The season is over for Griffith Swans young gun Jack Rowston who has had scans to confirm the injury sustained on Saturday afternoon against the Crows was a torn ACL.
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Swans coach Will Griggs said it was a sad time for the talented footballer who had been lighting up the fields so far this season.
“It’s pretty sad for a kid who has plenty of potential and has been showing it,” he said.
“He had only played the last couple of games for us, but he had been playing in the NEAFL and was playing really well.
“Hopefully it doesn’t hurt his chances of playing footy in the future.”
As for the Swans they are preparing to take on Coolamon this weekend and will be looking to build on what was their best performance in recent weeks, and Griggs is hoping they can continue on this path with five rounds until finals.
The Swans are now faced with a fixture list that works in their favour with three of their last four games at home.
“We knew at the start of the season looking at the draw we would need to win on the road early, and we were able to do that,” he said.
“Know we will look to take advantage of playing on our home track. You really couldn’t ask for a better run home really.”
The young blokes in the team had a solid weekend to coincided with the Swans taking full flight against the Crows last weekend and Griggs was pleased to see them return to the form they were showing early in the season.
“I wouldn’t say they had dropped off, but it was good to see them return to form last weekend,” he said.
“Reece Matheson was played as sort of a pinch hitter last weekend and probably played one of his best games all season.
“Sam Foley had his running game back, and Isaac Campbell has been playing well all season.”
While the Swans were able to to get a convincing 104-point win over the Coolamon side last time they met this season at Kindra Park, Griggs is expecting a much tighter game this time around.
“They were pretty understrength due to injury, so we aren’t really too sure what to expect,” he said.
“Luke Redfern played, but I don’t think he was 100 per cent fit and Mitch Mckelvin will be one to keep an eye on.
“In saying that we just want to focus on ourselves because that has been working for us so far this season.
In what has been a rare thing for the Swans they will play only their second Saturday afternoon game at Exies Oval with their only other game being against Collingullie. The first-grade match will get underway at around 2.10pm.