Luke Parker and Alex Johnson have been doing really well in the seniors and Nathan Gordon also debuted. “It’s been tough but at the same time I’ve been really happy for them because they really deserve it. While he admits it’s been difficult sitting on the sidelines watching others debut, he knows his time will come. Lamb, who was the Swans’ first round draft pick in the 2010 AFL Draft, has had to be patient as some of his fellow first year teammates have impressed in Reserves and progressed into the senior line-up. “I just want to make sure I get through every game unscathed and make sure I’m doing the team things and doing the basics well, and if senior selection does come up and my name gets called up I’ll be very happy.” “Hopefully I can just run the games out a bit more and hopefully towards the end of the year push for senior selection. While it is getting towards the business end of the season, Lamb isn’t ruling out a debut in seniors before the end of the year. He then played three games for the Reserves before his injury. Lamb started the year well, making his debut for the Swans in the NAB Cup, before travelling to Perth to be an emergency for the game against the West Coast Eagles in April. I think the best thing was to stay resilient and just get back out there and make sure you do everything you can.” “Sitting on the sidelines, just not being able to play and being stuck in rehab down in the dungeon was pretty frustrating. It’s hard to run out games but I’ll gradually just build on my time and hopefully next week get some more game time. You can train as much as you want but game fitness is a different thing. The 18-year-old said he was ‘buggered’ following the game, but can’t wait to continue to build up his game time and get back into the form he was in prior to his injury. Lamb played 60 minutes on Saturday, kicking one goal in his side’s first win in three rounds. It was good to get out there with the boys.” “It’s been 14 weeks since I played last because I re-injured (my hamstring) so it was good to be back. “I was pumped, I couldn’t sleep (Friday night). It was the moment Jed Lamb had been waiting 14 weeks for, and it finally happened on Saturday.įollowing a prolonged stint on the sideline with a hamstring injury, Lamb made his comeback for the Sydney Swans Reserves team at Manuka Oval, playing in their 100-point win over the Belconnen Magpies.Īfter playing his last game for the Reserves on April 29, Lamb couldn’t wait to get back on the field.