With Sydney star Errol Gulden on track to return from injury, Swans coach Dean Cox is well aware of the selection headache looming.
Explosive winger Gulden has circled the club's round-16 fixture against Brisbane to end his three-month lay-off from a dislocated shoulder.
The 23-year-old hasn't played since the Swans played the reigning premiers in round one, after a fractured ankle kept him to 10 games last season.
But unlike last year's sub-par 10th-place finish, Sydney have enjoyed a barnstorming start, with Justin McInerney impressing in Gulden's absence.
Fresh off a 114-point mauling of Richmond, the Swans sit second (10-2) behind leaders Fremantle (11-1).
Gulden's imminent return is slightly ahead of schedule, with the club initially expecting a four-month stint on the sidelines.
