Young forward George Hewett has praised the leadership of teammate Lance Franklin this season.

Hewett said Franklin deserves all the credit he gets for his brilliant goalkicking feats, but said the three-time Coleman medallist is more than a talented forward.

"His leadership has been huge this year, especially seeing as we've got such a young forward line," he said.

"He's been massive from that perspective and especially for me. He's probably the best bloke to give you information because he's done it all, so he's been awesome.

"He's given me on-field support and just told me to keep it simple and be consistent."

Hewett has been a constant in a different looking Swans forward line this season led by Franklin and Gary Rohan.

"We're all pretty versatile and I think you have to be in the AFL these days," he said.

"We've also got Xavier Richards down there who is quite quick and brings that element of surprise as well."

Ruckman Kurt Tippett has put his hand up to for this week's crucial top eight clash with North Melbourne after training strongly at the SCG on Tuesday.

Tippett was in All Australian contention before injuring himself in the Swans' round 12 loss to Greater Western Sydney, and hasn't taken the field since having surgery to repair his hamstring tendon the following week.

In sunny conditions, the 29-year-old warmed up with the Swans' main group and looked untroubled through a host of running and agility work, before practicing his ruck taps and recovery at ground level with rookie big man Kyle Galloway.

The 164-gamer re-joined the main group for full ground drills and contested work, and is in line for the trip to Tasmania if he pulls up well from the team's final session on Thursday morning.

Tippett spent the first part of the year as the club's number one ruckman, but is likely to spend more time as a permanent forward if he returns against the Kangaroos, and in the Swans' final regular season game against Richmond in round 23.

Young ruck prospects Sam Naismith and Toby Nankervis have performed well in the absence of Tippett and Callum Sinclair (knee), meaning coach John Longmire could have the luxury of easing his star back as a deep forward before the finals.

Tippett played as a deep forward in match simulation drills on Tuesday with Lance Franklin working up the ground, and youngster George Hewett said his return will add another dimension to an already dynamic forward line alongside Franklin, Gary Rohan and young gun Isaac Heeney.

Midfielders Kieren Jack and Tom Mitchell, young stars Callum Mills and Isaac Heeney, and veteran defender Heath Grundy were on light duties on Tuesday, while athletic forward Sam Reid did some stationary ball work with his right achilles still bandaged after surgery on the weekend.