The Griffith Swans are looking refreshed following the representative weekend bye and now prepare for a difficult road trip to take on Collingullie Glenfield Park.
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After the first four rounds of the season, the home side is currently undefeated, while the Swans will be looking to continue their form which saw them knock over Ganmain before the break.
Swans’ director of coaching Adrian Pavese said the boys were ready to hit the ground running.
“We are freshened up,” he said.
“We gave the boys a break last weekend but have come back strong this week at training and the numbers have continued to be good as well.”
Pavese knows it will be a tough game for his side given the quality of their list.
“It will be a physical and tough game,” he said.
“They are a really strong club in terms of knowing their roles and we cannot afford to make any silly mistakes this week.”
With the talent at their disposal, Pavese said it is difficult to just focus on one or two players who need to be tied down.
“The obvious two are Marc Geppert who has been kicking goals for them and Jayden Klemke,” he said.
“But we can’t just focus on them. They have other players who will step up if we take them out of the game, so we need to work as a team to limit the damage across the park.”
The Swans will be bolstered by the return of two key players for this weekend’s match.
“Brent (Arho) should be back he has been out with some knee soreness,” he said.
“Jordan (Iudica) pulled up a bit sore after the last game but the 10-day break helped him recover.
“Fingers crossed they should both be back.”
The side will be without Jacob and Lucas Conlan who will be away with Giants duty with Jacob playing in the NEAFL side while Lucas will represent the under 16s side.
Fingers crossed they should both be back
- Director of coaching Adrian Pavese
The game will get underway at the Crossroads at 2.10pm on Saturday afternoon.