AFL premiers Sydney capped a whirlwind day of public celebrations with a return to their SCG home base, where a crowd of approximately 3,500 cheer, cheer, cheered the red and the white.

The sleep-deprived Swans were presented to the fans – some sitting in the stands but most on the SCG turf – as coach John Longmire thanked the faithful and spoke from the heart about what Saturday’s win over Hawthorn meant to him.

“The last game I played was a premiership and there’s nothing better than those five minutes after the final siren,” Longmire told the crowd.

“You want to bottle it. I was fortunate enough to enjoy that feeling yesterday as a coach.

“It’s as good, if not better, to be able to see that excitement on all of these blokes’ faces.

“That moment is something that lives in your memory forever … it’s one of the greatest feelings you’ll ever have.”

Sunglasses, water and Powerade were the order of the day in Sydney, as most of the players battled the effects of some hearty celebrations.

Even Horse’s voice was a little hoarse.

“Last night I was able to sit down with a few of the coaches and have a couple of drinks and really enjoy the moment,” Longmire told reporters.

“It’s an enormous amount of hard work and you need a little bit of luck, but it’s mainly hard work.

“That’s in store for us next year, but we’ll worry about next year in another couple of weeks.”

Co-captain Adam Goodes, showing few signs of the torn posterior cruciate ligament in his knee he suffered early against the Hawks, said retirement was the last thing on his mind.

“The one thing I haven’t done in my career is go back to back, so I look forward to trying to do that next year,” the 32-year-old told the SCG crowd.

Goodes and his teammates signed autographs and mingled with supporters before retiring to the rooms.

The Swans started their Sunday morning – or for many of the 22, continued their Saturday night – with a presentation in front of about 3000 fans at Albert Park in South Melbourne.

Rhyce Shaw missed the Melbourne celebration, but successfully boarded the plane to Sydney with his teammates and made it to the SCG.

Ruckman Shane Mumford was the Swans’ most colourful character – donning bright green shoes, suit pants and a white dress shirt with his match-day guernsey on top.

Mumford missed the team bus to the Albert Park celebration and arrived a few minutes late.