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<\/p>\nMcDonald endured surgeries on his ankle and the fibula bone in his leg, but has returned to full training for Sydney\u2019s pre-season, and Gulden believes the forward can rediscover the sort of form that produced 37 goals in the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
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Errol Gulden will be hoping for better luck in 2026 after last season was interrupted by an ankle injury.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been flying,\u201d Gulden said of McDonald. \u201cI think there hasn\u2019t been much spoken about him, but I\u2019m pretty happy to keep it that way because I think he\u2019ll be a bit of a secret weapon for us this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople will kind of forget with him not playing any footy last year how much of a weapon he is for us. And obviously having Charlie here is going to help him out, too. He\u2019ll learn from him. But he\u2019s looking really good on the track.\u201d<\/p>\n
Callum Mills continues to recover from a minor hamstring strain, with Gulden describing his captain as \u201cone of the most amazing leaders you could ever think of\u201d. Asked whether captaining the Swans is a goal, Gulden revealed it was something he\u2019s working towards while learning under Mills and other senior players.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYeah, definitely, it\u2019s something I\u2019m working on consciously, and I look up to Millsy, I look up to Ramps [Dane Rampe] and boys like this around the club,\u201d Gulden said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re great examples for me of what I want to strive to be like when I\u2019m a little bit older, so it\u2019s a challenging thing being a leader, it\u2019s extremely hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to always be setting the right example and know the right time to say the right things. So it\u2019s something I\u2019m definitely working on, and I\u2019ve got a lot of scope to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n