Oliver Florent will experience another key moment in his football apprenticeship on Saturday, playing his first game against the GWS Giants.

The 19-year-old, coming off a breakout game against Port Adelaide last week which included a career-best 20 possessions, will become the 53^rd Swans player to represent the club in the Sydney Derby.

Florent will get his first taste of the rivalry between the AFL’s two Sydney-based clubs alongside five Giants players who will run out in a Derby for the first time – Jeremy Finlayson, Daniel Lloyd, Tim Taranto, Harry Himmelberg and Brett Deledio.  This will take the number of GWS Derby players to 65.

At the other end of the scale, Swans Josh Kennedy and Heath Grundy and Giant Callan Ward will continue their unblemished record with their 14^th Sydney Derby appearance, having never missed a game between the clubs.

Sam Reid, back into the Sydney side for this week, will play against his GWS namesake for the second time in a Derby after they were opposed for the first time in Round 5 last year.

Overall, the rivalry favors Sydney 9-4 after the teams split the games last year.

The Swans, who won the first four Derbies, broke a three-game Giants streak when they won the last meeting between the teams in 2017 by 13 points.

Ironically, last year both teams prevailed away from home.

Overall, it has gone Swans, Swans, Swans, Swans, Giants, Swans, Swans, Swans, Swans, Giants, Giants, Giants, Swans.

The Swans have a 4-1 record against the Giants at the SCG, are 3-1 against them at Stadium Australia, and it’s 2-2 at the Sydney Showgrounds.

Sydney’s score of 24.27 (171) in Round 16, 2013 remains the highest score in a Derby, and their 129-point margin in the same game the biggest.

The GWS score of 5.7 (37) in the first Derby remains the lowest in games between the clubs, and the biggest crowd for a Derby was 60,222 at Stadium Australia in 2016 in the only final between the two clubs.

Key Derby Records are:

Brett Kirk Medalists
3 - Kieren Jack
2 - Josh Kennedy, Callan Ward
1 – Nick Malceski, Dan Hannebery, Luke Parker, Lance Franklin, Heath Shaw, Shane Mumford

Most Brownlow Medal votes
14 -  Josh Kennedy
9 - Lance Franklin
8 - Shane Mumford
7 - Kieren Jack
6 - Callan Ward
5 - Dan Hanneberry
4 - Jarrad McVeigh

Most Games
13 - Heath Grundy, Josh Kennedy, Callan Ward
12 - Kieren Jack, Nick Smith, Dan Hannebery, Shane Mumford, Dylan Shiel, Phil Davis
11 - Luke Parker, Jarrad McVeigh, Jeremy Cameron, Toby Greene, Devon Smith
10 - Dane Rampe, Ben McGlynn, Lachie Whitfield, Nathan Wilson, Jonathan Patton, Tom Scully

Most Possessions
355 - Josh Kennedy (ave 27.3)
312 - Callan Ward (24.0)
301 - Dan Hannebery (25.1)
276 - Kieren Jack (23.0)
275 - Jarrad McVeigh (25.0)
245 - Dylan Shiel (20.4)
242 - Lachie Whitfield (24.2)
237 - Toby Greene (21.6)
227 - Luke Parker (20.6)
219 - Heath Grundy (16.9)

Most Goals
24 - Lance Franklin
23 - Jeremy Cameron
15 - Josh Kennedy, Toby Greene, Jonathon Patton
14 - Kieren Jack, Ben McGlynn
13 - Kurt Tippett

Oldest & Youngest Derby Players
Sydney
Adam Goodes: 35 years, 227 days
Harry Cunningham: 18 years, 109 days

GWS
James McDonald: 35 years, 269 days
Stephen Coniglio: 18 years, 100 days

SINGLE GAME RECORDS

Most Possessions
37 - Jarrad McVeigh, Lachie Whitfield

Most Goals
5 - Lance Franklin (twice), Kurt Tippett
4 - Lance Franklin, Jeremy Cameron (twice), Toby Greene (twice).

DERBY RESULTS
1 – Rd 1, 2012 – Swans 14.16 (100) d Giants 5.7 (37) by 63 points at Stadium Australia
2 – Rd 14, 2012 – Swans 19.18 (132) d Giants 5.8 (38) by 94 points at Stadium Australia
3 – Rd 1, 2013 – Swans 16.10 (106) d Giants 11.10 (76) by 30 points at Stadium Australia
4 – Rd 16, 2013 – Swans 24.27 (171) d Giants 5.12 (42) by 129 points at SCG
5 – Rd 1, 2014 – Giants 15.9 (109) d Swans 9.13 (67) by 32 points at Sydney Showgrounds
6 – Rd 15, 2014 – Swans 15.16 (106) d Giants 8.12 (60) by 46 points at SCG.
7 – Rd 3, 2015 – Swans 16.15 (111) d Giants 12.8 (90) by 21 points at SCG
8 – Rd 21, 2015 – Swans 20.13 (133) d Giants 6.8 (44) by 89 points at Sydney Showgrounds
9 – Rd 3, 2016 – Swans 14.9 (83) d Giants 10.8 (68) by 25 points at SCG
10 – Rd 12, 2016 – Giants 15.15 (105) d Swans 9.9 (63) by 42 points at Sydney Showgrounds
11 – Qual Final 2016 – Giants 12.19 (91) d Swans 7.13 (55) by 36 points at Stadium Australia
12 – Rd 5, 2017 – Giants 15.15 (105) d Swans 9.9 (63) by 42 points at SCG
13 – Rd 17, 2017 – Sydney 14.12 (96) d GWS 12.11 (83) by 13 points at Sydney Showgrounds