Jordan Foote Biography

Will Setterfield expresses a mixture of anger and frustration at having to undergo a knee reconstruction just prior to the start of the 2018 season.

The luckless midfielder ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee when he was tackled by Swans midfielder Jordan Foote in a pre-season game.

"I was pretty angry at the time because I haven't had a good run with injuries," Setterfield said.

"I got to the rooms and the doc confirmed with me that she thought it was an ACL. I was just shattered, and pretty emotional about that."

Setterfield will now have to set his sights on 2019, as he once again watches on from the sidelines.

"That's the flattening part about it," he said.

"You train a full pre-season and then the first match of the year you go down, so it is really heartbreaking.

"It is hard not to get down about it all. But I don't have to look too far in the rooms to learn off people like Jon Patton who have done ACLs before, and have come back well. I'll just try and use them as motivation."

Swans rookie Jordan Foote is upgraded to the senior list after signing a new deal with Sydney that will keep him at the club until the end of 2018.

"Jordan's improvement in 2016 has been fantastic – he elevated his NEAFL game to a new level and proved that he is ready to tackle senior AFL football," Swans football manager Tom Harley said.

Jordan Foote makes his AFL debut for Sydney at the SCG with 10 disposals (3 kicks and 7 handballs), 2 marks and 4 tackles in a 6-point win over Carlton.

Sydney select Jordan Foote with pick No.76 in the 2014 NAB AFL Rookie Draft.

"We went in with the four picks and we had committed to QBE Sydney Swans Academy player Jordan Foote with our fourth pick in the rookie draft, which is great and is another success story for the academy and for football in Sydney," Sydney football manager Tom Harley said.

"He's an inside-mid and he's really professional with the way he prepares his body to get himself up to play, so we're really hopeful that he's going to have a long career with the Swans."