Swifts secure more senior players for new season

Ben Davis and Ethan Blake have signed on at the club for the 2021 season.

Davis said after having a year off playing football, he was eager to get back out onto the field.

"I'm looking forward to playing a season of senior football with my older brother," he said. "We won a premiership together in 2017 in under-17s and I would love to play with him again at a senior level."

Davis will move through the forward line and rotate through the midfield.

"I'm just keen to get back out there," he said.

"I've been training down at Geelong as I go to the AFL school down there.

"It's been fun but I've really missed playing games and the contact side of the sport."

Blake said after enduring a long off-season, he was also keen to get back to playing football in the upcoming season.

Blake moves across from Moyston in the Mininera league.

"I decided to come over for a change," he said.

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"I'm looking to build my confidence across the ground under the guidance of the coaches at the Swifts."

Senior coach Brett Hargraves said both recruits had already impressed during preseason.

"Ethan will be bringing his ability to win the hardball in the midfield," he said.

"He has already impressed us with his attitude to training and has fit in seamlessly with the team.

"We're excited to have Ben at the club and feel that he will be an asset to us across the ground."

Hargreaves said he was pleased to see "really good numbers" at training.

"It's been a long off-season but it's great to see the dedication from the players early during pre-season," he said.

"A lot of players have been doing some form of fitness training at home by themselves during this time but it's great to get together and start building on skills and group fitness together again.

"Most players were just excited to join in as they've missed their mates, and the club, while we couldn't train or play.

"We're hoping to go into next year with no breaks to training and get be ready for round one."

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