Watch out for... the Swans. That would have been the message all week from Ross Lyon to his troops. The Freo senior coach knows how resilient John Longmire’s team is and he will have set his side to expect Sydney’s absolute best.  

Spurr expects Sydey’s best

Watch out for... the Lance Franklin match-up. Will Luke McPharlin or Zac Dawson take the Sydney spearhead? It was McPharlin who manned ‘Buddy’ the last time he faced Freo – in the 2013 AFL Grand Final.

Flexible Freo have options to cover Franklin

Watch out for ...Nat Fyfe. There’s no doubt the Swans will be heeding this message considering the star midfielder has polled nine out of a possible 12 Brownlow Medal votes from his four appearances against them at the SCG.

Talking Points v Sydney

Watch out for... a fast start. In his Thursday media conference, Ross Lyon identified a good start as a key this Saturday. He said good sides start well. That claim was substantiated in 2013, with Grand Finalists Freo and Hawthorn among the top three best first quarter teams in the league.

WATCH: Lyon media conference