Strap yourself in for a huge super Saturday when the Sydney Swans take on Collingwood at the SCG in both the AFL and VFL competitions from 1:45pm.

In great news for Swans members and fans, the VFL clash will be a curtain closer following today’s senior match.

For the AFL side, they enter the clash off a 9-point defeat to the top of the table Melbourne Demons last week.

Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey and George Hewett return for the clash, whilst Callum Sinclair, Colin O’Riordan and Errol Gulden drop out of the side.

Defender Jordan Dawson will play his 50^th AFL game.

They face Collingwood, who currently sit 16^th on the ladder, and are coming off an 18-point victory over North Melbourne last week.

Collingwood welcome Tom Wilson to their line up who will make his debut this weekend.

Collingwood have won the past two clashes by an average of 8-points, with the Swans last securing a victory over the opposition in Round 20 of the 2018 season.

In the VFL competition, the Sydney Swans will welcome back Sam Naismith for their Round five fixture, making his long awaited return.

After losses to Gold Coast and Geelong in Rounds 2 and 3 and their fixture last week against Casey being postponed, the Swans VFL side will be looking to bounce back and claim their second victory of the season.

The side will have 16 Swans-listed players.

The match kicks off at 4.45pm and can be live streamed on Kayo Freebies.

WHERE TO WATCH

First bounce is 1:45pm and the game will be live on Fox Footy, Channel 7 and Kayo Sports. The VFL clash will kick off from approx. 4:45pm and will be broadcast on Kayo Sports

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KEY QUOTES

John Longmire

"It's great to have Isaac back, he is obviously an important player for us and we are looking forward to seeing what he can do, wherever he plays."

"George has played quite a bit of footy for us so it's good to get him back too. Nick can play a variety of different roles for us, he has that flexibility, we know he has some real speed and is dangerous in the air or on the ground."

"Milestones are important, they signify a lot of work and he's [Jordan Dawson] been a regular part of our team for the last couple of years and he is a really important player to us."

Sam Naismith

“The love and support I’ve had from the footy club has been great. They’ve supported me with the off-field stuff and the on-field stuff. That’s definitely been a driving factor to come back, wanting to be a part of the group and get out there and play."

“Coming out of last year was quite disappointing, we weren’t winning too many games and that’s down to a lot of different factors but I think coming into this year we’ve got a really positive group," he said.

"We know what works and everyone’s bought in. It’s no real surprise to the playing group that we’re competitive this year, we know what it takes to win and instilling that in the young players and giving them a taste of what winning is like is infectious.“

“I’m not too concerned about where I’m sitting with footy, I just want to get back to enjoying it because it’s something I love. I had fallen out of love with it, now the enjoyment’s back and I just can’t wait to get out there.“

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The Sydney Swans have got their season back on track after chasing down Collingwood to claim a 30-point victory.

The Magpies made a bright start to the game, with Beau McCreery kicking the first goal of the day. Gun forward Jordan De Goey then backed up his strong start to the game last week by booting the next two goals of this match and helping the Pies to a three-goal lead at quarter-time.

But the Swans fought back to hold the Magpies goalless in the next two quarters, as they kicked six goals in a row and eventually ran out winners 10.12 (72) to 5.12 (42).

It was some of the Swans’ younger midfielders that led the fightback, with Callum Mills collecting 26 disposals, while Justin McInerney (24 disposals) was damaging throughout the game from a wing. Co-captain Luke Parker battled hard as usual, gathering 25 disposals with 11 contested.

Isaac Heeney kicked three goals for the Swans in his return from a week out with soreness in his right ankle. Tom Papley kicked two including a team-lifting goal when he started a transition from the half-back line then sprinted 100m to get onto the end of a pass from Hayden McLean and kick truly.

Superstar forward Lance Franklin had an intriguing contest with Brayden Maynard, spending much of the match roaming around the forward 50 arc but able to offer his usual goal threat to kick two.

Will Hoskin-Elliott was among the best for the Magpies with 23 disposals and one goal, while Jack Crisp also collected 23 touches in his 150th consecutive game.

De Goey wasn’t able to add to his two early goals, though his first goal had showed how good he is in one-on-one contests, outmuscling the Swans' ruckman Tom Hickey to claim a pack mark then wheeling around onto his right boot to snap truly.

The Swans were able to all but level the scores at half-time, locking the ball in the forward half and generating more scoring opportunities, while in defence co-captain Dane Rampe locked down on De Goey.

The Pies again failed to kick a goal in the third quarter, as the Swans started to wear them down with another three goals and take a 19-point lead into the final term then run away with the game.

Hickey a hit in battle of the big men
Brodie Grundy has had his own way in the ruck against the Swans in recent times, averaging an incredible 49 hitouts the past four times he’s faced them. But the Magpie met his match in journeyman Tom Hickey, who is in career-best form while playing his first year in red and white. The battle of the big men was relatively even in the hitouts; Grundy with 26 and Hickey 19. But the Swans’ resurgent ruckman arguably had the better of his Magpie rival around the ground and in the contests with more disposals (19-17), contested disposals (16-14) and clearances (8-6).

SYDNEY                  1.2     4.3     7.7     10.12     (72)  
COLLINGWOOD     4.2     4.4     4.6     5.12     (42)

GOALS
Sydney: Heeney 3, Papley 2, Franklin 2, Warner, McLean, Blakey
Collingwood: De Goey 2, McCreery, Cameron, Hoskin-Elliott

BEST
Sydney: Mills, McInerney, Parker, Hickey, Heeney, Rampe
Collingwood: Hoskin-Elliott, Crisp, Maynard, Mayne, Sidebottom

INJURIES
Sydney: Nil
Collingwood: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
Sydney: James Bell (unused)
Collingwood: Jack Madgen (unused)