Toby Nankervis will be thrown back into Sydney rucking duties against Adelaide to cover for Kurt Tippett while Jeremy Laidler has been flagged as the likely replacement for Rising Star Callum Mills.
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Laidler and Nankervis were both pulled from last Sunday's NEAFL grand final loss to the Giants to be preserved as cover for this weekend's semi-final.
Zak Jones played in the game looking to prove his fitness as a possible replacement for Mills, but was knocked out in a heavy collision late in the game and is unavailable through concussion.
Mills misses the do-or-die semi-final at the SCG against Adelaide with a grade one hamstring tear while Tippett is nursing a hairline fracture to his jaw.
"Laidler's certainly in the frame to come into the team," Swans coach John Longmire said.
"He's pretty high up in our thoughts.
"Going into the game last week into the [NEAFL] grand final we were looking at a couple including Zak Jones.
"Zac needed to play last week because he only played 60 minutes the week before. Unfortunately got knocked out with about five minutes to go of game time."
Harry Cunningham is also being considered as a replacement for Mills, but Longmire is expected to favour the bigger-bodied and more experienced Laidler.
Meanwhile the Swans coach has laughed off suggestions his team is too reliant on its top-end players, and expected his younger players to improve this weekend.
"All teams rely upon their good players.," Longmire said.
"There'd be no secrets if good players play well it helps teams win games of football.
"If Betts plays well and Taylor Walker plays well and Rory Sloane plays well Adelaide are going to be really hard to beat. That's what happens with every team."
