Young Sydney Swans duo Nick Blakey and Ryan Clarke will play before an SCG crowd in full voice for the first time if named to face the Adelaide Crows on Friday night.

And Sydney co-captain Dane Rampe is singing their praises ahead of the Swans’ first SCG clash of the 2019 campaign.

Blakey booted his first career goal in Sydney’s loss to the Western Bulldogs in Melbourne on Saturday, while Clarke – who signed with the Swans as an off-season recruit after playing 40 games for North Melbourne – finished the match with 17 touches.

Their sights are now set on bringing their promising early-season form to the SCG and, if Rampe’s words are of any indication, the star defender has no doubts his young teammates can continue to shine.

“Nick had a really good pre-season and has showed he’s more than capable at AFL level,” Rampe said.

“It doesn’t help when you’ve got the senior players not upholding their end of the bargain in Round 1.

“But we liked what we saw from Nick last week and also from Ryan. His gut running and two-way work rate is going to be a real asset for us this year.

“We’re really happy with how Nick and Ryan have settled in, and now it’s just on the rest of us boys to start pulling our weight.”

Sydney secured Blakey’s signature via its first-round AFL Draft selection last November, before James Rowbottom, Justin McInerney, Zac Foot, Durak Tucker, Harry Reynolds and Sam Wicks followed.

Clarke was lured with former Geelong Cats Daniel Menzel and Jackson Thurlow at last October’s trade period, while big-framed ruckman-forward Hayden McLean was handed a guernsey under pre-season supplementary list rules earlier this month.

North Melbourne’s two-point win over Sydney in Round 7 last year is the only occasion Clarke has played at the SCG, and the free-running midfielder is eager to make things two from two at the famous venue on Friday.

A win on Friday would see Blakey and Clarke saturated in a Gatorade shower as their teammates circle them and belt out the club song, the time-honoured ritual for a player's first win in club colours.

But Rampe insists a powerful force stands between the Swans and victory.

“The Crows have got a number of really good players and in the forward line particularly,” Rampe said.

“We’ll have our work cut out for us but we’re confident in our ability to bounce back. I think we’ve shown in the past that when challenged we can bounce back pretty well.

“Friday will be a great opportunity to test ourselves against what’s a really good forward line and midfield.”