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In career-best form and fitness, Sydney forward Gary Rohan is happy to be labelled an x-factor AFL player, but is placing as much emphasis on the mundane as the miraculous.Rohan on Monday declared himself fit to play in Saturday weeks qualifying final against Greater Western Sydney after suffering a corked leg last weekend.He kicked a career equal best four goals in the 113-point win over Richmond to boost his season haul to 21, eight more than hes tallied in any previous year.The match against the Tigers was Rohans 14th straight game, the most successive matches the injury-prone speedster has played in a single season.I reckon its the best form Ive had, this year, Rohan told AAP on Monday.Ive just got to do the basics well, I dont have to do the miracle things all the time.Thats probably the big thing Ive got to work on.Rohans blistering speed and ability to produce freakish pieces of skill has him frequently tagged as an x-factor player.Its pretty exciting, Ill take it on board, Rohan said.For all the attacking sizzle he brings to the Swans forward line, its the defensive aspects of his role Rohan and his teammates and coaching staff value the most.His speed allows him to chase down other players and one smother on the weekend drew a massive roar of approval from Swans fans and the approbation of his teammates.The boys get around me all the time when I do the defensive acts so it encourages me to do it more and it gets myself into the game more if Im having a bad day, Rohan said.As someone who only averages 10 possessions a game, Rohan knows he needs to make every touch count.Forwards coach Brett Kirk and his teammates make sure he stays focused on the game even when he doesnt get the ball in his hands.Buddy (Franklin) and Tippo (Kurt Tippett) and the other forwards keep talking to me during the game making sure Im switched on, instead of lapsing through games, Rohan said.The hamstring tendon injury which kept him out of eight games has provided a silver lining of sorts.It gave me a bit of extra time to get more fitness in to me, so I feel like Im a lot fitter and can run through the games more this year, he said.Im still pretty fresh leading in to the finals, which is pretty handy. 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"Im very happy to have both these guys signed," Wilson said. "They play the way were looking for our team to play." The Sharks originally acquired Sheppard in August 2011 from the Wild for a 2013 third-round draft pick. Sheppard had been suspended the previous season by Minnesota after suffering a career-threatening leg injury from an off-season ATV accident. Sheppard played four minor league games his first season with the Sharks but got more time at Worcester during the lockout last season. He made his debut with San Jose on Jan. 22 and had one goal and three assists in 32 regular season games. He had no points in 11 playoff games but showed the Sharks enough for them to want him back next season. "It was such an intricate injury that Im not going to bbe 100 per cent maybe ever but Im always getting closer and closer," Sheppard said.dddddddddddd "The more time passes the better I feel and the stronger I feel. ... I still expect to play better and I have more goals for myself that I want to accomplish." Desjardins had two goals and one assist and 61 penalty minutes in 42 games last season playing mostly on the fourth line. He won 54.2 per cent of his faceoffs and got significant time on a much-improved penalty kill unit. Desjardins, 26, was the teams rookie of the year the previous season when he had four goals and 13 assists. Desjardins has had an impressive journey since starting his professional career playing in Laredo, Texas, in the Central Hockey League. "Hes never been given anything," Wilson said. "He fought, scratched and clawed and earned respect of his teammates. Hes a tough kid. Hes really the type of guy you want on your team. He does all the things that matter, faceoffs, PK, hell block shots, certainly skate, hell battle anybody and stand up for his teammates. Hes the type of kid who has really earned his place on this team." Wilson has been busy this off-season since the Sharks were eliminated in seven games in the second round by the Los Angeles Kings. He agreed to a five-year contract extension with star centre Logan Couture to keep him off the market next summer. That deal wont be official until July 5. Wilson also signed potential unrestricted free agent forward Raffi Torres to a $6 million, three-year deal and extended the contract of head coach Todd McLellan. San Jose still has two more potential restricted free agents in forward TJ Galiardi and defenceman Jason Demers. Forwards Scott Gomez and Tim Kennedy, defenceman Scott Hannan, and backup goalies Thomas Greiss and Alex Stalock are among the potential unrestricted free agents.