Sydney has now dismantled two of the league’s top teams in Richmond and Brisbane and done it on their home turf.
On Saturday afternoon, they smashed the Tigers by 45 points at the MCG in a game they dominated from start to finish.
The Swans booted 17 goals, breaking the 100-point barrier for the third straight week.
David King admits he was not expecting them to make such a sharp rise this year.
“The Sydney Swans are the biggest story in footy. The arrival of the Swans,” King told SEN Breakfast.
“We were sort of expecting them to come in 2024, 2025. They’ve got a batch of great kids.
“There’s been of a baton change across multiple positions at this football club.
“All of a sudden this is Callum Mills’ midfield, with Luke Parker riding shotgun. It’s now Isaac Heeney’s forward line, with Tom Papley and Logan McDonald riding shotgun. It’s not really Lance Franklin’s anymore. And down back it has totally changed.
“Now they’re playing an aggressive brand of footy. They’re the number one attack (in the AFL).
“If you had have said to me (in the pre-season) that after three weeks Sydney will be the number one attack in the competition, I’d have said Steve Hocking has ruined the competition.
“I would have sacked Steve Hocking. ‘What’s this rule done? It’s made John Longmire the most attacking coach? What?’
“I can’t believe that.”
Sydney hosts Essendon at the SCG on Thursday night before taking on GWS and Gold Coast after that.