Sydney star Isaac Heeney knows the Swans have to be wary of their rivals in Round 6, making a frank admission about Port Adelaide's Gather Round display leading into their clash with Heeney's Sydney side.
Port Adelaide utilised their pent-up energy to deliver a knockout first-half blow to previous ladder-leaders Hawthorn, reaching a staggering 71-point lead in the first half of the match, although the Hawks were able to salvage most of the margin back to a respectable 30-point defeat at full-time.
The Swans know all too well the feeling of a Power punch, as Sydney fell to a shocking 112-point margin in Round 21 last season, although were able to pull themselves back together for a grand final appearance, via a dismantling of Port Adelaide in the preliminary final.
Heeney said the Power's ominous first half was a "scary" sight, but is confident the Swans will rebound from their loss to Collingwood on Friday night.
"I don't watch much footy, but I did watch that one, and their first half was pretty scary,ry to be honest, the way they put the scores on the board," Heeney said.
"I think it started in the midfield; they got to work in there, and we know it's going to be a massive battle. It always is kind of a battle of the midfield when it comes to Port Adelaide with us.
"They tore it up on the weekend, and hopefully, we can stop some of their halfbacker, especially coming through and kicking goals and really setting up in attack.
"So if we nullify a few of those hopefully we can go close to getting the job done."
Heeney said the Swans will target some key influencers in Port Adelaide's lineup, with tagger James Jordon likely to be utilised again. While Jordon was ineffective on Nick Daicos on Friday night, his near-flawless record will give the Swans confidence a shutdown role can be employed on a Zak Butters, Connor Rozee or Jason Horne-Francis.
"We'll touch on them a little bit, but also, we're slightly different in the way we go about things this year as well, and we'll focus on ourselves," Heeney said.
"We'll definitely go into their game style, and I'm sure it hasn't changed too much from last year, but there'll be some key personnel that we'll need to get after as well."
The Swans will also be buoyed by the return of Justin McInerney, who has completed his three-game suspension.
"He's one of those who just cracks in and does everything for the team; he'll be the hardest-running player defensively in the game, and you know that he's going to crack in and have your back as a player," Heeney said.
"He's similar to 'Rowey' (James Rowbottom) in that aspect that he's a real team player so he's going to be massive this week."
The Swans host Port Adelaide on Easter Sunday, with a win required to keep them in contention for a top-eight position at the round's end.
