The Swans beat Carlton by 12 points in front of a sell-out crowd of 9732 at the AFL's newest venue in the heart of its newest territory - western Sydney.
A new-look Swans outfit led at every break, winning 2.7.11 (71) to 0.8.11 (59).
The ground withstood its AFL debut but did not escape teething problems. A blast from a passing train was mistaken by umpires for the quarter-time siren. Both teams headed for their huddles and coaching staff made their way onto the ground, forcing red-faced officials to hurriedly try to clear the ground.
After a few seconds of confusion, the game resumed until the real quarter-time siren, which was greeted with ironic cheers by sections of the crowd.
Swans coach Paul Roos said he had been unaware of the situation as he made his way down from the coach's box.
"They should have given a free kick to the first team that made a mistake on the interchange," he joked after the game.
Encouraging for the Swans was the form of small forward Lewis Jetta. The 2009 first-round draft pick (No. 14 overall) booted his first two goals for the club - one a supergoal - in an energetic performance.
"We saw what he's capable of," Roos said.
"He's the sort of guy who doesn't need a lot of football to have a great impact. And you can see he's quick. If you're that skinny you'd want to be quick."
Hawthorn recruit Ben McGlynn also enjoyed a fruitful Swans debut with two goals, while exciting young forward Trent Dennis-Lane was full of running.
For Carlton, the post-Fevola period began slowly, although Mitch Robinson's two first-quarter goals offered some hope they can fill the void left by their power forward.
Heath Scotland chipped in with a couple of goals and with 23 possessions was one of the best in blue.
Despite dominating the possession stats, Brett Ratten's men were let down by poor goalkicking.
"At half time we'd squandered so many opportunities," said Ratten. "Probably most of the stats we dominated except for the score. It was very frustrating."
The Swans held a two-point lead at the first two breaks, with Marty Mattner's supergoal bomb in the first quarter a highlight.
The home side extended its lead to 17 points in the third quarter, with Jetta's pace, intelligent roving and accuracy causing havoc.
The Blues fought valiantly in the final term but the Swans were full of running and held off last year's seventh-placed side to earn Roos his first win in the NAB Cup as a senior coach.
The Swans play St Kilda at Etihad Stadium in the second round of the NAB Cup next Saturday.
Carlton will face Fevola's Lions in a NAB Challenge match at Visy Park on Friday.
Sydney Swans 1.1.2 1.3.2 2.6.8 2.7.11 (71)
Carlton 0.2.3 0.3.9 0.6.9 0.8.11 (59)
GOALS
Sydney Swans: Nine-point goals: Jetta 1, Mattner 1 Goals: McGlynn 2, Dennis-Lane, Jetta, Kirk, McVeigh, Rohan
Carlton: Nine-point goals: Nil Goals: Robinson 2, Scotland 2, Carrazzo, Yarran, Henderson, Thornton
BEST
Sydney Swans: Jetta, Malceski, J Bolton, Kennelly, McVeigh, McGlynn, Dennis-Lane
Carlton: Judd, Hadlee, Robinson, Thornton, Bower, Davies, Scotland, Carrazzo
INJURIES
Sydney Swans: Nil
Carlton: Nil
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Kennedy, H. Ryan, Stewart
Official crowd: 9732 at Blacktown Olympic Park
