STRENGTHS:

+ Defensive pressure
+ Evasiveness
+ Resilience
+ Scoreboard impact
+ Speed
+ Work rate

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Composure
- Size

Sweid has already shown resilience to bounce back from some early adversity in his career. As mentioned, his bottom age year at Coates Talent League level was wiped out by a knee injury and he therefore had to bide his time back at local level in 2024, essentially in elongated preparation for 2025. Even though he wasn’t selected for the Calder Cannons, he did what he could to get himself right post-surgery and used that as motivation to have a strong 2025, which is exactly what has occurred.

In several games throughout the season, Sweid would exhibit his never-say-die attitude, especially when things weren’t his or his team's way. This was best typified in Round 12 against the Western Jets where he fought hard to the end with repeat efforts, despite his side having a bad loss. Another example was in Round 7 against Dandenong, where he was on the receiving end of a big hit from an opponent, but got back up straight away and ran out the game.

Sweid’s speed and evasiveness were on show constantly throughout the 2025 season. He would use it to blaze away from the stoppages having read his ruckman’s work well, driving his side forward with quick ball movement. He also managed to do the same thing when it came to the fall of the ball from contests. When able to shark the ground ball, his acceleration would then kick in to catch the opposition off-guard, making him hard to play against - especially with his disposal being so accurate by hand and foot on the way out. 

His impact on the scoreboard was best shown in the National Championships. While his best game came against the Allies where he kicked four goals, Sweid also had nine score involvements, highlighting his ability to damage the opposition by setting up others. This was backed up for Vic Metro in the last game of the championships where he also managed to have an equal team-high eight score involvements against Vic Country. 

His defensive pressure and work rate were other key features of his game throughout the year. His pressure acts were repeated, while he also used his endurance to provide excellent ground coverage. With his strong technique, Sweid would average 5.2 tackles a game with the Cannons, and 4.8 tackles per game with Vic Metro, highlighting his ability to impact out of possession.

One limitation for Sweid is his size. Standing at 176cm, he is capable of putting his body on the line against bigger and taller opponents, though his approach may have to shift slightly at the top level. Being a crash-and-bash ball winner, he'll be challenged competing against mature bodies and midfielders who could be up to 20cm taller than him. Having said that, he did manage to compete well on his VFL debut against Casey. While Sweid does possess great pace, there were times where he did look rushed at times with his disposal early in the season, however this is an area of his game that continues to refine.