Swans regain two but lose McVeigh

HAMSTRUNG former Sydney Swans captain Jarrad McVeigh will miss Saturday’s clash with St Kilda but star teammates Kurt Tippett and Gary Rohan are on the cusp of returning.

Coach John Longmire will be forced to make at least one change after the Swans crushed North Melbourne by 42 points.

McVeigh, playing his second match of the season, was restricted in that fixture by what he said was a tight hamstring.

Scans confirmed it was actually a low-grade strain. It means McVeigh will miss at least one game then be racing the clock to return for the following Friday night, when the Swans host Hawthorn.

“It was a really brave effort by Jarrad to not only play on but contribute with a couple of goals,” Swans football manager Tom Harley said. “He won’t play this week and we will assess him as he goes through the week, as to whether he’s a chance to play against Hawthorn.”

Kieren Jack, who has been nursing a hip injury, will miss a fourth straight game but Harley is upbeat he will be in the mix to face the Hawks. The news is better for Tippett and Rohan, who have both pulled up well after comebacks in the seconds.