New faces: Sydney were inactive in the trade and free agency periods and thus go into 2018 without a fresh face in their best 22. Aliir Aliir is a player with the talent to cement a spot in the side after rarely featuring in 2017, with an opportunity to claim the CHB role likely between him and Melican.
On the fringe: Sam Naismith and Callum Sinclair will both stake their claims for the starting ruck position for the Swans, with Naismith a good chance to snare it depending on their plans with Tippett. Youngsters Ollie Florent, Matthew Ling and Lewis Melican will also play in 2018.
First picked: Lance Franklin
Last picked: Will Hayward
Best 22:
B: Dane Rampe, Heath Grundy, Nick Smith
HB: Callum Mills, Aliir Aliir, Nic Newman
C: Zak Jones, Luke Parker, Jake Lloyd
HF: Isaac Heeney, Sam Reid, Kieren Jack
F: Tom Papley, Lance Franklin, Gary Rohan
FOL: Kurt Tippett, Josh Kennedy, Dan Hannebery
I/C: Dean Towers, Jarrad McVeigh, George Hewett, Will Hayward
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