Swans remind Buddy of rare blank

Sydney Swans spearhead Lance Franklin isn't fazed by having a rare goalless AFL outing and is looking forward to taking on Geelong this week.

Lance "Buddy" Franklin.

Swans star Lance Franklin has been teased by his teammates for not kicking any goals last week. (AAP)

Teammates haven't let AFL superstar Lance Franklin forget going goalless for the first time in more than a year.

The 2014 Coleman Medallist failed to kick a goal for the first time in 23 AFL games in his Sydney team's win over Melbourne at the MCG last Saturday.

"It was quite funny, one of the boys actually put some doughnuts in my locker this week, and had a little bit of a laugh at that," Franklin said at the SCG on Tuesday.

Franklin proved there was more to his game than just kicking goals by picking up a personal season-high 22 touches against Melbourne.

He is looking forward to Saturday's home clash with Geelong, the team he has his worst winning percentage against, with just five victories in 17 games.


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