Concussed Sydney defender Callum Mills is no certainty to line up against Gold Coast on Saturday following his strike from Melbourne forward Tomas Bugg.
While Mills participated in Swans training on Tuesday, football manager Tom Harley said the 20-year-old remains in doubt.
"He was clearly concussed and played no further part in the game," Harley said.
"As far as his prognosis for this week, it's a bit early to call.
"He's gone through the standard concussion protocol and we'll update a bit later on in the week."
Ruckman Kurt Tippett will also spend another week on the sidelines recovering from an ankle injury.
One game shy of the AFL's top eight, it's all cut-throat from here on in for born-again Sydney.
Veteran Jarrad McVeigh contends the knife-edge campaign has lifted the Swans to new training peaks in a bid to create history.
Unbeaten in the last four games and with seven wins from the last eight following Friday night's 35-point belting of Melbourne, the 2012 premiers and regular grand finalists are back in contention for the 2017 flag.
But there's little room for slip-ups in the final eight fixtures, starting with Gold Coast at the SCG on Saturday.
"We're on edge, I think you have to be," McVeigh said at the Sydney Children's Hospital on Tuesday.
"It's well-documented that our start wasn't great.
"We've pulled that back to an even ledger now but we've still got a lot of work to do. It feels like every week is a big one.
"But we're training at a high level and trying to put that into practise game day, so to be on edge is good for us."
Not since North Melbourne won the VFL in 1975 has a team recovered from a 0-4 or worse start to make the finals.
To play into September off a 0-6 start - the Swans' worst in 24 years - would be an impressive feat, even for a side that's made the last six finals instalments under coach John Longmire.
Unsurprisingly, the rebound has coincided with the return of key players including McVeigh, Isaac Heeney, Dane Rampe, Gary Rohan and Tom Papley.
Friday's triumph over the Demons was McVeigh's first game back from a six-week injury spell and just his third in a season plagued by hamstring and calf issues.
The veteran defender's 24-disposal display was also one of strong back-line leadership.
"There's always nerves," McVeigh said.
"It was nice to play in the reserves the week before to get 70-80 minutes under my belt."
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