Homebush, Stadium Australia, Telstra Stadium, ANZ Stadium (whatever you want to call the Swans' home away from home) has hosted a number of close encounters over the journey.

Ahead of Sunday's blockbuster against Hawthorn, Sydney Swans Media has listed some of the best games to grace the Homebush based venue over its 14-year existence.

Round 13, 2005 – Sydney 11.11 (77) d Collingwood 10.16 (76)

We all know what happened at the end of 2005, but that fabled win often overshadows the journey to the drought-breaking premiership.

In Round 13, Sydney and rival Collingwood played out a thrilling contest in front of 44,387 fans at the then named Telstra Stadium.

Up by 17 points at three-quarter-time, the Swans could only manage 1.1 against a rampant but inaccurate Magpies (4.4) in the final term to hold on by the narrowest of margins.

Paul Williams excelled against his former club with 25 possessions, Barry Hall finished with three goals and Adam Goodes, one of two surviving Swans from that season next to Jarrad McVeigh, kicked the match winning goal.

It would mark the Swans' last win against the Pies at ANZ Stadium until the 2012 Preliminary Final.

Round 8, 2009 – Sydney 16.10 (106) d West Coast 15.11 (101)

ANZ Stadium hosted another thrilling instalment to one of the modern era’s fiercest rivalries in 2009.

Down by 19 points at three-quarter-time, West Coast booted four goals to one and by the 20-minute mark of the final term found themselves in front for the first time in the match.

But a young Kieren Jack struck back in time on with a telling snap from 35m out to seal victory.

Adam Goodes was in fine form, gathering 26 possessions and three goals, while Barry Hall finished with a five-goal haul.

Jarred Moore fires off a handball in heavy traffic during another Swans v Eagles epic in Round 8, 2009.

Elimination Final, 2010 – Sydney 14.15 (99) d Carlton 13.16 (94)

A talented small forward by the name of Trent Dennis-Lane was the hero in the Swans’ cut-throat final win against Carlton in 2010.

In front of 41,596 people at ANZ Stadium, Dennis-Lane booted four goals to help the hosts triumph by four points and progress to a semi-final against Western Bulldogs.

After Ryan O’Keefe snapped truly to put the Swans six points in front with five minutes left in the game, Carlton’s Dennis Armfield gathered the ball in the back pocket and attempted to burst away but was wrapped up in a brilliant tackle from Dennis-Lane.

The 19-gamer was composed enough to slot the tight goal and seal the win.

Trent Dennis-Lane, arm-in-arm with Brett Kirk and Tadhg Kennelly, sings the theme song after the 2010 Elimination Final win against Carlton.

Round 8, 2014 – Sydney 15.17 (107) d Hawthorn 13.10 (88)

It would be wrong, ahead of Saturday’s clash with Hawthorn at ANZ Stadium, to not add a past encounter between the two sides.

Not even an inaccurate Lance Franklin could prevent the Swans from delivering a mighty win against the eventual premier in front of 34,506 fans.

Franklin amassed seven behinds in his first match against his former side, before kicking two clutch goals in the space of two minutes during a tense final term of which the Swans started three points behind.

Thankfully for the home side, Kurt Tippett stood tall to finish with a four-goal haul in the 19-point win while Dan Hannebery collected a season-high 40 possessions.

Dan Hannebery celebrates kicking the final goal in the Swans Round 8, 2014, triumph over Hawthorn at ANZ Stadium.

Round 1, 2015 – Sydney 10.12 (72) d Essendon 9.6 (60)

Sydney’s 12-point come-from-behind win in Round 1 this season went down in the record books at the Swans biggest comeback from a three-quarter-time deficit in history.

Down by 34 points at the final change, the Swans kicked seven unanswered goals in the final term including one from Lance Franklin (three goals for the night) which put the home side in front with only four minutes left on the clock.

Then Isaac Heeney, on debut, gathered a kicked a goal with a beautiful left foot snap under pressure to seal the absolute heart-stopper.

Apart from the goal-kickers, Luke Parker was superb in a 35 disposal performance before being knocked out in a collision with Franklin.

Kieren Jack celebrates after levelling the scores in the final term of Sydney's comeback win against Essendon in Round 1, 2015.