Sydney coach John Longmire refuses to "stargaze" but is pleased with the Swans' second win in as many weeks.
The Swans charged home in the final quarter to record an important 26-point win over Carlton at the SCG on Friday night.
"It's just too hard of a game," Longmire said.
"We don't know who we're going to get back. (Dane) Rampe, maybe, that's probably about it. Otherwise, it's the boys who did the job tonight and so that's what we'll be banking on."
After struggling to contain opposition midfields in recent weeks, Longmire's decision to throw Isaac Heeney to the contest to combat some of the big Carlton bodies proved to be an effective one.
"We've needed him forward … but (Carlton's) size, their ability to win the contest, was taken into account and without (Callum Mills) we wanted to make sure we had some size, and I thought Isaac's game was good. He competed hard, he's fierce," Longmire said.
Heeney finished the game with 14 contested possessions – the most on the ground – seven clearances and 10 tackles, to go with his 19 disposals, in what was a crucial structural choice for the Swans.
The Swans dominated the centre clearances 13-7, and the standard was set by co-captain Luke Parker (seven clearances, 21 disposals) in his 100th game leading the club.
Nick Blakey gave the home side a sense of dare that has been missing in recent weeks, gaining 631 metres from his 26 disposals, while Chad Warner played a Goodes-O'Loughlin Medal-winning game with his 29 disposals, five tackles and two goals.
