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Sydney coach John Longmire admits he had to switch to plan B after star forward Lance Franklins injury scare in Hobart.But his back-up strategy worked, producing a nine-point victory over North Melbourne on Saturday afternoon to send the Swans to the top of the AFL ladder.In overcast conditions at Bellerive Oval, Sydney led at every break and finished 12.13 (85) to 10.16 (76) winners.Franklin left the ground in the 13th minute with a hip complaint after a collision with Kangaroo Scott Thompson.We had to change it up a little bit different once Lance got hurt, Longmire said.The shift brought forward some of the Swans midfielders, with nine players booting goals as Franklin took a back seat, managing just one behind.Gary Rohan, Jarrad McVeigh and Dan Hannebery finished with two goals each. Luke Parker earned a nod from the coach with his 31 disposals, as did rover Tom Mitchell and half-back Callum Mills.Franklin returned after a short absence, but his comeback was brief before again heading to the sheds for treatment.Hes OK, Longmire said.He was sore there for a bit of the game, clearly, thats why he ended up coming off twice. But I thought in the last quarter he actually contributed pretty well.The knock isnt expected to prevent Franklin playing against Richmond next Saturday.Longmire wants greater consistency from his side, which was dominated at times by North, including through most of the second term.We can improve a bit on todays performance and thats what we will be trying to do next week - trying to make sure we keep sharpening up all areas of our game, he said.But you want to get to this point of the year with that in front of you, which is to be able to control your own destiny ... in the last game of the year at the SCG and thats what were going to try and do.The Kangaroos have managed just three wins from the past 11 rounds, and coach Brad Scott was blunt in his assessment.We werent able to capitalise on our opportunities well enough, he said, adding that three easy goals they failed to kick proved costly.The game ended their streak of eight victories at their second home in Hobart, and also likely puts Thompson back on the injury list.The veteran defender, on his return from a groin complaint, left the field at the end of the first quarter, and was later seen on the sideline holding ice on his groin.Stalwart Brent Harvey was the standout for the Kangaroos, finishing with three goals, two behinds and 32 disposals. 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The game started the same way the Vancouver game started the night before, with the Jets taking the first two penalties of the game and killing off the first, but the Oilers getting on the board first, scoring on the second man-advantage. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers appear to have the makings of a defense that could power a deep run into the playoffs.Its the offense, for once, that is looking to maintain consistency.Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, and the offensive line pushed around the New York Giants front and powered the ground game in a 23-16 win on Sunday night over the New York Giants.Rodgers was 23 of 45 for 259 yards and also threw two interceptions. Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams each had highlight-reel touchdown catches to help the Packers (3-1) build an 11-point halftime lead.But the offense was mired by uncharacteristic drops, and couple of big plays were called back by penalties. Mason Crosby kicked three field goals, including two in the fourth quarter.It is all about winning, Rodgers said before adding, We had a lot of opportunities tonight. ... We have to execute in the passing game as well as were doing up front in the run game.The Packers defense, though, kept limiting the Giants.New Yorks Eli Manning was 18 of 35 for 199 yards and was sacked three times.Defense, particularly our young guys in the secondary, did a heck of a job, Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. Run defense was there, pass rush was there. We were able to play good red zone defense.The Giants (2-3) looked out of sorts until a hurry-up drive that ended with Beckhams 8-yard touchdown catch with 2:54 left.We didnt make enough throws or contested catches. We need to play and execute better, coach Ben McAdoo said.EYES ON ODELLBeckahms first touchdown catch of the season stood on replay review after the receiver jumped high in the air for Mannings pass and was ruled inbounds after straddling the back line of the end zone.Beckham raised his both arms in the air in celebration after watching the replay on the Lambeau Field video board. He finished with five catches for 56 yards.Perhaps more importantly for the Giants, Beckham didnt throw an attention-grabbing tantrum like the meltdowns he had the previous two weeks against Minnesota and Washington.STAT LINERandall Cobb was the Packers most consistent receiver with nine catches for 108 yards. With the Giants missing starting safety Nat Berhe because of an injury, Cobb excelled in his specialty of working the middle of the field and turning short passes into long gains.Cobb appeaared to be OK on the sideline after taking a hit to the back of his head or neck on a 13-yard catch on third-and-10 with about 2 minutes left.ddddddddddddSHAKING IT UPThe Packers 16-play, 75-yard drive to open the game took up the first 8:42 of the game, the teams longest scoring drive by time on the season that ended with a touchdown . Coach Mike McCarthy threw different wrinkles at the Giants by using different personnel combinations on the opening drive, instead of sticking with the usual three-wide receiver combination of Nelson, Randall Cobb and Adams, with Eddie Lacy in the backfield.HEY ROOKIESTwo rookies teamed up for a turnover late in the first half for the Packers that set up a field goal. Linebacker Kyler Fackrell, a third-round draft pick, forced a fumble after sacking Eli Manning on second-and-10 from the Giants 39. Defensive tackle Kenny Clark, the Packers first-round pick this year recovered the fumble at the 31 with 1:15 left. Crosby kicked a 44-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to give Green Bay a 17-6 lead.ON THE CORNERGiants cornerback Janoris Jenkins had two interceptions in the first half, one coming on third-and-6 at the Giants 21 after a pass deflected off Nelsons hands . It was Jenkins first two-interception game since his rookie season with St. Louis, when he had two against Arizona on Nov. 25, 2012.INJURY REPORTGiants: The battered secondary lost CB Eli Apple to a groin injury in the second quarter. The rookie missed New Yorks 24-10 loss last week at Minnesota because of a hamstring injury, and had been listed as questionable for the Packers game. ... Dwayne Harris was taken to the locker room two separate times in the second half, for X-rays on his jaw and toe. ... DT Damon Harrison was in the locker room for an unknown injury for much of the Packers game-opening touchdown drive. He returned for the Giants second defensive series.Packers: Backup S Chris Banjo (hamstring) limped off after the opening kickoff of the second half. ... Lacy left late in the third quarter with a left ankle injury. He had 81 yards on 11 carries, including 77 yards on nine carriers in the first half.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '