Rohan Connolly compares Sydney's progress in 2014 with 2012 and 2005.
When the Swans won that famous 2005 premiership, they were able to keep virtually the same 22 together over the last third of the season. Sydney used only 32 players for the season, fewer than any club bar one.
There?s far more depth and selection pressure come 2014, yet before Saturday night?s big clash with Hawthorn, Sydney has used just 30 players, the least of any side. It?s worth remembering that in 2012, the Swans also fielded fewer players than any rival.
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