Canberra Vice-Captain Andrew Swan has today undergone a traditional reconstruction of his anterior cruciate ligament.
As reported earlier this week the 25-year-old opted for LARS (Ligament Advanced Reinforcement System) in 2013 to repair his ACL. With the artificial ligament beginning to fail earlier this season Swan has opted for a traditional reconstruction this time round, sidelining the NEAFL Representative until at least 2019.
An integral part of the Canberra Demons family on and off the field Swan’s teammates have paid tribute to the former Queanbeyan Tiger ahead of today’s operation:
Good luck Swanny you bloody legend - Jacob Turner
All the best Swanny, hope all goes well! - Sam Burge
All the best Swanny hope all goes well, you will always be a big part of us this year and moving forward can’t wait to see you back bigger and better! - Sam Tonkes
Good luck Swan dog, gonna miss having you out there. Hope for a quick recovery big fella! - Luke McKay
Good luck with the surgery Swanny! Hope it’s a quick recovery and can’t wait to see you out on the track again! - Tom Faul
Good luck Swanny! If there is anyone that can make it back bigger and stronger it’s you! Good luck and look forward to seeing you back on the track - Billy Muir
All the best Swanny hope it all goes well mate! I don’t know if you can really get much bigger but you’ll be back better next year! - Reed Stevens
Gutsy effort to do what you’ve done with that knee this year mate. All the best with Op - we love ya! - Jack Baker
Even the greatest players have trials and tribulations to get through Swany and this is but one of the bumps on your footy journey and you will be back better than ever mate. - Aaron Bruce
Swanny good luck with the surgery, going to miss your presence out on the field for the rest of the year. Looking forward to seeing you crack in fully fit next year! - Rohan McLachlan
Hi swan dog, do you need one? Probably need a couple? Cheers, all the best, god-bless. - Harry Carr
All the best and speedy recovery Swanny! Can’t wait to see you back in the blue and gold mate! - Donald Roberts
Good luck with your surgery tomorrow Swanny! Looking forward to next year mate - Sam Askew
Really sad news for such a good fella, the heart & soul of the football club. I’m sure he’ll attack his rehab diligently & come back even better than the first time around. All the best Swanny - Tom Highmore
Good luck Swanny we’re all gonna miss you on the field with us boys I hope you have a speedy recovery mate. - Jack Powell
All the best with the surgery Swanny! Hope everything goes well, keep your head up and I’ll be waiting for you on the bike - Nathan Oakes
Good luck Swanny, going to miss having you out there for the rest of the year but can't wait for you to come back bigger and better next year! You're a legend on and off the field - Alex Smout
All the best legend! No doubt that you’ll come back bigger and stronger and I look forward to running out with you again in 2019 - Nick Collins
All the best with the surgery Swanny, hope all goes well. We will miss you out there on the track but you’ll be back stronger than ever for next year. Exciting stuff to come - Jarrod Osborne
Good luck Swanny , all the best mate and I know you’ll be back soon ready to go ! - Angus Baker
All the best mate, can’t wait to see you back on the track next year - Alex Paech
All the best swan dog millionaire. I hope you have Speedy recovery and see you out on the track soon x - Isaac Taylor
All the best with the operation Swanny. No doubt you’ll be back bigger and better in no time! We’re all here with you brother - Lucas Meline
Good luck with surgery Swanny! Wishing a fast recovery - Jayden Hind
Goodluck to you swanny, can’t think of a better bloke to have to go through this and come out stronger. All the best legend! - Matt Vardenaga
Good luck tomorrow Swanny! We are going to miss you out there for the rest of the season mate, but no doubt you’ll be back bigger & better next year! - Mitch Hardie
Good luck with the surgery Swan dog! You will leave a big hole for us mate but no doubt you will be back bigger and better next year hopefully playing a big part in some demons success! - Mitch Maguire
Good luck Swanny! Hope all goes well! - Jacob Conlan
‘Wishing my good mate Swanny all the best with his surgery today. He will be sorely missed by the entire playing group as you know every week what Swanny’s going to give you. In saying that I’m sure he’ll bring that same intensity to his rehab and be bigger and better next year. In the mean time, I look forward to Swanny using his spare time to organise another stellar footy trip! - Sam Martyn
Good luck with the surgery! Hope all goes well, you’ll be back bigger and better in no time! - Ben Halse
All the best Swanny. Hope it goes well!!! - Jack Nunn
Good lucky Swanny ! Bit of nurofen and you'll be back in no time champion ! - Connor Owen-Auburn
Good luck tomorrow Swanny! You'll be back bigger and better - Cameron Milne