Kieran Jack, celebrating after the 2012 grand final, will be joined by brother Brandon at the Sydney Swans. Picture: Phil Hillyard. Source: Herald Sun
THE Jack and Richards brothers will be racing each other to break a 23-year drought after the Swans yesterday drafted the younger brothers of star midfielder Kieren Jack and All Australian defender Ted Richards.
Nineteen-year-olds Xavier Richards (from Sandringham in the VFL) and Brandon Jack (Pennant Hills) trained with the Swans for the first time yesterday as part of the club's list after six players were promoted to the rookie list.
If Brandon Jack or Xavier Richards is able to crack into the Swans' primary list and play a game in the AFL next season, they will be the first brothers in the senior side since The Daily Telegraph's Neil Cordy and his brother Graeme played alongside each other for the Swans in 1989.
The two new recruits have a mountain to climb to make the Swans' top 22 players, but the club did promote 2012 rookie list player Harry Cunningham for their opening-round clash against the GWS Giants this year - demonstrating that there is a pathway for them.
If both sets of brothers do play together, it will be the first time the Swans have played double brother duos on the same team in 32 years.
Paul Morwood, Tony Morwood, Michael Wright and Stephen Wright all played alongside each other in 1980.
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However, Swans coach John Longmire said it does not necessarily have to be in 2013 that Brandon and Xavier make their debuts in the AFL because the club is allowed to retain players on its rookie list for two full seasons.
"If they improve without playing senior footy, that will give them the best possible chance of being on the list the following year," Longmire said.
"As a rookie-listed player you only get a one-year contract, but if they're showing signs of improvement during the year, that's a good sign.
" Brandon Jack has got elite speed. I think he's even quicker than Kieren, even though Kieren will probably dispute that. So he gives some real bite to us.
"Xavier Richards is a young key-position player who can help bolster our key-position stocks. Brandon Jack is part of the famous Jack name up here in Sydney. He joins his brother here, which is a great story."
In a bumper day for the Swans, the club also added Jake Lloyd (North Ballarat Rebels), Dane Rampe (University of NSW), Daniel Robinson (NSW scholarship player from Mosman) and Sam Naismith (North Shore) to its rookie list.
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