SYDNEY SWANS coach Paul Roos believes the mid-season break has arrived at the perfect time for his side, even though the Swans notched up their sixth consecutive win with a 40-point victory over Melbourne at Manuka Oval on Sunday.

Roos said he "didn't think we played great" football against the Demons, adding his players were "probably really looking forward to going into the break".

And although he said "you'd take a 40-point win at the start of the game", the win needed to be measured in the context of the season.

"I just felt today we didn't play our best footy, but we still came away with a really solid win and we have a week off, so it's more about 13 games, rather than today. Still, a seven-goal win in AFL footy is a good win," Roos said.

"We've had some tough games – as all clubs have – and [we] probably didn't put them away early when we really had an opportunity, but they've got some good players."

"They used the ball really well and kicked the ball well to their forwards, and they made the most of their opportunities. They only had 30 inside 50s, but they were able to score 19 out of those 30."

Roos said losing just three matches so far this season was a positive result, considering the Swans have had to contend with several injury problems.

"To only have lost three games at this stage is really pleasing, but there's still a lot of footy ahead," Roos said.

"To lose (Barry) Hall for seven weeks, (Nick) Malceski for the first seven, (Tadhg) Kennelly has missed a game and we'd had quite a few injuries and we've had some young guys come into the team, so I'd certainly take nine-and-a-half [wins] and three [losses] at the halfway mark or just after."

Meanwhile, Roos raised the issue of having two interchange areas at Manuka Oval, as the actual bench is not directly in front of the 'gate' where the players come to and from the pine.

"The problem with this ground though – is because the interchange is so far away and that's something we tried to address with the AFL at ANZ Stadium, which is similar – we would prefer to have two separate interchanges at venues like this," Roos said.

"That way the players are straight in front of you. It's hard as a coach controlling the bench - you can't really see who's coming on and off the ground."