Sydney Swans 2013 Report Card

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DO THE Swans get a pass for the 2012 season? See our verdict and have your say.

SNAPSHOT.
Wins: 16
Losses: 8
Draws: 1
Ladder position: 4th
%: 132.5

WHAT WENT RIGHT.
Another year, another top-four finish and finals campaign for the ever competitive Swans. They won nine of their first 12 games before adding arguably the game's premier forward Kurt Tippett and winning seven of their last nine.

WHAT WENT WRONG.
Injuries crueled Sydney's finals campaign before it even began. Premiership players Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Lewis Jetta, Adam Goodes and Sam Reid missed huge chunks of the year, then Rhyce Shaw went down with a season-ending knee injury to further jeopardise the Swans' chances of a premiership defence.

Champion ... Jude Bolton is chaired off the ground. Source: Getty Images

BEST AND FAIREST.
Likely to be a battle between the Swans' all-star midfield with Kieren Jack, Dan Hannebery and Josh Kennedy all having outstanding seasons, although Kennedy perhaps faded a little in the second half of the season. Jarrad McVeigh dominated off a half-back flank and must be a big chance.

THE LIST.
Elite: Kurt Tippett, Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy, Dan Hannebery, Kieren Jack
Big improvers: Mike Pyke, Dan Hannebery, Dane Rampe
Going, going: Tommy Walsh
Gone: Jude Bolton, Mitch Morton, Marty Mattner
Trade bait: Jesse White

Goals ... Kurt Tippett missed 13 games but still kicked 35 goals. Source: News Limited

WHAT THEY NEED.
A fit and injury-free playing group will be top of the Swans wish list in 2014. Adam Goodes finally showing his age and managing to play just 12 games means the Swans need to plan for life without him. And they'll need to develop their second-tier midfielders, with a lack of depth a potential Achilles heel come finals time. Another tall defender to back up Heath Grundy and Ted Richards wouldn't go astray.

STATS THAT MATTER.
CLUB LEADERS
Kicks: Nick Malceski (429)
Handballs: Josh Kennedy (421)
Contested possessions: Josh Kennedy (410)
Marks: Jarrad McVeigh (102)
Contested marks: Mike Pyke (52)
Clearances: Josh Kennedy (189)
Inside-50s: Kieren Jack (145)
Rebound-50s: Nick Malceski (190)
Frees for: Ryan O'Keefe (40)
Frees against: Shane Mumford (38)
Goals: Kurt Tippett (35)
Goal assists: Kieren Jack (27)
Time on ground: Ted Richards 2978 mins)
Players used: 35

Ruck ... Mike Pyke proved his worth to the Swans in 2013. Source: News Limited

TEAM STATS (Average + Rank)
Disposals: 369.0 (5th)
Contested possession differential: +7.5 (5th)
Tackles: 71.7 (1st)
Clearance differential: +3.0 (4th)
Inside-50 differential: +4.4 (5th)
Scoring % inside 50: 48.6% (=12th)
Av points for: 102.0 (4th)
Av points against: 77.0 (2nd)
Av winning margin: 47
Av losing margin: 26

DID YOU KNOW?
Kieren Jack kicked the ball inside 50 113 times this season - the most of any player in the AFL. The Swans retained possession from 51.3 per cent of these kicks - well above the AFL average.

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