Bit by bit Sydney are safeguarding their investment in youth, with midfielder Jake Lloyd the latest of their bumper crop of promising youngsters to re-commit to the AFL club.Lloyd 22, has played 60 out of a possible 61 games since making his debut in round five of the 2014 season.Primarily a midfielder and wingman, Lloyd was extremely effective at half back against Carlton last weekend.He provides some outside speed to complement the inside grunt of warriors like Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker and Dan Hannebery.Lloyd, who has signed a two-year contract extension taking him to the end of the 2018 season, is almost a veteran compared to some of the players in the Swans side.Seven debutants have been blooded this season, with the Swans quick to extend the contracts of three of those players.Forwards George Hewett and Tom Papley both aged 20 and 21-year-old defender Aliir Aliir are all also tied to the club till the end of the 2018 season.Its great to have another up-and-coming player recommit to the Swans, Sydneys general manager of football Tom Harley said.Jake has been really consistent for us this year. 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Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas received a platelet-rich plasma injection Wednesday for a groin strain and said he will miss his second straight game on Friday against the Toronto Raptors.Thomas ruled himself out Thursday afternoon while noting its not easy for him to sit out again. Before missing Wednesdays game, Thomas had appeared in 103 consecutive regular-season games for the Celtics.I trust in those guys. They played a hell of a game [Wednesday]. Theyll be ready [Friday], Thomas told reporters during a Season of Giving Event at the teams practice facility. I wont be playing [Friday]. But theyll be ready.Im going to do whatever I can to get back out there on the court. Its eating me alive to not be able to participate, not to be able to play, but I gotta be smart about this because I dont want this to linger on for the rest of the season.Thomas said that, if this were a playoff game, he would participate. But he noted the team is playing it safe early in the season and he remains day-to-day.I gotta do whats best for my body, he said.Thomas, who injured his groin during the first half of Mondays loss to the Houston Rockets, flew back to Boston on Tuesday and missed the Celtics 117-87 ttriumph in Orlando on Wednesday night.ddddddddddddThomas had the injection into a thigh muscle, according to Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge.I think that its just day-to-day. I mean, he is a warrior. He loves to play, Ainge said on Boston sports radio 98.5 The Sports Hub. Hell be back faster than most players would be back after an injury.The Celtics have a day off Saturday before opening a two-game road trip in Oklahoma City on Sunday. Boston has a two-day break before playing a nationally televised game on ESPN against San Antonio on Wednesday night. The Celtics could elect to give Thomas extended rest before he returns to game action.Thomas, an All-Star last season, is the sixth Boston player to miss time due to injury this season. Boston utilized its sixth different starting lineup combination Wednesday against the Magic.Thomas is averaging a career-best 26 points per game this season and is second in the East in scoring, only behind Torontos DeMar DeRozan.The Raptors sit atop the Atlantic Division, 1.5 games ahead of Boston, entering Thursdays action. ' ' '