Sydney Swans v Fremantle
Sunday, July 25. 12:30pm
Metricon Stadium
INS: Sam Reid, Ben Ronke
OUTS: Joel Amartey, Dylan Stephens
The Sydney Swans side to face Fremantle this Sunday afternoon at Metricon Stadium has been named with Sam Reid and Ben Ronke included for the upcoming Round 19 fixture.
The fixture was originally scheduled to be played at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium but has been relocated due to the team’s move from Melbourne to Queensland out of caution to the unfolding COVID-19 situation in Victoria.
Sam Reid returns to the side for the first time since Round 6 after a calf injury saw him sidelined for the past few months, whilst Ben Ronke makes his first appearance for the year after being the med-sub last week.
Senior coach John Longmire said that it was pleasing to have Reid back in the team after building his fitness in the reserves.
“It's good to have Sam back. He has proved to be a handy player for us over a long time and he was playing some really good footy for us at the start of the year," Longmire said.
“He has been back for a few weeks now and got some games under his belt so it’s good to get him back in the team.”
"Ben Ronke is a player who has had some terrible runs with injury. Last year in particular, he wasn’t able to get out there very much at all and this year, he has had a few hiccups but he has been back playing for a couple of weeks now and he gives us great pressure, run, speed and hardness so he will play an important role for us." he added.
Sydney will be chasing for its fourth consecutive victory after strong performances against West Coast, the Western Bulldogs and the GWS Giants in the past month.
“The victories have been good, and the other game (against Port Adelaide) we were beaten in the last five minutes as well, so we have been pretty pleased with how it has been going, but we didn’t get off to a good start last week," Longmire said.
“We need to get off to a better start this week because we know that Fremantle will come across throwing everything at this game, as will we.
"We are looking to have a really consistent four quarter effort. It’s pretty basic but that’s what we are after. We are trying to continue to build on that real pressure footy that we like to play."
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Sydney Swans vs Fremantle, Round 19 - Metricon Stadium
WHERE TO WATCH
The match will be broadcast live by the Seven Network into New South Wales and the ACT and nationally on Foxtel and Kayo.
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RED DAY
The annual Swans Red Day will take place this weekend as we celebrate our 21-year partnership with major charity partner Redkite.
This Red Day, the Sydney Swans are showing children with cancer we're on their team! We have been on Redkite’s team for 21 years, supporting children and families affected by childhood cancer and we are asking our footy family to stand with us and show children with cancer we’re on their team.
We are encouraging our footy family to show their support by donating online today.
Click here for more information on Red Day.
