SYDNEY Swans coach John Longmire scoffs at the idea his side has enjoyed a soft draw at the start of their premiership defence.

And league chief executive Andrew Demetriou agrees the Swans have not had it all their own way in the opening two rounds.

Demetriou said Sydney's opening fortnight was harder than it first appeared, and added the fixture would even out for every team.

"The Swans haven't had it easy in their first two rounds," Demetriou said. "You've only got to ask the club.

"Lets talk after round 22 and we'll see what people are saying then."

But there is no doubt who has had the tougher start to the season out of Longmire and his North Melbourne counterpart Brad Scott.

Whatever the perception of the first two rounds, Sydney's opposition goes up a notch in Hobart this Saturday when the Kangaroos host the Swans.

North rallied late against Collingwood and then nearly had Geelong beaten at halftime, only to lose both games in tough, close contests.

Sydney started with regulation wins over expansion teams Greater Western Sydney (by 30 points) and Gold Coast (41 points).

"To look at the opposition and consider there's any easy games in football these days is just incorrect," Longmire said.

"There's no such thing as an easy game in footy."

While Longmire is pleased the way his side is tracking two rounds into the season, he said the Swans showed some inconsistencies during Saturday's win over the Suns.

"We've shown patches of the game, particularly on the weekend, where we thought we played some really good strong footy - the way we wanted to play," Longmire said.

"But then we didn't continue that for other parts of the game."

Longmire added North had made a good start against Geelong, despite not winning.

"Even though they didn't win, their first half was probably the best footy I've seen them play in a long time," he said.

"They moved the ball extremely well and they got a long way in front of a good Geelong team."

Longmire described North's efficiency in the forward 50 as; "Off the scale".

"They are a real test for us," he said. "Just for the fact that they played finals last year, and they're a team that's got some terrific young players, some key power forwards and a really solid defence.

Defender Rhyce Shaw, who was subbed out in Saturdays final quarter, is in doubt for round three with an abdominal strain.

But Longmire was confident ruckman Shane Mumford would be available after a knock to his knee.