40 points (10 wins, three losses) 140.9 per cent

Sydney sit in a strong position as they head into the bye sitting equal top spot on the AFL ladder, with 10 wins from the first 13 rounds. It is a challenging month ahead, with three top eight sides (Western Bulldogs, Geelong and Hawthorn) waiting up their return from the week off. The Swans play five of their final nine games of the season at the SCG where they are yet to lose this season. The run home includes four road trips including travel to Melbourne, Perth, Geelong and Tasmania all in the schedule. They face four teams currently in the top eight with the highlight set to be the Round 17 Thursday night blockbuster against Hawthorn.

The run home:

Rd 14: Bye
Rd 15: Western Bulldogs at the SCG
Rd 16: Geelong at Simonds Stadium
Rd 17: Hawthorn at the SCG
Rd 18: Carlton at the SCG
Rd 19: Fremantle at Domain Stadium
Rd 20: Port Adelaide at the SCG
Rd 21: St Kilda at Etihad Stadium
Rd 22: North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena
Rd 23: Richmond at the SCG

The coach says:

“It’s good to bounce back after any loss but I was just really happy with the players’ resilience levels. To be able to bounce back after that (loss to Greater Western Sydney) and be able to play the sort of football we want to play back here at the SCG. We played a really strong brand and we’ll have a few days off, and then get the opportunity to come back in a couple of weeks time against the Doggies. We’re looking forward to that as well.” John Longmire post match – Sunday June 19.