The Sydney Swans will face West Coast at GMHBA Stadium this Sunday afternoon (July 4) in their rescheduled Round 16 fixture.

The clash was originally scheduled to be played at the SCG however due to the continuing COVID-19 outbreak in NSW, it will be played in Victoria this weekend.

Five Sydney Swans players have returned to the squad to face West Coast on Sunday afternoon at GMHBA Stadium.

After a 10-point loss to Port Adelaide last week, Nick Blakey, Sam Wicks, Colin O'Riordan, Callum Sinclair and Hayden McLean return to the squad for the upcoming Round 16 fixture, with the team to be confirmed on Friday afternoon.

After a 55-point loss to the Western Bulldogs last week, the seventh placed West Coast side have named Jamaine Jones as a replacement for the suspended forward Liam Ryan. Ruckman Nathan Vardy, defenders Alex Witherden and Luke Foley and forward Zac Langdon have been named on an extended bench with the side to be confirmed on Friday afternoon.

The match kicks off at 1:10pm AEST at GMHBA Stadium, Geelong and will be broadcast live on Fox Footy and Kayo Sports.

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The Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles will remember the sacrifice of brave navy personnel when the two sides meet this Sunday. The clash honours the memory of the sacrifice made by HMAS Sydney's men and their families through the presentation of the HMAS Sydney II Commemorative Trophy and Best on Ground Trophy. Click here for more details.

STATS

In recent times, the Swans hold a slight head to head advantage, claiming three wins from the last five encounters. While West Coast claimed victory in their 2020 encounter, Sydney won the three prior encounters.

The sixth placed Sydney side enter Round 16 searching for their ninth win of the season. They come off a loss to Port Adelaide and have two wins in their five games.

The seventh placed West Coast side also sit on eight wins this season. They come off a loss to the Western Bulldogs however had wins over Richmond and Carlton the fortnight prior. They have two wins in their past five games.

The home side has won six of the last seven meetings.

KEY QUOTES

John Longmire

"West Coast played one of the best teams in the competition in the Western Bulldogs last week and they Bulldogs are playing really good footy," Longmire side.

"We know that West Coast had a couple of players back for the first time last week after missing a few weeks and they will be a lot better the next time around.

"They have a fantastic midfield led by a wonderful ruckman in Nic Naitanui so we will have to be really good and we need to bounce back as well."

"It was important to be able to go over last week in unusual circumstances and compete really hard against a really good team on their home deck.

"We did that and with five minutes to go, we had our noses in front but couldn't get it done so we need to make sure we give it a little bit more this week and get over the line.

"It is going to be a tough game, down in Geelong, in a home game that is a little bit different but we are really looking forward to the challenge."

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The Sydney Swans have recorded a dominant 92-point victory over West Coast this afternoon, securing their biggest win over the Eagles since 1987.

The game was moved from the SCG due to NSW's COVID-19 outbreak but the Swans were more than at home in the first AFL game in Geelong not involving the Cats.

Sydney was as good as West Coast was bad, putting the game to rest early in the second quarter to take a 61-point lead into half-time, kicking 10 unanswered goals at one stage.

It was the Eagles’ lowest score since round 23, 1992 and their third worst ever.

Their first-half score of 1.3 (9) was their lowest under Adam Simpson, who started coaching the Eagles in 2014.

The Swans shared the goals around in the 18.10 (118) to 3.8 (26) result, which consolidates their position in sixth at 9-6

West Coast's last game in Geelong was in round six when the Cats embarrassed them by 97 points in a performance Eagles coach Adam Simpson labelled as "weak".

They have now lost eight straight games at the venue by an average losing margin of 68 points.

West Coast's combined score in second quarters in their two games in Geelong this year is 0.1 (1) to the opposition's 16.3 (99).

Making matters worse for West Coast (8-7, seventh) was captain Luke Shuey being reported for striking Swans midfielder Callum Mills, while onballer Jack Redden was subbed out with injury.

But Sydney was back to playing the type of football it showed in the early stages of the season when they defeated flag fancies Brisbane, Richmond and Geelong.

Superstar Lance Franklin booted three goals and was one of eight Swans to kick at least two majors, taking his career tally to 976 as he closes in on the magical 1000-mark.

Sydney's forward line dominated the Eagles' defence, which was made to look dysfunctional as the Swans scored 15 times from 32 inside-50s in the first half.

Mills was the Swans' standout in the midfield with 35 touches, while ruckman Tom Hickey competed hard against former teammate Nic Naitanui.

Sydney faces the rampaging Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium next weekend while West Coast is due to host lowly North Melbourne at Optus Stadium.

Former back-up wins the ruck battle
Tom Hickey spent two seasons at West Coast mostly as a back-up to Nic Naitanui, but stepped in to play 20 games in 2019 while the Eagles' star ruckman was sidelined with a knee injury. Hickey has been in career-best form since moving to the Swans in last year's Trade Period, and made the most of the opportunity to test that form against his former teammate for the first time. The Swans ruckman had the better of Naitanui around the ground and claimed more disposals (22-15), contested possessions (13-9), clearances (6-2) and metres gained (212-10).

SYDNEY              5.2    11.4    13.8     18.10 (118)  
WEST COAST      1.3     1.3      3.5       3.8 (26)   

GOALS
Sydney: Franklin 3, Heeney 3, Hayward 2, Wicks 2, Amartey 2, Gulden 2, Dawson 2, Papley 2
West Coast: Yeo, Kennedy, Darling

BEST
Sydney: Mills, Hewett, Hickey, Parker, Florent, Dawson, Franklin
West Coast: Sheed, Duggan, Darling, Hurn, Yeo 

INJURIES
Sydney: Nil
West Coast: Redden (TBC), Jones (ankle)

SUBSTITUTES
Sydney: Rowbottom (unused)
Hawthorn: Petruccelle (replaced Redden)

Crowd: TBC at GMHBA Stadium