Sydney coach John Longmire hailed his side’s pressure throughout the game, particularly following their disappointing round 14 loss to Port Adelaide.

The Swans dominated all around the ground, extending a 16-point margin at half-time to 46 at the last change before running out 12.11 (83) to 4.8 (32) winners.

Both sides came into the game with 8-5 records, with Sydney moving up to sixth with the win to boost their finals aspirations after a disappointing loss to Port Adelaide last round.

"Early in the game our pressure was outstanding, we were hunting, we were really strong in the contest and that is always how you build your game," Longmire said.

"The pressure was evident early and we were able to maintain that level of pressure throughout the course of the game.

"They pressured pretty hard in the second half but we were able to absorb that and keep ours at a high level."

Longmire reserved special praise for his backline led by Jake Lloyd (39 disposals and eight marks) and Nick Blakey (31 disposals) along with ex-Saint Paddy McCartin, who hauled in eight marks with 13 disposals.

"I thought our back six-seven were really good," he said.

"They defended really well, to keep them to two goals with about 10 minutes to go was outstanding.

"They also gave us plenty of bounce. We had a good mix tonight, we had blokes playing their roles offensively and defensively."

The Swans were without Justin McInerney and Harry Cunningham along with assistant coaches Don Pyke and Brett Kirk due to health and safety protocols, leading to some role juggling within the Sydney backroom staff.

"We had players, staff and coaches (out), this game chucks up many things," Longmire said.

"It chucked up a few curveballs.

"Tonight we had the footy manager (Charlie Gardiner) as the runner, we had the CEO (Tom Harley) as the bench coach, we had Josh Kennedy sitting in the box as the stoppage coach. We had to improvise tonight. To everyone’s credit they did it really well."