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According to Ricky the young recruits seem to have the same problems as jockeys .
Sydney recruiting manager Rick Barham said most players drafted by the Swans were given a full year to settle before being pressured to perform.
"At Sydney, we don't care about the first year. Generally everyone is relocated from interstate, we see it as a settling-in year and put no real pressure, no real onus initially," Barham said.
"We try to fit them into a culture. They have enough to worry about -- leaving home, education, footy, new house, new people, away from family and friends.
"They're 17 -- the balls haven't dropped on half of them."
Sydney recruiting manager Rick Barham said most players drafted by the Swans were given a full year to settle before being pressured to perform.
"At Sydney, we don't care about the first year. Generally everyone is relocated from interstate, we see it as a settling-in year and put no real pressure, no real onus initially," Barham said.
"We try to fit them into a culture. They have enough to worry about -- leaving home, education, footy, new house, new people, away from family and friends.
"They're 17 -- the balls haven't dropped on half of them."
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