Swans midfielder Jake Lloyd has been earmarked as one player who could fill the hole left by premiership player Lewis Jetta.

Jetta was traded to West Coast after requesting a return to his home state of Western Australia for family reasons.

Lloyd, who was originally drafted as a rookie in 2013, earned an senior elevation at the start of the year. His third season in the AFL system was his strongest after averaging 20 disposals over 22 games.

His ability to run hard, find space and use the ball effectively was on full display for much of the season. The coaches took note and are expecting bigger things from the former Horsham Demon in the absence of Jetta.

Midfield coach Josh Francou expects the 22-year-old to continue his steady rate of development well into the 2016 season.

“On the back of Lewis Jetta's (departure) Lloydy becomes even more important,” Francou said.

“You talk about his outside game, which is obviously his strength, his ability to hit targets and run.

“We need that to go to another level next year.”

It will be the task of the Swans’ younger players to fill the void left by Jetta and the retired Adam Goodes and Rhyce Shaw.

Francou said Lloyd has the capacity to provide the very run and carry that has been lost from the side.

“It's just about taking it to another level, carrying a bit of slack and filling the hole which Jetts left,” Francou said.

“He's a quality player and he's critical for us, without getting all the outside accolades that others do.

“He just gets the job done so we're looking forward to another big year from him next year."

Lloyd will return to pre-season training alongside his first-to-fourth-year teammates on Monday.