Luke Parker said the Sydney Swans were satisfied with their effort to grind out a 28-point win over the West Coast Eagles at Patersons Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

In wild and wet conditions, the Swans battled both the elements and inaccuracy in front of goal to register their eleventh-straight victory and claim top spot on the AFL table for the first time this season.

Speaking to SwansTV after the match Parker, who was named best afield for his 33 disposals, 22 which were contested and two goals, said his team was pleased to come away with a hard-fought victory in the west.

“It’s always tough to come over here and the crowd is very one-sided, so you know what you’re going to get,” he said.

“We just had to slog it out in the conditions and from the start the main thing was that we had our pressure up and had repeat entries and just tried to build a bit of momentum from there.”

In conditions where goals were golden, the Swans squandered opportunities in the second quarter, booting 2.8 to hold a narrow 13-point lead at half time despite dominating possession.

Despite not capitalising on their chances in the opening half, Parker said he felt his team stepped up in the second half and were able to pull away from the home side in the final term.

“I think it was in the second quarter where we missed a couple of opportunities,” he said.

“We weren’t playing badly and we could have probably blown it out a bit.

“The main thing was that when (West Coast) kicked a few and got a bit of momentum, we stood up and did the basics and got back in there and got away with it in the end.

“The main thing was that we stood up in the last quarter and piled a few on, which was good.”

While Parker, Ben McGlynn, Josh Kennedy and Jarrad McVeigh all posted impressive performances in the Swans’ victory this weekend, Swans full back Ted Richards was also in scintillating form against Eagles’ forward Josh Kennedy.

Speaking after the match, Richards, who finished the match with seven one per centers, said he felt the Swans adjusted to both the conditions as well as the late withdrawal of Kurt Tippett before the game.

“I don’t think we had a bad player today,” he said.

“Poor (Zak) Jonesy went down and we had to bring on our sub early but everyone just really stuck to it and stuck to their roles.

“We also went into the game earlier in the week thinking Kurt was playing, but he didn’t get up.

“Gary Rohan came in and I think we all adjusted pretty well.”

In a round that saw top sides fall on Friday and Saturday night, Richards said the Swans’ focus did not divert from Sunday’s clash with the Eagles, despite having the knowledge that a win would guarantee the Swans top spot.

“There were quite a few upsets this round and we knew that if we won today then we’d be on top,” he said.

“We just focused in on our own game, not on the ladder, and were able to get the win.

“You can’t let yourself drift and start to get ahead of yourself.

“It was all about focusing on us and we came in with a plan for the game, and the weather was what it was, and it just became about playing scrappy football and just trying to surge the ball forward.”

The Swans now face a six-day turnaround ahead of this Saturday night’s round 17 clash against Carlton at the SCG.

Richards said recovery would be paramount for the Swans this week.

“(After the match) Horse spoke to us about shifting our attention to Carlton,” he said.

“It’s all about our recovery, so I’ll be trying to make sure I get into Business Class on the flight back!