Sydney coach John Longmire is looking forward to his side facing the test of taking on Collingwood at the SCG on Friday night.

Longmire praised his young side's effort to hold off the fast-finishing Roos in Hobart with Zak Jones stuck on the bench, a week after the Swans upset Essendon at home by the same margin.

But he is under no illusions that Friday night's task against Collingwood will be much tougher for the inexperienced Swans.

"We were thrilled with what our players did against North, but it goes up a number of notches this week against one of the best teams in the competition," he said.

"They're a real benchmark team with stars on every line and they're very diverse with how they go about it, so it'll be a great test.

"They were a kick off winning a Grand Final and have been absolutely on fire this season, so it's a great opportunity for us to take them on in a big game on a Friday night in front of our home crowd.

"The Pies are in red-hot form and have quality players wherever you look, so it's terrific for us.

"We need to play well and we need to compete hard because we will be tested.

"They're the best starting team in the competition so from the first bounce it's going to be on, and we're looking forward to it."

The Swans are still yet to make a call on Lance Franklin's hamstring issues with Collingwood will launch this year's Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

The annual Marngrook game at the SCG would be the perfect setting for Franklin – one of the game's greatest indigenous players – to return to the Swans team, but the veteran is yet to fully extend himself at training after pulling up sore in the lead-up to round six.

Coach John Longmire said the 32-year-old ran well and did some kicking on Monday, but still has more work to do before he's cleared to play his 296th game and won't be rushed back just for the Marngrook match.

"It does (mean a lot to him), he loves to get out there and compete anyway, let alone when it's a big occasion like this week," he said.

"He'd love to play, there's no question about that, but we've got to make sure he goes through the right steps and gets to the point where he's really confident in his body."

The Swans could regain co-captain Josh Kennedy (quad) after he was a late withdrawal against North Melbourne last week, but they'll be without speedster Zak Jones for the next two to three weeks.

Jones injured his hamstring in the second quarter of his side's thrilling five-point win over the Kangaroos and didn't take the field after half-time.