Out of the finals: Adam Goodes. Credit:Getty Images ''Adam trained as hard as he had for quite a while on Tuesday and pulled up OK yesterday, but he was a little bit sore in the warm-up today and therefore we decided not to push him,'' Swans coach John Longmire said. ''It is not a case of him having re-injured his knee, he's still fine, but the intensity of Tuesday's session meant that it was hard for him to back it up again today, so that's his season done.'' Even without Goodes, the Swans are bullish about their prospects against the Blues and playing in a preliminary final against Fremantle. Sydney won six games on the trot immediately after Goodes' injury but have lost four of their past five matches in an untimely slump. ''It is obviously disappointing but the reality is that Adam hasn't played for a significant amount of time and we have a great deal of confidence in the group of players who are available,'' Longmire said. ''We think our best can still match it with the best teams and that's what we need to bring this week against Carlton.

''We're confident that if our best players play well, everyone else in the team contributes we'll win. ''Our main focus going into the game is putting enormous pressure on Carlton for four quarters, not a half like we did last week.'' The Swans could not consider McGlynn, who for the second consecutive year has succumbed to an injury in September, or Rohan. Both men are battling calf strains but the club says Rohan will be available to play in the Swans' reserves grand final on Sunday. "Gary Rohan we will still look to play in our reserves and we're hopeful he's able to play in that and run around and enjoy that and get a bit of good game time under his belt,'' Longmire said. "He's a little bit sore today in his calf but he should be right by Sunday and hopefully he'll have a good run around in our twos.'' Longmire had earlier declared Rohan was a ''mile in front'' of where the club thought he would be after breaking his leg last year.

''Anyone expecting him to come back and set the world on fire probably had unrealistic expectations considering the injury that he had,'' Longmire said. ''He's done some good things for us in good games but we know it'd be good if he got more of the footy.'' The injuries have paved the way for youngsters Harry Cunningham and Shane Biggs to make their finals debuts. Cunningham, 19, has played just four matches while Biggs, 22, will be lining up for only his second game of league footy. "It has been exciting for Cunningham and Biggs," Longmire said. "They played well against Hawthorn a couple of weeks ago and they were probably a bit unlucky to go out of the team, but obviously we had some other names coming in that meant that they went out. "They both looked as though they could stand up to pretty intense pressure, which is obviously what we'll get this week, and I'm sure they're really looking forward to it. Loading

"They're really excited, as I'm sure the other players are to have those young blokes in the team, and we're looking forward to the Blues." The Blues named ruckman Matthew Kreuzer in an unchanged 22 but the big man had been in doubt after hurting his foot against Richmond last week.