▁form . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁half - back ▁line , ▁his ▁run ▁and ▁precision ▁kick ing ▁were ▁great ▁assets ▁for ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁as ▁they ▁pushed ▁towards ▁the ▁final s . ▁He ▁c apped ▁of ▁his ▁wonderful ▁year ▁by ▁placing ▁ 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁Bob ▁Sk il ton ▁Medal ▁and ▁being ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁ 4 0 ▁man ▁All - Austral ian ▁squad . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁pre - season , ▁Mal ces ki ▁re - t ore ▁his ▁anterior ▁cru ci ate ▁lig ament ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁kne e . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁having ▁L AR S ▁surg ery ▁again ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁out ▁for ▁ 1 0 – 1 2 ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Mal ces ki ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Sw ans ▁team ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁A FL ▁Grand ▁Final , ▁where ▁he ▁k icked ▁his ▁side ' s ▁first ▁and ▁last ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁through ▁mi rac ul ous ▁snap ▁sh ots . ▁Mal ces ki ' s ▁year ▁was ▁typ ified ▁by ▁his ▁run ▁and ▁delivery ▁off ▁the ▁half - back ▁line ▁while ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁sh ar pen ed ▁his ▁def ensive ▁skills ▁dram atically ▁to ▁ensure ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁weak ▁link . ▁He ▁helped ▁the ▁Sw ans ' ▁def ensive ▁units ▁become ▁the ▁st ing iest ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁t ough est ▁to ▁score ▁against ▁in ▁season ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Gold ▁Coast