The Swans have won their last four matches against West Coast, but this week's build-up suggests the clubs' rivalry remains strong after a classic series of September clashes, including the 2005 and 2006 grand finals.
Co-captain Goodes said travelling to Perth to take on the 2-0 Eagles was a big challenge for his side, and he expected the battle to have an old-fashioned look about it.
"We know there's going to be one-on-one contests all over the ground and I think that's what the people like to see," Goodes said from Patersons Stadium on Thursday.
"Any time we come over here and play the West Coast Eagles you're looking out for them playing at their best.
"If they get off to a good start it's very hard to fight them and the crowd together, so it's another challenge for us on Saturday night."
Goodes said his young teammates were well aware of the rivalry between the two clubs, while new senior coach John Longmire has been involved over the years as an assistant to former coach Paul Roos.
Longmire, who has led his side to a draw against Melbourne in round one and a come-from-behind win against Essendon last week, said he expected a tough encounter on Saturday night, with West Coast's senior players in form.
"If you look at the Eagles at the moment, their best players are playing really well," the coach said.
"(Andrew) Embley, (Dean) Cox, (Daniel) Kerr and (Matt) Priddis are in really good form. Then you look at the development of (Luke) Shuey as a midfielder and (Josh) Kennedy as a forward.
"We still think we've got some improvement in our players across the board."
The Swans held their main training session at Patersons Stadium on Thursday afternoon and made one change to the side that beat Essendon by five points, with debutant Alex Johnson replacing Brett Meredith.
The 19-year-old Johnson, who was recruited with pick No.57 at the 2010 NAB AFL Draft, had ankle surgery when he first arrived at the Swans, but Longmire said he had since shown enormous improvement.
"He's a key position type that we drafted last year and can play at either end," the coach said.
"He put on some weight in the gym, which he needed to do, and his last three games in the reserves have been fantastic.
"He's in good form, he's really fit and he's a competitor, so he ticks all of those boxes."
The Swans left former Eagle Mark Seaby in Sydney, while fellow ruckman Mike Pyke flew to Perth and is an emergency.
Longmire said Jesse White would support Shane Mumford in the ruck against Eagles pair Cox and Nic Naitanui.
"We know that Naitanui and Cox are two quality ruckmen as well and the service that they can give their midfielders can make it difficult," Longmire said.
"Shane Mumford's a good player for us and we're confident in his ability around the ruck work and around the ground as well.
"Jesse White we had doing some ruck work for us last week. He's really our second ruckman and he's able to compete fairly well."
West Coast made two changes to the side that beat Port Adelaide by 18 points in round two, with half-back Sam Butler and key defender Eric Mackenzie replacing Beau Waters (elbow) and Brad Sheppard, who has been omitted.
