{"id":59969,"date":"2021-04-19T08:22:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T08:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=59969"},"modified":"2021-04-19T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:58:09","slug":"franklin-sidelined-as-swans-injury-crisis-deepens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=59969","title":{"rendered":"Franklin sidelined as Swans injury crisis deepens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lance Franklin<\/a>'s quest to reach the magical 1000-goal mark has hit another hurdle, with the Swans veteran ruled out for up to four weeks with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

Franklin's injury adds salt in Sydney's wounds after they suffered their first defeat of the 2021 season<\/a> at the hands of their cross-town rival GWS Giants.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old starred for the Swans in the loss, kicking five goals straight, but hurt his knee in a clash with Giants defender Connor Idun towards the end of the third quarter.<\/p>\n

While Franklin was able to run out the game without any problems, Swans coach John Longmire revealed that the star forward dealt with some swelling the next day.<\/p>\n

\"Lance<\/p>\n

"He reckons he'll be two. We've said three to four. That probably gives you an idea of where the discussions go but we'll see how it goes," Longmire said.<\/p>\n

"We didn't know what it was and we don't have the benefit of having a scan during the course of the game. He said he was feeling OK – initially it really hurt, and then the adrenaline of what happens during the course of a game, it's very hard to diagnose.<\/p>\n

"It was only yesterday it got swelled. When you cool down a bit after you play, with any real injury that's what tends to happen most of the time.<\/p>\n

"He's all right. We just had a chat to him. This is what happens in football – he comes back, unfortunately it was just a collision-type injury that you can't do much about. <\/p>\n

\"Lance<\/p>\n

"Hopefully it's only a few weeks and he gets back playing again. You've just got to roll with the punches a little bit."<\/p>\n

Franklin's injury adds to what has become a growing injury list for Sydney, with ruckman Tom Hickey also suffering a knee injury in the loss to the Giants. <\/p>\n

Hickey and Franklin join co-captain Dane Rampe (finger) and Isaac Heeney<\/a> (hand) as the Swans stars on the mend in coming weeks.<\/p>\n

The Swans will aim to get back on the winner's list in Round Six when they take on the Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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