OVER the past fortnight, no Swan has touched the ball more than Tom Mitchell.

It's no mean feat for a young player who couldn't get a game in the Swans' star-studded midfield in the previous four weeks.

Mitchell has always been able to win the ball, but his issue has been winning opportunities at AFL level, and then remaining injury-free.

For the time being at least, everything is in sync.

A full pre-season has him feeling fit and strong, and it's no coincidence the results are starting to flow.

Consider his past two performances in contrasting conditions.

In the loss to the Western Bulldogs in the wet at the SCG last week, Mitchell gathered 30 possessions – including a game-high 22 contested – along with five clearances and laid nine tackles.

In the win over Melbourne on a fast track at the MCG on Saturday night, he followed up with 28 touches (10 contested), six clearances and five tackles.

To three-quarter time he'd collected a game-high 25 touches.

Mitchell, who will turn 22 on May 31, now averages 20.6 disposals over his 22 AFL games.

In the winners' rooms post-match, he wasn't about to make any outlandish statements about his form.

It's not in his nature. The left-footed son of Swans great Barry Mitchell is a team-orientated player.

"Obviously with the calibre of midfielders we have, I've had to fight to earn my spot," Mitchell told AFL.com.au after the win over the Demons.

"But it makes my job a lot easier when I'm in the team having guys like Josh Kennedy and Luke Parker and Kieren Jack leading the way. I love playing with them, they set a great example, and I'm just trying to learn as much as I can from them."

Mitchell knows he is just one bad game away from returning to the NEAFL, so he never allows himself to become content after a good one – or even two good ones.

"The club's in a really good position. We believe we have 25 to 30 players who can come in and play good senior football, so there's hot competition for spots," he said.

"You have to play well at NEAFL level to get a senior game, and then you have to play well every week just to keep your spot."

Asked whether his past two outings have made him more confident that he can have an impact at AFL level, Mitchell didn't want to tempt fate.

"I'm not sure about that. I'm just happy to be part of the team at the moment. I just need to play my role. I don't want to try to do anything special, just what's required of every player," he said.

Swans coach John Longmire said Mitchell had to keep working hard to improve his game.

"He doesn't have trouble finding the footy. He's able to (do that) pretty well," Longmire said of Mitchell, who in a NEAFL match last year amassed a state league record of 64 possessions (23 contested) as well as kicking four goals.

"We go in with the right balance we think's going to win on a particular week. He got a go at it last week and was pretty good.

"He had a continual training block over the pre-season which helps him, and hopefully he can start stringing the games together now, as he's been able to do with the training sessions."

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