Sydney coach John Longmire says the Swans are producing the right sort of football at the right time, but will need to step it up even further in next Saturday’s grand final.

And he won’t be wasting any time reflecting on their achievement so far.

“You’re constantly looking forward and that’s probably the emotion at the moment,” Longmire said after Friday night’s commanding 13.18 (96) to 10.10 (70) preliminary final win over Collingwood at ANZ Stadium.

“What do we need to do tomorrow, that’s all we’re worried about at the present time.

“I’m sure the players are the same. There’s been a few blokes in this boat before.

“You get the balance right. You enjoy the opportunity that we’ve got ahead of us. There’s no point blocking it out completely.

“But you need to know when to switch on and when to switch off.”

With the Swans thrashing Collingwood in the contested possession count, laying more tackles and notching 31 scoring shots, Longmire was delighted with their form leading into the grand final.

“The pressure that we applied from the first bounce was outstanding,” he said.

“When the ball was in our forward line I thought we applied really strong pressure and won the contested ball count by 28 in the end.

“That’s the sort of footy you need to play at this time of year.”

Longmire said he had been confident from the start of the year that the Swans were playing the selfless footy needed for success, but unsure if it would take them all the way to a grand final.

“I don’t sit there at the start of the year and set any goals at all, other than we want to keep improving,” he said.

“I think we’ve done that, the players individually have done that, the team’s done it, but we need to go up another level this week.”

The Swans had one minor injury concern emerge from Friday night, with All Australian defender Ted Richards rolling an ankle in the first term.

But he played out the last three quarters seemingly untroubled.

Small forward Ben McGlynn will push hard for a grand final return after straining a hamstring in the qualifying final win over Adelaide a fortnight ago.

“We’ll give him the time that he needs this week and see how he goes,” Longmire said.