ANOTHER strong training session has Sydney superstar Lance Franklin firming to be fit for Saturday night's season opener against the Western Bulldogs.

Franklin hit the track at the SCG with the rest of the Swans' squad on Tuesday morning in another attempt to show senior coach John Longmire and the club's medical staff that he's ready to face the Dogs after recovering from groin surgery in November. 

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The West Australian has made rapid progress in his recovery over the past month, but questions remain over his ability to get through a senior game, and back up to play Adelaide off a six-day break in round two. 

Longmire spoke about his gun forward's prospects on Monday and said that Franklin's season was far more important than one game.

The side will be finalised on Thursday, and teammate Callum Mills said he's just as interested to see if Franklin will be on the plane to Melbourne as everybody else. 

"He trained well (on Tuesday) so we have to wait until Thursday to see how he goes then," he said.

"It's then up to the coaches and 'Buddy' and the medical staff (to make the decision), I'm not too sure (if he'll play) to be honest."

The speculation about Franklin's availability isn't the only unknown at Sydney going into the opening round, with Mills' role another talking point.

The defender has spent the summer training as a midfielder and spent the majority of his two JLT Community Series games up the ground, but his value to the team across half back is enormous.

The 2016 NAB AFL Rising Star winner said he's still not certain where he will start the game on Saturday night, but he's been excited to play as an onballer over the pre-season alongside the Swans' biggest names.

"It was awesome to learn from guys like 'Joey' (Josh Kennedy), 'Parks' (Luke Parker) and Isaac (Heeney), and they were really helpful with my development," he said.

"We've also got Dean Cox and Brett Kirk as our midfield coaches and they were two pretty handy players in their time, so to learn off them too was awesome. 

"I told 'Horse' (Longmire) the other day that I don't mind where I play as long as I'm influential for the team.

"To me it doesn't matter if its midfield, back or forward, as long as I can contribute, that’s the best result for the team.

"My versatility is pretty handy when it comes to getting different match-ups against different teams, so it depends on who we play."

The Swans struggled to place enough scoreboard pressure on the opposition last season – they were ranked 13th in the competition for points scored – and if Franklin doesn't get up, with off-season recruit Daniel Menzel already ruled out, the visitors will need to find other avenues to goal.

But in an encouraging sign, Sydney had 13 individual goalkickers in their 42-point win over Gold Coast in their second JLT match.

"It's nice when 'Bud' kicks eight goals, so I won't complain if that happens every week," Mills said.

"But a variety of options is important to us, so that means getting midfielders and our other forwards to hit the scoreboard."