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In career-best form and fitness, Sydney forward Gary Rohan is happy to be labelled an x-factor AFL player, but is placing as much emphasis on the mundane as the miraculous. Bob Gibson Jersey .Rohan on Monday declared himself fit to play in Saturday weeks qualifying final against Greater Western Sydney after suffering a corked leg last weekend.He kicked a career equal best four goals in the 113-point win over Richmond to boost his season haul to 21, eight more than hes tallied in any previous year.The match against the Tigers was Rohans 14th straight game, the most successive matches the injury-prone speedster has played in a single season.I reckon its the best form Ive had, this year, Rohan told AAP on Monday.Ive just got to do the basics well, I dont have to do the miracle things all the time.Thats probably the big thing Ive got to work on.Rohans blistering speed and ability to produce freakish pieces of skill has him frequently tagged as an x-factor player.Its pretty exciting, Ill take it on board, Rohan said.For all the attacking sizzle he brings to the Swans forward line, its the defensive aspects of his role Rohan and his teammates and coaching staff value the most.His speed allows him to chase down other players and one smother on the weekend drew a massive roar of approval from Swans fans and the approbation of his teammates.The boys get around me all the time when I do the defensive acts so it encourages me to do it more and it gets myself into the game more if Im having a bad day, Rohan said.As someone who only averages 10 possessions a game, Rohan knows he needs to make every touch count.Forwards coach Brett Kirk and his teammates make sure he stays focused on the game even when he doesnt get the ball in his hands.Buddy (Franklin) and Tippo (Kurt Tippett) and the other forwards keep talking to me during the game making sure Im switched on, instead of lapsing through games, Rohan said.The hamstring tendon injury which kept him out of eight games has provided a silver lining of sorts.It gave me a bit of extra time to get more fitness in to me, so I feel like Im a lot fitter and can run through the games more this year, he said.Im still pretty fresh leading in to the finals, which is pretty handy. 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Hawthorns 2016 premiership campaign is over but their golden era of success wont end with Friday nights semifinal loss to the Western Bulldogs, says Alastair Clarkson.The Hawks were overrun by the Bulldogs in the second half at the MCG, Luke Beveridges side thwarting Hawthorns bid to equal the record of four premierships in a row, set by Jock McHales Collingwood from 1927 to 1930.I know what the papers are going to say ... theyll say that its the end of an era, Clarkson said after the 23-point loss.Theyre too old and too slow but well just have a little bit of a break, reload and get going again.Theyre a proud group and we know weve got some improving to do as a side ... but theyve always been a group that rolls the sleeves up and tries to improve every day.The Hawks looked set to break the game open at 23 points up early in the second quarter but the Dogs clawed that deficit back to just one point at halftime.Then Hawthorn were powerless to stop a run of six goals in the third quarter that set up the Dogs preliminary final clash against Greater Western Sydney.Premiership stars like Luke Hodge, Josh Gibson and Jordan Lewis didnt have their usual influence but Clarkson believes his club - having blooded seven new players this season - wont have to rely so heavvily on those veterans to keep his team in premiership calculations in 2017. Paul DeJong Jersey. Clarkson also pointed to the possible return of full-forward Jarryd Roughead from cancer treatment next season as one of several reasons for optimism and added the Hawks would look to improve their list through the trade period period.Young Gold Coast star Jaeger OMeara could prove a huge boost, but Clarkson admitted there was much water to go under the bridge before he arrived at the club - labeling that trade process difficult.Hawthorns vaunted pressure on the ball carrier was still very much on display, but Clarkson felt his players werent rewarded for their efforts that saw them lay 42 more tackles than the Dogs.We laid 104 tackles and got how many free kicks do you reckon for holding the ball? Three, he said.So what can you say to your players? Its not that the endeavour isnt there.Thats where the game has changed a little bit. They want the game to keep moving, so well need to change some things that we do because that is a significant change in the way the game is being umpired.Thats a lot of tackles to lay for bugger all reward isnt it? ' ' '