Franklin was left uninjured despite being involved in a car accident with four other vehicles.
"I'm not too bad this morning," said a sheepish Franklin to reporters on Thursday morning.
Lucky Buddy escaped the goldfish bowl of Melbourne... “ @davesygall : Lance Franklin answering questions. pic.twitter.com/NBmPMOGJxT ”
— Brenton Speed (@BrentonSpeed) April 24, 2014 "Obviously [I'm] a little bit upset with what happened last night.
"(It's) lucky that no-one was injured and myself, not injured. To come out unscathed, I'm happy with that."
"(I) just got a little bit too close to the car that was parked on lane one and that was pretty much it. From there the airbags went off and that's all I can say."
Quite a few theories on Twitter as to why Lance Franklin crashed Jacinta Campbell's Jeep: http://t.co/LkjBySkCvt pic.twitter.com/pcREbLibF5
— Aaron Lucas (@AaronLucasBris) April 23, 2014 The Swans confirmed Franklin was involved in the accident through a late-night media statement.
"The Sydney Swans can confirm that Lance Franklin was involved in a car accident this evening," it read.
"The vehicle Franklin was driving was involved in a collision which damaged four other stationary vehicles.
"Franklin was the only person involved in the accident. He was not carrying any passengers and there were no passengers in any of the other vehicles involved. No one was injured in the accident and Franklin is also unharmed.
"Police attended the scene, where Franklin provided a statement. He was breath-tested, returning a zero reading. Franklin is licensed and insured.
Rohan sent me a message saying that Lance Franklin's car crash was a result of his 'natural arc'. I found it un amusing and in bad taste
— Caroline Wilson (@karowhinewilson) April 23, 2014