Sydney coach John Longmire talks with recruit Kurt Tippett, co-captains Adam Goodes and Jarrad McVeigh and Gary Rohan at Swans training. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: The Daily Telegraph
SYDNEY premiership coach John Longmire said his team must improve if it is to be in the mix again this September.
Longmire made it clear the Swans will not bask in the premiership afterglow and said the intense nature of the AFL competition demands the reigning premiers to lift their game.
"You have to be on edge," Longmire said.
"The competition demands if we don't improve on our preparation and performances then we will get passed really quickly. We have to improve. We have to have that mindset.
"Hawthorn, Adelaide won more games than us. You look at Collingwood. You look at teams that didn't make the eight because of injuries, teams like Essendon and Carlton. Freo are on the march ... you can keep rolling off a heap of teams, teams that if things go there way they will be competitive."
The Swans secured a brilliant and breathtaking 10-point Grand Final win over Hawthorn.
In the wake of that gutsy victory the players had again furiously thrown themselves into pre-season training.
"At this point the players seem to be pushing each other and wanting to improve and that is our challenge is to consistently maintain that," Longmire said.
Longmire said there had been no talk of the Swans having the manpower to win the premiership again, rather that it is sheer hard work and consistency that will give them a chance.
"We don't talk about (having the list to win another premiership), what we did last year and what we will do this year is talk about the work we need to do," Longmire said. "It is very simple. It's not about setting any lofty goals.
"We didn't do it last year and we won't do it this year. It's more about understanding that you have to work really hard week in, week out.
"If you don't do that you get beaten.
"We are trying to lay that foundation now to give us a springboard into the season."
Longmire said he has seen some improvement from the younger Swans and draftees.
"I was really pleased with how everyone turned up," Longmire said.
Premiership players Adam Goodes, Ted Richards, Nick Smith and Marty Mattner have all resumed on-field training with the squad following injury-interrupted starts to their pre-seasons.
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