Sydney Swans ruckman Mark Seaby says the team must push on after today’s fighting one-point win over North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.
The Swans claimed the win after the Kangaroos raced out to a 21-point lead early in the first quarter, with Seaby saying securing the four competition points was far more important than the final margin.
“We came here to win, and whether it was one-point or 100 points, we wanted the four (competition) points,” Seaby said.
“We’re rapt with the win, now we just have to string a couple together - that’s the key.
“We need to really put some wins together at home and away, and hopefully this is the start of a bit of a run where we can really get some good, solid wins on the board.”
The second-year Swan shouldered the majority of the ruck duties in his first full senior game of the season - after being the substitute in round one against Melbourne - in the absence of Shane Mumford who missed the game with a sore knee.
Seaby battled manfully against giant North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein, and he and deputy ruckman Lewis Robertson-Thomson each chimed in with a goal at important stages of the game.
“I wouldn’t say I was real happy with the output, I think we got beaten in terms of ruckwork which was disappointing,” Seaby said.
“To kick a goal each between us was positive and something that we have to keep doing in having a presence up forward.
“He (Roberts-Thomson) did his job, and hopefully we worked well together and the midfield was happy with us.”
After excellent form over the past month in the Swans reserves, Seaby said he was happy to receive the call-up from senior coach John Longmire during the week and hoped he could build on today’s performance.
“It was a fair step-up in intensity and work rate (over the reserves),” he said.
“I was pretty tired by the end, but now I’ve got that one out the way, hopefully I can hold my spot and build on my fitness a bit and it can help me out. “
The Swans are on the road again next week as they face Brisbane at the Gabba on Saturday night.
“Brissie are always tough up there. We’ll have to sit down this week and look at them and find out how we can pick them apart,” Seaby said.
