Ben McGlynn is no “angry ant” just a fierce competitor who, over the course of his 149-game career, has never shirked a contest.

And nothing is set to change ahead of his next game on Friday night.

That’s the message coming from the milestone man as the Swans prepare for to take on Carlton at the SCG.

McGlynn, known for his high tackle counts and relentless defensive pressure, was involved in a few run ins with his former teammates during the Swans’ gutsy win over the Hawks last weekend.

In particular during the opening half when McGlynn was given the role of minding Hawks stand-in skipper Sam Mitchell.

The pair exchanged a number of pleasantries as the Swans jumped out of the blocks to kick seven goals to four first half goals to establish a 23-point lead at half-time with McGlynn, who only a week earlier was entrusted with shutting down Geelong star Joel Selwood, able to peel off and kick two goals.

“I just aim to go out there and play my role,” McGlynn told the media on Tuesday.

“I’m not an angry ant, I just really like the competitive side of the game and sometimes you just need to do whatever you can to win.”

McGlynn’s approach, which emerged during his first season with Hawthorn in 2006 and followed him to Sydney four years later, was “carved” from the time spent in the backyard with his three brothers.

McGlynn credits his hardness to the countless number of tiffs with his siblings in which “mum and dad had to step in and stop” after they had, more often than not, had threatened to spiral out of control.

“It was all part of growing up with my brothers and probably carved the way I am now in terms of how I play my footy,” McGlynn said.

“My family has been the biggest influence in my career…the sacrifices my parents made when I was a junior coming through, to spend all those hours in the car driving me to representative games and never complain I’ve got an enormous amount of respect for them and what they have done.”

The gratitude extends to his former club and subsequently the Swans who offered security and a fresh start when the time arrived.

Since the move McGlynn became an important cog in the Swans’ line up.

“Moving up to Sydney was a great opportunity for me to get to this point,” McGlynn added.

“I’ll be forever grateful for Hawthorn for giving my start and also the Swans for giving the opportunity to reach 150 games and hopefully many more.”

McGlynn’s milestone game will coincide with another significant event with the Sydney vs Carlton clash kicking off Indigenous Round.

The Marngrook Trophy will be up for grabs while Indigenous singer-songwriter Dan Sultan will perform live in the lead up to the opening bounce.