Adam Swift has revealed just how frustrating the end of the 2021 Super League season was after succumbing to a bizarre accident.
The Hull FC winger ended up being the Black and Whites’ top try scorer in 2021 with 14 tries in league and cup last season, but it would surely have been more had it not been for an incident at home.
“It was a frustrating end to the year not just on the results front but also suffering an injury that kept me out of the last few games,” Swift told the Hull FC website.
“It was a much better season for me in 2021 than my first year at Hull, so it’d have been nice to finish on a high note but it wasn’t to be after a freak accident at home.
“I dropped a boiling pan of water on my foot – total freak accident. I went to A&E to get it sorted but there was no chance of me playing in those last few games. I couldn’t even get my shoe on, let alone play a game of rugby. So it was a sad way to end the season on a personal note.
“But signing a two-year extension with Hull earlier this year was a big relief for me because I’ve loved my time at the club and my family are loving it over here, too.
“Coming off the season I had in 2021, I’m looking to take that kind of form into 2022 with me.”
Assisted by a dangerous left edge, Swift’s second campaign with the Black and Whites ran far more smoothly than the first, which was stifled by injury.
Playing alongside the likes of Josh Griffin, Manu Ma’u, and on several occasions the young, talented centre Cam Scott, Swift enjoyed a fruitful 2021 season.
The addition of Luke Gale to that backline, too, has left Swift and his teammates confident that Hull will be far more dangerous in 2022.
“I think our edge would be up there as one of the best in the league at full strength,” he said.
“You’ve got Gale, who’s played in a lot of the big games. And there’s tough players inside me like Manu Ma’u and Josh Griffin.
“It’s a solid edge and some of the stuff we’ve been working on in training has been really good over the last couple of weeks, especially, so hopefully we can carry that into the start of the season.”
