The pair produced impressive results at the recent AFL Draft Combine, with Marsh ranking second in the repeat sprint test, and Dick notching up a top-five finish in the 20-metre sprint test and winning the clean hands test.
Marsh and Dick, along with fellow draftees Dean Towers and Tim Membrey, arrived at the club yesterday and took part in their first pre-season training session with their new team mates.
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Marsh, who hails from Western Australia’s Margaret River region, told SwansTV he is looking forward to showing the club what he can do this pre-season.
“Competitiveness would be my biggest asset,” he said.
“I can run through the midfield and often play off the half-back, so I can play a bit of everything really.
“(This pre-season) I just want to build up the level of fitness which is required and show what I can do.”
Similarly, Calder Cannons’ defender Dick said his run and speed were assets he hoped to bring to the club.
“I’m a half-back defender,” he said.
“I like to run with the ball and I’m pretty quick and I use my skills to break lines.”
The new draftees settled into their new Sydney homes over the weekend with Marsh moving in with second-year Swans Alex Brown and Jordan Lockyer, while Dick has moved in with third-year player Luke Parker.
Marsh, who has made the longest trek of all the draftees after flying across from Perth, said he was already enjoying his time in Sydney and at the club.
“I’ve loved it, absolutely loved it,” he said.
“I’ve just been getting to know all of the boys and getting through the club and finding out how it runs.
“It’s been a really good first day.”
Dick, who has made the move to Sydney from Macedon in Central Victoria, said he is still adjusting to the humid Sydney climate - which has hovered around 90 per cent since his arrival.
“I’ve been up to Sydney a few times, but I don’t remember much of it, but it’s a great town,” he said.
“It’s a little bit warmer - I don’t cope well in the heat, but it’s a nice place.”
The 18-year-old said building his fitness was his main focus for pre-season as well as bonding with his new team mates.
“What pre-season is about is the running and conditioning so it wasn’t too hard (yesterday) morning, but I’m looking forward to bigger things to come,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to getting settled in really and making some good mates and building up my endurance.”
