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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 visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area.After a 175/1 winner last week, Ben Coley think its time to get on the favourite for the start of the Florida Swing at the Honda Classic. The Honda Classic has been kind to me in the past, with Russell Henleys 2014 success my best yet and Daniel Berger oh so nearly landing the double in 2015.Key to finding the winner here has been a little luck, of course, but also the willingness to look beyond the obvious in an event which has thrown up some huge upsets. Berger, after all, was beaten by Padraig Harrington in a play-off while the likes of YE Yang, Rory Sabbatini, Michael Thompson and 300/1 chance Henley were shock winners. If there is to be an upset this time there are plenty of candidates but the one I think is most interesting is among the rank outsiders - Sam Saunders. Sam Saunders lines up a putt on the 11th green during Round 2 of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 2 Most famous for being Arnold Palmers grandson, Saunders has nonetheless achieved plenty by himself with a play-off defeat in last years Puerto Rico Open showing that he can be competitive at this level.Granted, the Honda Classic is a step up in class from that tournament in terms of field strength but he wasnt far away here in 2010, when a closing bogey saw him drop to a very respectable 17th place.Saunders has since improved to the extent that he has earned himself full PGA Tour membership and while his recent form is poor, hell be looking forward to a return home to Florida where he plays his best golf.You can get prices up to 1,000/1 in places and while the temptation is to assume therefore that he has no chance, I dont believe thats the case. McIlroy is playing in the event for the eighth year in a row, with his victory at Palm Gardens coming in 2012 Even so, I do expect Rory McIlroy to take all the beating and hes my best bet of the week.McIlroy dropped a big hint last week that hes close to peak form again and a return to a course he knows well, one situated close to his Florida home, has to be seen as a major positive.ddddddddddddThe world No 3 won this event in 2012 and should have won it in 2014 so while there are some bad rounds to go with the good, if he is at anything like his best hes the man to beat.With Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler both having to get over blowing great chances to win last time, Kevin Kisner and Brooks Koepka are the next two I like. Kisner missed the cut when he appeared at the Phoenix Open Koepka looks short enough at 33s despite some eye-catching form here at one of his local tracks, which includes a remarkable 64 in round two last year after hed opened with a 78.At a bigger price, Kisner looks better value as his overall form is stronger and this test will suit him down to the ground. The RSM Classic winner missed the cut in Phoenix but is a much better player out east and should show it this week.Finally, Ernie Els and Webb Simpson appear to have decent each-way credentials. Els appears to have shrugged off the putting issues that were affecting his game Both are former major winners and thats a good starting point here. After all, Harrington, Yang and Els himself have won majors as well as this event while Thompson, the shock 2013 winner, had finished second in the previous years US Open.That was won by Simpson, who is striking the ball so well that any improvement for a switch to bermuda greens which are typically easier to read will see him go very close indeed.Els has produced back-to-back top-25 finishes, including at Riviera last week, and is well suited to a potentially difficult, windy challenge in a state which brings out his best side.Watch the Honda Classic throughout the week live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf Also See: McIlroy continues busy schedule Harrington claims Honda win Riviera talking points Golf live on Sky Sports 4 ' ' '