Swifts walked away confident from their round seven victory against Rupanyup - the work behind the scenes is starting to pay off.
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After a strong performance late in the first quarter, the Baggies were able to set the tempo of the game and play their style.
Swifts coach Courtney Morrow said she felt like the performance in the first quarter is what got the side through the game.
"We had some time during the second quarter where we didn't deliver the intensity we are aiming for and it showed," she said.
"We were able to pick that back up and really push for the full four quarters of the game."
Morrow was on the sidelines for three-quarters of the game due to illness - a position she rarely gets to watch the game from.
"I got to see how the girls play from a different perspective but I certainly found it different to coach from the sidelines," she said.
"It was frustrating not able to give advice and suggestions right then and there on the spot rather than waiting for a quarter-time break.
"It gave me an opportunity to know what we need to work on at training from a different perspective."
The Baggies have moved recruit Sarah Morris into defence the past two games.
"The combination with Sarah and Erin (Freeland) is working really well in defence," she said.
"They were probably our two best players during the game. Sarah brings a lot of talk around the goals and the girls are working really well together.
"It's pleasing to see we can work with different combinations and really build the depth through our side. We are still finding combinations which could work - we have such a versatile side, we just need to find what will work on the day."
Rupanyup coach Kayla Woods said it was the second half of the first quarter which created a margin in the game which they were unable to claw back.
"We were going goal to goal in the first five minutes but then the Swifts took the opportunities at the turnovers," she said.
"Changes were made through the mid-court to keep it fresh. We had a number of mid-court players so we just changed combinations to see what would work.
"It was a real high-intensity game the whole day and I think we ran it out well."
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