going to be six-to-eight weeks,” he said.
“He’s back playing this week and we discussed him briefly in regards to senior selection, but it’s in Luke’s best interest for the rest of the year for him to play good game time in the reserves and have a good crack and run around.
“We want him to get a few touches and feel good about himself in the twos, and we’re looking forward to seeing how he goes.”
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