OLD TRADITIONS will become new again when the Sydney Swans host a resurgent Carlton at the SCG this weekend.

The fixture marks the first time that the Swans have played a home game in Sydney in the once-traditional Saturday afternoon time-slot – and that's not the only thing that will be different.

This year marks a century since South Melbourne defeated Carlton in the 1909 grand final to claim the club's first premiership and the Swans will take to the field on Saturday in a replica of the jumper worn by that Bloods team.

It was the second time in three years that the two sides had met in the grand final, following the Blues' 1907 premiership victory.

Swans midfielder Jarrad McVeigh said it was an honour to don the same jumper as the club's first band of premiership heroes.

"We love our tradition at the Swans, and through the Bloods before us. We really respect what they've done and where they've got us to and how we've risen as a club," he said.

"We're really strong in that area and when the young kids come to the club they're always told about our tradition and history." 

While the Swans are accustomed to playing home games on Saturday night or Sunday afternoons, McVeigh said the different timeslot didn't bother him.

"It should be good, but in saying that, I don't think what day you play really matters," he said.

"When the ball gets bounced, you're all out there fighting for the win, but certainly we want a big crowd out there on Saturday."