Nick Malceski, who had his third knee reconstruction earlier this year, will play in the reserves after being the substitute in the past two senior games.
Coach John Longmire said he had not yet finalised who would take Malceski’s place, and that will happen after training tomorrow.
Longmire said Malceski had done well to come back from his knee injury so quickly and he hoped a short stint in the reserves would help him regain confidence and form.
“He’s had a couple of groin issues … and he has lacked a bit of confidence so we were keen for Mal to have a good hitout in the reserves and get back in the seniors soon,’’ Longmire said.
Longmire said co-captain Jarrad McVeigh had trained this week but it was uncertain whether he would make the trip to Melbourne because his baby daughter, Luella, is still unwell.
“It is still day by day. He has been able to train all the way through which is good for him but his baby is still pretty sick so fingers crossed that everything works out for Jarrad and his wife Clementine and little Luella,’’ Longmire said.
“He is really willing and keen to play but obviously the priority is his family and we just have to wait and see how it goes.”
Watch SwansTV’s Ins and Outs with John Longmire above for more selection information, and make sure to check back at 5pm tomorrow afternoon when the squad changes are announced.
The squad to face Richmond on Sunday can be found below:
B: R.Shaw, T.Richards, A.Johnson
HB: M.Mattner, H.Grundy, N.Smith
C: J.Kennedy, A.Goodes, J.McVeigh
HF: R.O'Keefe, S.Reid, L.Jetta
F: D.Hannebery, L.Roberts-Thomson, B.McGlynn
Foll: S.Mumford, J.Bolton, K.Jack
I/C (from): P.Bevan, C.Bird, T.Dennis-Lane, T.Kennelly, B.Meredith, L.Parker, M.Seaby
In: M.Seaby , P.Bevan , J.McVeigh , B.Meredith
Out: N.Malceski