Sydney midfielder James Rowbottom is adamant the MCG is not his team's bogey ground but says his most immediate concern is helping the Swans end their recent hoodoo against Port Adelaide.
The Swans have lost their past two matches at the MCG in embarrassing fashion.
Sydney copped an 81-point pounding by Geelong in last year's grand final in a performance that was widely panned.
The Swans' return to the 'home of football' last week was painful as well, with Melbourne running rampant in the second half on the way to a 50-point win.
Sydney will get a chance to prove their MCG worth when they return to the venue on May 7 for a clash with Collingwood, and Rowbottom says his team will embrace the opportunity.
"We beat the Dees twice there last year," Rowbottom told reporters on Thursday.
"Our last two games haven't been too good there, but I don't think it's got anything to do with the MCG.
"We love going down to the 'G' as a group, and having the South Melbourne faithful down there support us."
Before returning to Melbourne, though, Sydney turn their attention to ending their six-match losing run against Port Adelaide in Saturday night's clash at the SCG.
The Swans have not beaten Port since 2016.
Before that, Sydney went through a dominant patch where they notched 13 wins out of 14 matches against the Power.
Rowbottom says his team are determined to break that recent losing run.
"Maybe in the past they were a lot (more) mature than our midfield," he said.
"But coming off the back of last year and having a lot of time spent together, our midfield has no excuse and we're ready to rock and roll and bring it up against their bigger, more mature bodies."
Port Adelaide enter the match under pressure to perform following losses to Collingwood (71 points) and Adelaide (31 points).
