GWS coach Leon Cameron says Tom Scully is likely to start his season in the NEAFL after a knee issue interrupted his pre-season program.
Scully was named to play in the AFLX but was a late withdrawal and didn’t appear at all during the JLT Community Series.
The former number one draft pick was a chance to play in round one against the Bulldogs but due to his game relying heavily on his fitness and running capabilities, the Giants opted to leave him out.
After the club’s demolition of the Western Bulldogs on the weekend, it is hard to imagine they would be thinking about making too many changes to the side.
"It will be hard to break the 22 that performed on the weekend because of the effort and energy they provided in the first game," Cameron told reporters on Wednesday.
"But equally, Tom Scully is the ultimate role player for your footy club.
"His two-way running is probably the best in the competition and there's no doubt he will add value to our footy team.
"It's just whether we think he's ready for an AFL game.
"He just fell short last week but if he doesn't play in the AFL this week he'll definitely play in the NEAFL.
"We're really happy with where he's at and he'll be heavily considered for this weekend's game, but it's going to be tough to make changes."
Ryan Griffen is edging closer to a return to footy after an ankle injury sidelined him for most of the 2017 season and then again over the past month.
The 31-year-old suffered two separate syndesmosis injuries on the same left ankle in round three last year and looked ready to go for this season until he sustained another minor injury to the ankle towards the end of the pre-season.
Griffen is expected to be back training with the main group this week and then start his 2018 season in the NEAFL in two or three weeks.
"Where that leads to is the unknown and that's the hard bit because right now you see him running around and you'd think he's playing this weekend at the MCG," Cameron said.
"We're confident we can get some good footy out of him, but when that it is, is always the great challenge, because we nearly had him right and he had a little setback.
"It’s going to be a week-to-week thing."
Greater Western Sydney’s injury list is rapidly decreasing after Jacob Hopper (groin) got through a reserves scratch match unscathed and will put himself up for senior selection over the next few weeks.
Adam Kennedy and Matt Buntine are on track with their recoveries after having knee reconstructions last year and draftee Brent Daniels is running well after a more minor knee setback prior to Christmas.
The only two long term injuries left at the Giants are to Zac Williams with an achilles injury and Will Setterfield who suffered a season ending ACL injury during a pre-season practice match.