North Melbourne’s 2013 unfortunately came to an end after its Round 23 victory over Collingwood.
With the players now on a break, NMFC.com.au is looking at the year of every Kangaroo to make a senior appearance.
Their statistics, best games and highlights from the year are all covered in the individual season review.
Andrew Swallow’s season statistics
| Games | Goals | Total disposals | Average disposals | Kicking efficiency | Handball efficiency | |
| Player | 17 | 2 | 404 | 23.76 | 60 | 80.4 |
| NMFC rank | Equal 16th | 18th | 6th | 2nd | 27th | 23rd |
PRESS PLAY above for Swallow’s post-injury interview | YouTube
How Swallow finished the season
The captain looked on his way to a high-possession game against the Demons, before rupturing his achilles. It was a disappointing way to finish another consistent season.
As always, Swallow was North’s main man in the middle when fit, and continued his good work, extracting the ball with clearances and winning it back with high tackle numbers.
His disposal averages were slightly down on 2012, but he’s sure to poll strongly in the Syd Barker Medal again, despite missing the last five games.
Now, the challenge is to get back as quickly as possible to lead his team once more.
In the news
August 21: (Video) Swallow left speechless | YouTube
July 31: Coming to terms
“I remember just falling over and getting rid of the handpass and then trying to get up and I couldn’t feel my foot."
July 6: (Video) Andrew Swallow post-match | YouTube
May 27: Leaders must take responsibility
"It starts from the top down. Brad will always come in and support us but he's not out there in the game."
May 3: Follow Swallow – The return
“Baz thought he was ‘Street Smart’ because he, ‘Knew how to use a map and a GPS to get around’. He had no idea.”
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