1. Franklin's four keeps Swans perfect
Lance Franklin shot up to the top of the goalkicking table with four goals against the Giants. The Swans spearhead has 12 goals so far in 2016, having also booted four against Collingwood and Carlton in the opening two rounds. Matched up against Phil Davis for most of the contest, Franklin looked sharp throughout, ending the day with 18 touches and six marks to help the Swans maintain their unbeaten start to 2016.

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2. Round five can't come soon enough for GWS
The Giants' ability to score has been tested with the absence of the suspended Jeremy Cameron for the first four weeks of the season. Although they managed 10 and 13 goals against Melbourne and Geelong respectively over the opening two rounds, it was a different story against the close-checking Swans. The Giants trailed inside 50s 27-56 at three-quarter time, before a last-quarter rally narrowed the gap somewhat. In a mostly tight affair where the biggest margin was 31 points, a key target could have turned the result the other way.

3. Fans say farewell to favourite sons
While it has been more than six months since dual Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes retired, Saturday's match was the first chance for fans to say goodbye to one of the giants in Sydney/South Melbourne history. Goodes emerged from the Brewongle race at half-time, alongside Canadian ruckman Mike Pike, to huge applause, which continued throughout that pair's slow walk around the ground with Aloe Blacc's The Man playing over the PA.

Adam Goodes and Mike Pyke farewell the adoring SCG crowd. Picture: AFL Media

4. Sydney derby brings out Sydneysiders
A perfect autumn day in the Harbour City and the prospect of watching two teams that are likely to figure in the finals reckoning at the end of the season drew 37,045 fans to the SCG on Saturday afternoon. It was the second-largest attendance for a match between the pair and the largest at the SCG. They were loud, they were involved and they displayed a passion that suggested this local rivalry has gone up a level or two.

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5. Heeney takes teamwork to the next level
Luke Parker's spectacular opening term mark just in front of the interchange area was certainly one for the highlights reel. However, rather than leaping onto the back of a Giants player, he used teammate Issac Heeney as a stepladder to bring down the footy. And Heeney certainly came off second-best in the incident, staying down for a moment before waving the trainers away. Parker ended up being awarded the Brett Kirk Medal.