The two-time Hawks Premiership player said his side had to lift after two successive losses to start the season.

Franklin said reflecting on achievements was something he’d prefer to do when he hangs up the boots.   

"It's really special, but it is something I'll look back on when I finish my career," he said on Wednesday morning.

"The main focus for me at the moment is getting the win on Friday night, it really is.

"We've gotten off to a bad start, we were pretty bad against Port (Adelaide), but we were much better against on the weekend.

"We've come up against some good teams. Port Adelaide are up and coming and have played some good football, and the (Western) Bulldogs won the premiership last year.