With just two weeks until they face Hawthorn in Opening Round, the Sydney Swans have impressed in their match simulation defeating the Giants by 51 points at Tramway Oval.

Joel Amartey was impressive with six goals, with four coming in the first half and Braeden Campbell also shone at half forward with four goals to his name.

2024 Club Champion Isaac Heeney was dominant in the midfield and found plenty of help from fellow stars Chad Warner and Errol Gulden.

Heeney provided the game's best highlight in the final term, soaring over Harry Himmelberg for a towering mark on the half-forward flank as the rain poured down.

In contrast, the Giants found winners hard to come by, especially in the middle with the absence of Tom Green (calf) and Stephen Coniglio (shoulder). Josh Kelly battled hard throughout and explosive small Darcy Jones looks set for a big year, while Jesse Hogan marked strongly and kicked well for his three goals.

The GWS defence sorely missed Sam Taylor (concussion) and the trio of Jack Buckley, Harry Himmelberg and Leek Aleer struggled to contain Amartey. 

Meanwhile the Swans were without a handful of stars with Captain Callum Mills, Tom Papley, Jake Lloyd, Logan McDonald and Harry Cunningham all watching from the sidelines. The latest injury updates on these players can be found here.

Young guns
The Swans fielded a relatively experienced line-up but Corey Warner showed a bit in the second half, slotting a lovely long set-shot goal from a tight angle. Matt Roberts was prolific in the first half as Sydney set up its lead, showing he is set to build on his breakout 2024 season.

Switching positions
Tom McCartin has trained as a Swans forward all season but found chances hard to come by as Amartey and Campbell feasted in the first half. Giants defender Leek Aleer boasts one of the biggest vertical leaps in the game and was tried in the ruck during the third term but had limited impact against experienced Swans Brodie Grundy and Peter Ladhams.

Injury watch
There were no significant injuries during the match, but Sydney has a few injury issues ahead of Opening Round. Tom Papley (ankle), Callum Mills (plantar fasciitis) and Jake Lloyd (foot) are all in some doubt to play Gold Coast in the AAMI Community Series, while Harry Cunningham suffered a foot ligament injury last week and looks likely to be ruled out of the Swans' clash against Hawthorn. As reported earlier this week, Giants mid Tom Green (calf) and utility Callum Brown (hamstring) will miss the next month with a calf strain, while Stephen Coniglio (shoulder) could play in the AAMI Series. Sam Taylor is still working through concussion protocols after a head knock suffered last week.

SYDNEY                                                5.2          11.6       15.8       19.11 (125)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY             4.0          5.5          8.7          11.8 (74)

GOALS
Sydney: Amartey 6, Campbell 4, Heeney, Gulden, Jordon, Adams, Co. Warner, Grundy, Hayward, Ch. Warner, McCartin
GWS: Hogan 3, Angove 2, Cadman 2, Daniels, Jones, Leake