Brett Kirk and Jude Bolton revelled in the centre-square mudbath during the Swans' 30-point win against North Melbourne but coach Paul Roos said he could adopt a slightly different strategy against the Blues' A-grade midfield.
"You couldn't get two [more] different surfaces. The one we had on the weekend was muddy and we probably haven't seen a ground like that for many, many years, then you go to the indoor venue of Etihad which is pretty fast," he said.
"That might impact on selection as well, but it's a very different venue. Last week we trained in the wet which was fine, but hopefully we get a good week of weather so we can train on a bit faster deck than we had last week."
Roos is unlikely to make many changes to the team that defeated North, with Martin Mattner a certain inclusion providing he is fully recovered from a corked thigh sustained in round 13.
However, Lewis Jetta and Jesse White (eight goals) pushed for senior recall with strong games in the reserves' 80-point win over Tuggeranong.
Jetta seems the most likely of the pair to earn selection with his pace set to be handy against the free-running Blues, but Roos said he would prefer both to earn their places with a sustained run of good form.
"They both struggled the week before so that's where it's tough when they've had one good game," he said.
"You'd like to have a little bit of a consistent vein of form before they come back in, but we'll certainly discuss them.
"[White] has played senior football this year and he's played well at Etihad [but] anyone that gets dropped from the weekend's team will be a bit stiff."
Roos said there would be some debate about Adam Goodes' role against Carlton after his stellar return to form against the Kangaroos, but Ted Richards would hold his place as a key forward target.
Of more concern to the Swans' match committee is the task of quelling Chris Judd, Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs and Kade Simpson, with Roos labelling the Blues' midfield "top echelon".
The Western Bulldogs had some success in round 15 with Matthew Boyd going head to head with Judd, but Roos said he was yet to decide how to tackle the Blues' skipper.
"We've had problems with Juddy before, both in [his] West Coast days and with Carlton. He's one of those players that sometimes it's very hard to stop him," Roos said.
"Do you run someone with him or do you get someone to try and get the ball on him? Obviously he'll take up a bit of time this week when we talk about the Carlton team because he's such a good player. "
