The Sydney Swans Round 13 team has been confirmed, with four big names named to return to the action as we host St Kilda at the SCG on Sunday afternoon. 

Following the side's 114-point victory over Richmond last week, senior coach Dean Cox welcomes back captain Callum Mills, ruckman Brodie Grundy, Matt Roberts and Malcolm Rosas Jnr. 

The four inclusions replace Harry Cunningham (omitted), Tom Hanily (omitted), Peter Ladhams (omitted) and Lewis Melican (hamstring injury).

Mills missed last week due to calf tightness sustained in Round 11 against the Cats whilst Rosas Jnr returns from an ankle sprain sustained in the same trip to Geelong. Roberts' last game was Round 9 against North Melbourne and he has been sidelined the last few weeks with a groin injury.

Ruckman Brodie Grundy returns after being managed last week against the Tigers.

"It's good [to welcome back Grundy and Mills], but they're the tough decisions with Pete coming in and playing his role and doing really well last week," Dean Cox said of the team changes. 

"But Brodie's been in great form all year and we expect him to do the same when he's back. He's got a two prong attack to take on which he's ready for.

"Callum's been a real rock down behind the footy for us and we expect him to come back and play well.

"Robbo's really important for us with his wing patterns and the way he holds ground shape and Malcolm with what he can do ahead of the ball.

"It was tough with players that all played their role last week that some of the aren't in the team this week, but that's the competition of the spots we're after." Cox added.

Cox said the side would not overlook the Saints, expecting a tough contest on Sunday afternoon.

"The've been really, really tough and I think for a lot of the games we've looked at, they've been within a goal at three quarter time for most of them, bar last week."

"We'll expect them and any side that's coached by Ross Lyon is really well disciplined, transition hard and play a really two way brand of footy. So we're expecting nothing different."

The Swans bounced back from their Round 11 loss to the Cats in emphatic fashion against Richmond last week and will return to the SCG for back-to-back home games.

The match against St Kilda marks Swans defender Sam Wicks 100th match. Wicks, a Northern Beaches local played junior footy for the Manly Bombers and joined the QBE Sydney Swans Academy in the U11s in 2010 and made his way through the pathway to be drafted as a NSW Zone Category B Rookie in 2018.

He made his debut in Round 10, 2020 at the Gabba against Collingwood in front of an empty stadium in the Covid-affected 2020 season. Wicks enjoyed a breakout 2021 season that saw him become a key part of the team. After spending much of his career in the forward line, Dean Cox moved Wicks to half-back in 2025 where he continues to thrive.

Another milestone this week will see defender Nick Blakey his 100th consecutive AFL game.