Hurley only played the opening two matches of the season before a torn achilles tendon forced him on the sidelines and kept him there for a large majority of the 2008 season.

However, the 2006 Dellar Family Medallist will play his 199th senior game for the Lions tomorrow at Kalkee despite admitting he is not 100 per cent fit.

``I just need to play and see how I pull up and that will gauge how much I play for the rest of the season,'' Hurley said.

``I have thought that I was going to play three times but it just flares up.

``To be honest - I'll sort of be in cotton-wool tomorrow.''

Hurley said he had feared an early return could lead to possibly snapping his tendon, however a specialist has assured him otherwise.

``My concern was that I would snap it but he reckons the chances are less likely than anyone else, as silly as that sounds.''

Hurley, who admitted this was by far the most frustrating injury of his career, will then look to play his 200th game against Edenhope-Apsley, at home, the following Saturday.

``Ironically, had I played from the word go, my 200th would have been against them up there,''Hurley said.

``I am fairly certain I can manage it (the pain).''

Hurley said following his 200th game and depending where his team sits in regards to a finals berth, the remainder of the season would be a week-to-week proposition. He said the injury had the potential to carry into next season and would require a good three months of rest to fully heal.

Hurley will bolster the Lions, who are in desperate need of a victory to steady their season and give their finals hopes a much needed shot in the arm.

Eight points and percentage outside the top five, a loss tomorrow would require Great Western to win almost all of its remaining five matches and hope teams above them slip up in the run home to the finals.

Swifts will get a major opportunity to break through for their third win of the season tomorrow.

The Baggies will host Taylors Lake at North Park, confident of re-producing the performance that saw them win by 26 points at Dock Lake Reserves earlier this season.

They will almost be at full strength this weekend, but are likely to have Nick Pickering and Andrew Robinson playing their last games for the season due to work committments.

Team manager Robert Carey said coach Jamie Britten would also play tomorrow after a light run against Natimuk last weekend.

``The ground was too slippery and unsure under foot so he sat most of the game off,'' Carey said.

Jake Goodes will have benefited from his first game back from a hamstring injury last week and should be ready to fire tomorrow.

Laharum will host Noradjuha-Quantong, Harrow-Balmoral should account for Pimpinio and Edenhope-Apsley will tackle Rupanyup in tomorrow's other clashes.