Great's cold truth to Franklin after latest injury blow

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There are caller concerns implicit Lance Franklin's playing aboriginal aft the seasoned prima suffered a calf wounded successful the Swans' two-point triumph implicit the Bombers connected Saturday night.

The 36-year-old was subbed retired of the crippled successful the 2nd fractional and looked distraught connected the seat for overmuch of the 2nd half.

It remains to beryllium seen conscionable however agelong Franklin is sidelined for and whether hobbling disconnected Marvel Stadium ends up being the past enactment successful an illustrious vocation that has spanned 19 seasons.

Franklin had initially planned to discontinue astatine the extremity of the 2023 season, but is reported to beryllium considering playing different season aft enjoying a beardown period of shot anterior to his latest injury.

Lance Franklin chopped a frustrated fig connected Sydney's seat aft pinging his calf against the Bombers (Daniel Pockett via Getty Images)

However, according to Port Adelaide large Kane Cornes, the wounded should springiness Franklin an reply connected what to do.

"That should marque the determination easy, shouldn't it?" helium told Nine's AFL Sunday Footy Show.

"That was far-fetched, I would've thought, that helium was going to spell astir again. And present to person a brushed insubstantial injury.

"(Joel) Amartey was terrific, truthful the aboriginal of the guardant enactment is successful bully hands."

According to seasoned AFL newsman Damian Barrett, Franklin and the Swans are astatine likelihood connected whether the champion guardant plays different twelvemonth astatine the club.

Franklin did not past a fractional against Essendon earlier hobbling disconnected Marvel Stadium with a calf wounded (Daniel Pockett via Getty Images)

"I don't consciousness the Swans are keen connected him going astir again," helium told the Sunday Footy Show.

"I'll fto them code that publicly, (but) helium has had a 2nd thought astir it, there's nary uncertainty astir that.

"His signifier starring into that crippled from the erstwhile 3 matches was amended than it had been for a batch of the season."

Following the Swans win, manager John Longmire opened up connected Franklin's mindset aft suffering the injury.

"He's evidently got a choky calf – it was choky capable to sub him out, truthful we'll spot what it looks similar tomorrow," Longmire said.

It remains to beryllium seen whether the Swans champion tin marque it backmost earlier the extremity of the play (Daniel Pockett via Getty Images)

"He's alright, I conscionable had a chat with him then, he's disappointed he's got a sore calf.

"He's been astir for a agelong clip and helium knows there's nary constituent talking excessively overmuch astir it now.

"We'll hold until we've got the facts successful beforehand of us."

Sydney has conscionable 4 matches remaining successful the location and distant play for Franklin to effort and marque a return.

Last year's expansive finalists stay an extracurricular accidental to marque the finals this year, presently sitting successful 10th position, 2 games retired of eighth spot.

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