Grand final hero Daniel Dannebery wins Sydney's 3km pre-season time trial Daniel Hannebery led from start to first in Sydney's 3km time trial yesterday. DAN Hannebery ran riot during last year's grand final and was still running yesterday, winning the Sydney's 3km time trial. In a strong sign for the reigning premiers, Hannebery led home a group that include fellow grand final performers Ryan O'Keefe, Alex Johnson and Jarrad McVeigh. Veteran Jude Bolton finished ninth in the run and showed no signs of easing off in his 15th season, leading in his heir apparent, Luke Parker. "It's good to see them turn up with the attitude they want to keep getting better," coach John Longmire said. It's a big thing for players mentally. They like to know what they can do. The 3km is one of the measurables. The Swans' endurance was one of the key factors in their grand final win over Hawthorn. It was no surprise that the team's most talented endurance athletes were their best players in the epic match. Norm Smith medallist O'Keefe out-ran, out-tackled and outworked Hawks dynamo Sam Mitchell in one of the game's pivotal contests. Fellow midfielders Hannebery and McVeigh played at their best in the last term. With the prospect of more limitations to the interchange coming next year the importance of aerobic capacity has never been greater. "It's certainly not diminishing," Longmire said. You need a strong endurance base and can run at a consistent level for a long time. As the Swans look to add to their premiership tally in the coming seasons the stocks of good runners appears deep. "It's a good mix --Alex Johnson and Dan Hannebery are 20 and 21," Longmire said. Ryan O'Keefe and Jude Bolton have done more than 40 of these runs over the years. Of those on the rookie list, Dane Rampe and Shane Biggs produced the best runs, finishing third and seventh respectively. Swans co-captain Adam Goodes and fellow premiership players Ted Richards, Nick Smith and Marty Mattner are all back training again after limited pre-Christmas programs due to injury.