There was a game, I can't remember now if it was against West Coast or Adelaide, but it was a few years ago and we were up by **** all with not long remaining. From memory the ball was at a boundary throw in deep in our defensive 50. Swallow proceeded to win 3 or 4 clearances in a row and single handedly forced the ball towards our half forward flank and we won the game. His efforts had my mates texting me in awe of his sheer will to win the contest and his leadership in seeing out the win.
In a career that was full of many excellent performances that one, apart from the opponent it would seem, has always stuck in my mind as the perfect illustration of Spitta's leadership, courage, work rate and no small amount of quality in the contest. Sure, he might not have been the greatest media performer, but he was always a shining example of leading by his actions, which he did every single time he captained North Melbourne.
If LDU inherits even a fraction of all that from Swallow to go along with his natural abilities then we'll have a very fine footballer take up the mantle of the number 9.