JARRED Moore treasures every game he gets for Sydney but more performances like the one he managed in Saturday night's win over Brisbane, and the 22-year-old can expect to become a more regular face in the line-up.
Playing only his 12th senior game in four seasons on the Swans' list, Moore was a shining light, kicking two superb goals in the 17-point win.
His spectacular effort from the left boundary line on the stroke of half time restored a 12-point lead for Sydney at the major break after it had been whittled down to a kick in the face of a Daniel Bradshaw onslaught.
But don't expect the quietly-spoken young man to sing his own praises.
For someone trying to fit into the Swans line-up, it's all about the team, and Moore was more impressed to walk off the Gabba with a win than anything he did individually.
"I did a couple of good things, but got caught in the middle holding the ball and made a couple of mistakes but I'll try and fix them up," he said.
"We know Brisbane thrive on a contest against us and play a very competitive brand of footy so we knew we had to play 120 minutes of hard, contested footy.
"They just kept fighting. Even when we got to three or four goals up we got into cruise mode and they came back and kicked a couple of goals in the third quarter."
Moore was drafted to the Swans for the 2005 season and watched his new team win the premiership.
Injury and average form limited his game time in the next two seasons, but with some hard work and a few opportunities he has played all three matches so far in 2008.
Moore said his goals were simple at this stage.
"I love it, every game I get to play I love," he said. "As long as I keep getting picked every week (I'm happy).
"At the moment my goal is just to cement a spot in the side. To do that I've got to play my role every week, put pressure on and try and set up some goals.
"I worked hard in the off-season but got some opportunities in the pre-season. Guys like Adam Schneider are out of the team and basically there's a spot there if you're playing well enough, working hard enough, so I saw that as an opportunity to get in the side.
Moore said coming through at the same time as fellow youngsters Ed Barlow, Kieren Jack and Craig Bird was exciting for both himself and the club.