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Sydney ruckman Callum Sinclair says the battle for spots at the top of the AFL ladder can be overwhelming and daunting, as his Swans prepare to host leaders Hawthorn on Thursday.The Hawks have clear air on 48 points, but just four points separate the next seven clubs, with the Swans, Crows and Bulldogs on 44, and the Eagles, Giants, Cats and Kangaroos on 40.A loss to the Hawks at the SCG could send the second-placed Swans sliding out of the top four, depending on other results later in the round.It can be a little bit overwhelming and daunting at times, I think that might be the case, Sinclair said at the SCG on Monday.It probably just shows the strength of the competition that if youre not on your game one week, it can really cost you and the race for top four is getting tighter and tighter every week, so theres very little time for mistakes.We need to keep the momentum going in our squad because the top eight is just so tight at the moment.You drop a couple of games and youre going to drop pretty low.Sydney will be going for back-to-back wins over Hawthorn having triumphed by 14 points at the MCG back in May.Its going to be a pretty fierce contest, obviously they are going to be fired up that we got the four points against them last time, Sinclair said.They probably dont like losing two games in a row to us, so were expecting a pretty combative contest, but I think our boys are up for it.He thought Hawthorns ability to change game plans was one reason why they were doing so well despite being only 13th in the competition in the contested possessions category.They are just an awesome side, theyve got multiple plans. Sinclair said.If plan A is not working theyve got plan B and plan C, so they are just a great total football side and theyve got a few strings to their bow, so its going to be a tough ask.He credited young Swans ruckmen Toby Nankervis and Sam Naismith for stepping up in the absence of the injured Kurt Tippett.Sam obviously had a really big influence on the game last week and Toby with his competitiveness and aggression has been a real plus.Samuel Morin Jersey .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. James Van Riemsdyk Flyers Jersey . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. http://www.nhlflyersproauthentic.com/robert-hagg-hockey-jersey/ . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. 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Washington faces a crucial stretch beginning Sunday at the Philadelphia Eagles and can use the boost on its offensive line.While interim replacement Ty Nsekhe (ankle), starting left guard Shawn Lauvao (groin) and starting center Spencer Long (concussion/stinger) missed practice Wednesday, Williams was back.Its great to get Trent back under any circumstances, but when so many people are banged up, its a real needed shot in the arm, quarterback Kirk Cousins said. Glad to have one of our best players back, and I know hes ready to go and love to see his urgency and excitement coming back.Williams said the circumstances of this four-game suspension were night and day from the one he served at the end of the 2011 season, declining to go into further detail. The 28-year-old didnt want to go into the leagues policy on recreational drugs and said his focus was on Philadelphia.A lot of anger, a lot of disappointment, Williams said. The people Im disappointed in, they know. Its really not for me to comment on right now. Ill deal with it later.Right now the pressing concern is getting Washington back on track after consecutive losses at Dallas and Arizona dropped it out of a playoff position. Nsekhe performed exceptionally in Williams absence, but his return is as much an emotional boost as anything as the Redskins prepare for the stretch run.Youre getting one of your leaders back ... one of the big guys back, cornerback Josh Norman said. We need that. Hes a leader on the offensive line and when you get a guy like that back, shoot, that would make other guys play better up to his standards. That speaks volumes for us as a whole, not just one unit but as a team.Williams will be tasked with protecting Cousins against defensive end Brandon Graham, who leads the Eagles with five sacks. 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As much as he was bothered by the anxiety of watching games on TV and missed the action, the one benefit of the suspension is Williams feels the freshest and healthiest he has been in a while.I had some injuries I was dealing with, Williams said. I was able to heal up all those and I went back to doing my offseason workouts during these four weeks and I was able to gain a few pounds of muscle, so that was the silver lining, me physically being able to get back in top shape and get healthy.Game notesIn addition to Nsekhe, Lauvao and Long, safety Will Blackmon (concussion), defensive ends Chris Baker (ankle), Ricky Jean Francois (knee and foot) and Anthony Lanier (shin) and safety Donte Whitner (illness) didnt practice. ... The Redskins designated center Kory Lichtensteiger to return from a calf injury, and Gruden said it was possible that Lichtensteiger could back up Sunday. 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