KEY forward Sam Reid appears to be leading the race to return among the Sydney Swans’ star-studded injury list.

Reid (quad), Lewis Jetta (shin), Adam Goodes (knee), and Lewis Roberts-Thomson (knee) are all battling to be passed fit and play for the Swans before the finals.

Reid looked sharp while running laps at the Swans' SCG training session on Wednesday.

Fellow young gun Luke Parker confirmed Reid was likely to return following the side's clash with St Kilda at the SCG on Sunday.

"Reidy will be playing next week I think," Parker said.

"I don't know if he has the golden ticket though, he might have to come back through the reserves.

"Hopefully all those boys can get back to full fitness before the end of the season, because they'd be in our best 22 and can play some really good footy."

Reid has played just one game in the past 11 weeks, having re-injured his quad against Melbourne in round 15 after first tearing the muscle in round 9 against Collingwood.

Swans physiotherapist Matt Cameron confirmed Reid was well on the road to recovery.

"All four of those guys are running and they're already racing each other to see who can be first back," Cameron told the club website.

"They are really starting to kick along now.

"Jetta and Reid are running quite quickly at the moment.

"Goodes and LRT are running at a Fartlek speed - which is a jogging and fast running combination.

"They are certainly up and going and we're going to have them close to training next week."

The reigning premiers face a difficult run to the finals, with the Saints followed by matches against top-two sides Geelong (away) and Hawthorn (home).

Parker said his teammates were desperate to return to form after having their colours lowered by Collingwood in a 29-point loss at ANZ Stadium.

"The boys just want to come out this week and get back to the type of footy that we want to play, and we know we can play," Parker said.