The Sydney Swans came away with a 22-point victory over Carlton at the SCG last night, in their Marn Grook clash. 

It was a tightly contested affair for three quarters before a dominant fourth quarter saw Sydney secure the victory in-front of their vocal, close to 30k, fans in attendance. 

Senior coach John Longmire was pleased with the victory, calling out the side's power and control, particularly in the final term.

"I thought it [our fourth quarter] was terrific. I thought we played pretty well for most of the game, there was just a period in the second quarter where they got three goals and some free kicks contributed to that. For five minutes, we just let it slip for a second but we were able to come back," Longmire said.

"It was a good win. We finished with real power and strength, had a good inside 50 differential but also had 30+ more tackles.

"It’s good we were able to kick 15 goals but to still put the pressure on the opposition is important.

The Swans' Isaac Heeney was voted best player on the ground after picking up 22 touches, with 14 marks and three goals in another outstanding display from the gun forward.

Heeney has now kicked 16 goals from nine games, a return all the more impressive given he was expected to have a slow start to the season after a nasty ankle injury last year lingered through the pre-season.

The 25-year-old also broke a hand against Essendon in round four but only missed one match with the injury.

"He's played with some terrible knocks that nobody really knows about over the last couple of years. He's just so hard, he just competes so hard," Swans coach John Longmire said.

"He's been able to get a couple of weeks of training, hopefully he keeps going with that. He's still modified on the training program but he is a really tough player.

"He's that player who can go up the ground as a midfield type, because he's good on the ground, and be really hard and clean. He knows what he's doing around the scramble but he can float forward and take those marks."