Sore Buddy may need rest

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SYDNEY Swans could be forced to give superstar forward Lance Franklin some rest to heal a recurring knee problem.

After crashing his girlfriend's Jeep on Wednesday, the marquee forward's nightmare week got even worse last night when his sore right knee flared up again in the Swans' 31-point win over Melbourne at the MCG.

Franklin, who was also involved in several off-the-ball skirmishes that will attract the attention of the match review panel, was substituted off the ground in the third term with seven possessions and one goal.

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Coach John Longmire said it was an ongoing knee issue, rather than the car accident and constant niggling from his Melbourne opponents last night, that was the reason for another below-par outing for the star recruit.

While the club remains hopeful the star recruit will be fit to play Brisbane next weekend, Longmire admitted the knee issue was preventing Franklin from doing much training throughout the week.

Buddy on the bench after being subbed from the game in the third quarter. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: News Corp Australia

Longmire said Franklin had been struggling to brush off the problem since he jarred his right knee against Adelaide three weeks ago.

"He hasn't done much training since that Adelaide game because his knee has been a bit sore and that's what he has jarred again tonight," Longmire said.

"It has been settling down OK, that's one thing that we hope this week — that it settles down OK after it gets sore again at the weekends.

"He's working really hard off-legs but he's not doing a heap of training for us at the moment so we need to get him right at some point, but how long that will last I'm not too sure."

Franklin with ice on his knee immediately after leaving the ground. Photo by Scott Barbour Source: Getty Images

Longmire conceded Franklin's mysterious car crash — where he ploughed into four parked cars, sparkling more widespread media attention — was not an ideal preparation for the match

But Longmire said if Franklin appeared distracted by something last night, it was "probably because he has been a little bit sore".

"In the end it was not an ideal week for him, let's not shy away from that," he said.

"But that (on and off field attention) is what you deal with and you've just got to be able to make sure you switch on to the footy."

John Longmire and Paul Roos before the game. Photo by Scott Barbour Source: Getty Images

Longmire was adamant Franklin's knee problem was unrelated to the hyperextension he suffered playing for Hawthorn in the 2011 finals series.

After a poor start to the season, back-to-back wins over the Demons and Dockers has helped restore the Swans season at 3-3.

"It is important to get back to 3-3 and we've been up and down week to week," he said.

"So it was good to get a little bit more consistency and we can still play better than what we did tonight and well need to but it was good to get the two wins in a row."

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