STAR Sydney defender Dane Rampe says the Swans' run of losses at the SCG is "getting pretty embarrassing" and they must find a way to correct the situation.

The club's sole win out of four home games this year was by 16 points over Greater Western Sydney in round three.

There were three losses either side of that result to Port Adelaide (by 23 points in round two), Adelaide (10 points in round four) and then North Melbourne (two points in round seven).

"It's an interesting one, because we're 1-3 (at home) and undefeated on the road this year, so it's pretty incredible, really," Rampe said on SEN.

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"I don't know the answer to that. The only thing I can think of is that teams come up genuinely prepared to play – and that's probably not the right thing to say.

"We go down interstate and really psych ourselves up for a big game and whether that be we take the foot off the pedal or what not (at home) – it probably shouldn't be that way.

"But we've just got to find a way to win at home, because it's getting pretty embarrassing."

Rampe tipped four-time Coleman medallist Lance Franklin to recover from the bruised heel which sidelined him for the past fortnight and play against his old side Hawthorn on Friday night.

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He was also hopeful triple All Australian Dan Hannebery would return soon from the groin problem that will see him miss a third consecutive match this week.

"We've had two days off, but I dare say the big fella (Franklin) doesn't miss a big Friday night game at the 'G," Rampe said.

"I think he was touch and go at the start of the week, but he will definitely be putting his hand up and I dare say he'll be out there."

The ongoing commentary about the state of the game has bemused Rampe, who said there were always natural "ebbs and flows" with how the sport was played.

"I do enjoy watching (the game), but I'm probably not the one to ask, because I think as players you take a different view of the game," he said.

"I probably don't watch it from a pure spectacle or the 'state of the game'. I'm more watching little things that I'd be doing on the ground or enjoying a team that I don't like, seeing them getting smashed.

"But I can't really comment on the state of the game. I've been surprised with the amount of attention it's got.

"It was only the first two rounds when there was all that talk about the key forwards being back and how good the game was going."

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