In preparation for the upcoming NAB Challenge, the Sydney Swans will battle it out in an intra-club match tonight at Lakeside Oval.

Held at the work and school-friendly time of 5pm, tonight's match will be the club’s final full team hit-out before the pre-season campaign kicks off against GWS on Thursday February 20 at Canberra’s StarTrack Oval.

The intra-club, which is open to the public, will be a chance for fans to watch their favourite players in action as well as check out the progress of the new recruits and young talent ahead of the 2014 season.

The match will also be the first opportunity for members to collect their 2014 benefits, including member caps, Swans Squad packs and Premiership Club scarves. Members must bring their redemption vouchers (which are enclosed in 2014 member packs) to claim up their items.

Tonight's FREE event will also include a BBQ (gold coin donation), player autographs at half time and a visit from club mascot, Cyggy.

Match details
The intra-club match will be held at Sydney’s Lakeside Oval, which is located directly opposite the Sydney Swans Offices at the SCG in line with Gate A.

Fans can enter the ground from Driver Avenue, Moore Park.

The match will be covered live on the Swans Official Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts on the night, with a detailed match report and extensive vision to follow on the website. Match highlights will be available on SwansTV tonight, with a full match replay to follow tomorrow.

Get social
To celebrate the Swans’ final hit-out before the pre-season challenge; the club is inviting fans to share their thoughts, photos and impressions of Wednesday’s intra-club match on social media.

Using the tag #swansintra, fans are encouraged to talk about the match on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

The fan that provides the best social media coverage of the match will be rewarded with an exclusive opportunity to be the Sydney Swans Social Media Rookie at the club’s NAB Challenge clash with the West Coast Eagles at Blacktown International Sportspark on February 27.

The Social Media Rookie will accompany the club’s media team in the press box on game day and will contribute to the club’s social media coverage of the match for the first half against the Eagles.

The Social Media Rookie will also be rewarded with a football signed by the Sydney Swans team, which will be presented to them by a Swans player at the match.

Team numbers

The players will wear their 2014 guernsey numbers in tonight's match.

1 Tim Membrey
2 Rhyce Shaw
3 Jarrad McVeigh
4 Dan Hannebery
5 Ryan O'Keefe
6 Tom Mitchell
7 Harry Cunningham
8 Kurt Tippett
9 Nick Malceski
10 Zak Jones
11 Jeremy Laidler
12 Josh Kennedy
13 Toby Nankervis
14 Craig Bird
15 Kieren Jack
16 Gary Rohan
17 Tommy Walsh
18 Jordan Lockyer
19 Tom Derickx
20 Sam Reid
21 Ben McGlynn
22 Dean Towers
23 Lance Franklin
24 Dane Rampe
25 Ted Richards
26 Luke Parker
27 Dan Robinson
28 Matthew Dick
29 George Hewett
30 Lewis Roberts-Thomson
31 Harry Marsh
32 Lewis Jetta
33 Brandon Jack
34 Alex Johnson
35 Sam Naismith
36 Aliir Aliir
37 Adam Goodes
38 Mike Pyke
39 Heath Grundy
40 Nick Smith
41 Lloyd Perris
42 Xavier Richards
44 Jake Lloyd
45 Patrick Mitchll
46 Shane Biggs

A number of top-up players will also take part in the intra-club match.