THE SYDNEY Swans may have brushed aside the Power just seven rounds ago, but coach Paul Roos says it'll be a much different team his side will meet on Saturday at AAMI Stadium.

“It's hard early in the season because they were a little bit behind [in preparations] to where we were because we got beat in the first round of the 2007 finals,” Roos said on Thursday.

“So we knew in round two [against Power] they'd be a bit underdone and we were hoping our fitness levels would be a bit better than theirs. But that changes now.

"They are a different side, they're fitter, playing much better footy and back to the way they were last year.”

The Swans rolled Power at the SCG by 68 points in round two. Shaun Burgoyne, Power's brilliant midfielder, was one of the key players for the visitor with four goals and 19 disposals.

However, Burgoyne will miss this Saturday's clash after being suspended for three matches for a head high bump on Hawks midfielder Sam Mitchell last week.

The incident prompted Port coach Mark Williams to express his exasperation at the suspension, claiming the decision “tore at the fabric of the game”.

Roos sympathised with his fellow coach. “I can sense his frustration. On first look it didn't look all that bad, although I haven't gone through it frame by frame.”

Roos added that he was planning for injured Power star Chad Cornes to be playing. “I've noticed him in the [coaches] box with a big plaster cast on his hand but those things can heal pretty quickly so we'll certainly be planning for him.

“And if you have Chad back, it probably offsets a little the loss of Shaun. They're different players but play in similar positions. And Peter [Burgoyne] can come into the midfield and Kane Cornes is in really good form.

“So it changes their mix a little but still, they have some very good players.”

The interchange area will also be addressed by Roos this week after feedback from the AFL following last week's game against the Bombers.

“We got some feedback just to make sure the guys don't step over the holding box. And I think we were fine in terms of on and off the ground because of the variance of that metre and a half between the boundary line and the holding line.

“The players have got to get used to the boundary line being the holding line, not the boundary line... if that's not confusing enough.”

If a player does transgress in the interchange area, Roos said he'd rather a financial fine than a goal against his side. “Our accountant may disagree with me though,” he added.