James Buckley writes on AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Ruckman Sam Naismith has been cleared to train this week in an effort to prove his fitness for the Swans' final throw of the top-four dice, although he faces a stiff task displacing Callum Sinclair or Kurt Tippett.
Giants superstar Josh Kelly starred as GWS moved to within half a win of Adelaide by downing West Coast on Saturday.
Lance Franklin's heroics helped the Swans topple ladder leaders Adelaide in an AFL thriller on Friday night.
In-form Sydney faces their biggest challenge of the AFL season against Adelaide on Friday night.
The Swans won't accept they're playing finals football until they safely entrenched in the top eight after the final round.
The Swans' march to September continued in emphatic fashion on Saturday after a thumping win over Fremantle.
Sam Reid has inked a four-year contract extension which will keep him at the Sydney Swans until 2021.
Lance Franklin still has plenty of upside this year, which bodes well for the finals-bound Sydney Swans.
Josh Kennedy has been ruled out for the Swans against Geelong, but Kurt Tippett is set to return.
Shane Mumford is back for the Giants in time to take on Melbourne's All Australian Max Gawn this weekend.
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