Nic Fosdike is looking forward to heading home to Adelaide on the weekend.
Sure he’s keen to catch up with family and friends but he’s just as keen to sort out some unfinished business with the Adelaide Crows.
Over the past few years the Crows have proven to be the Sydney Swans’ bogey team and Fosdike, recruited from Norwood in Adelaide, is keen to exact some revenge on the higher profile of the two South Aussie teams.
“Adelaide has been a bogey place for us for a while now and Saturday is going to be a huge challenge, that’s for sure,” he said.
“We’ve spoken about it this week and we are really looking forward to the game.
“There has obviously been reasonable success over the last couple of years but nothing against Adelaide so we are keen to do something about that.”
Since 2000 the Sydney Swans and Adelaide have met 11 times with the Swans winning only three times while the record at AAMI Stadium reads 4-1 in favour of the home side.
The last time the two sides met at AAMI Stadium was in round 18, 2005 when poor kicking cost the Swans dearly after they booted 6.11 (47) to the Crows 8.6 (54).
“We know how important this game is and we are very much looking forward to it,” Fosdike said.
On a more personal note Nic Fosdike has become an integral part of the Swans engine room in recent times while grabbing little of the spotlight in his 140 games for the Swans.
His role has developed to the point where he has become an integral part of the midfield mix.
“We’ve got players who do shut down roles and at various stages Jude (Bolton) and I and a couple of others may go after the footy, then you get Goodesy who is our Rolls Royce and he cruises around and does what he likes.
“I just enjoy my footy and playing a variety of roles.”
Last week against Brisbane, Fosdike played an important part as the Swans charged over the Lions in the concluding stages.
“For three quarters Brisbane had a crack, they are a good young team but we dug a bit deeper in the last quarter and it was a good win in the end,” he said.“But in saying that there is still a good bit of improvement in us and we’ll need to improve and play for four quarters if we are to beat Adelaide.”
