Past #23 Buddy Franklin - Thanks Buddy

[Kennedy Parker]

Lance Franklin
Lance Franklin is a giant of the game. The star Sydney Swans forward has played 300 AFL games, won two premierships with Hawthorn, is the seventh-greatest goal-kicker in VFL/AFL history, is one of just five men with eight All Australian blazers and is the most recent player to have kicked 100 goals in a season. The Western Australian is also one of just two players in the game’s history, along with former Swan and Saint Tony Lockett

Tony Lockett

Age

58

Ht

191cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.5

3star

G

4.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.4

5star

, to have booted 300 goals for two clubs. Franklin was added to a leadership group for the first time in his career ahead of season 2020, joining co-captains Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

and Dane Rampe

24

Dane Rampe

Age

34

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

, as well as Callum Mills

14

Callum Mills

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

. But the 33-year-old, who was named captain of the 2018 All Australian team, has long been considered an exceptional unofficial leader, so great is his impact on Will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

26

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

, Nick Blakey

22

Nick Blakey

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.4

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

7.2

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.2

3star

, Ben Ronke

25

Ben Ronke

Age

27

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.7

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.7

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.2

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

5.2

5star

G

2.4

5star

and the rest of Sydney’s young forwards.

Lance Franklin
DOB: 30 January 1987
DEBUT: 2005
DRAFT: #5, 2004 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Dowerin (WA)/Perth (WAFL)/Hawthorn

Lance Franklin | AFL

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[The King!]

Who will they interview after every swans game

 

[Superstar swan]

Who will they interview after every swans game

Give the ladies what they want....the lizard

 

[MF]

Gutted that it's finished this way for him.

 

[Superstar swan]

Gutted that it's finished this way for him.

Very few greats get the fairy tale ending.

Buddy -calf
Ablett - shoulder
Judd- knee
Goodes - racists

 

[MF]

Very few greats get the fairy tale ending.

Buddy -calf
Ablett - shoulder
Judd- knee
Goodes - racists

Yeah makes me realise how lucky we were for the send off Grundy, McVeigh And Jack had.

 

[The King!]

Gutted that it's finished this way for him.

Glorious career , I guess unless you finish after a premiership kind of always a bit sucky , even the Jack Grundy Mcveigh day we didn't make finals etc

Shame he doesn't have a swans premiership medal more than finishing injured

 

[the hypnotoad]

Gutted that it's finished this way for him.

yeah, was just about to post the same ... horrible that it ends this way for him
but he'll be in the grand final parade and will be there to cheer his mates on to a glorious (if largely unexpected) premiership!

 

[RilesMacca]

Who will they interview after every swans game

and who will they show on the bench 124 times during a game

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I cannot remember any other player whose imagination, audacity and unfailing ability to miraculously execute made me gasp and laugh.

I also love the stories about him being a footy nuffie. Following kids in junior comps and pestering Beatson re the draft.

What a legacy he has left!

 

[caesar88]

Feels like the kind of player you should be able to say so much about yet anything you say feels woefully inadequate.

So I will go with just the one word.

Legend.

 

[BloodySwan]

Devastated that this is the end. Deserved a send off match

 

[sydney_gws]

Devastated that this is the end. Deserved a send off match

Congratulations to him on a great career, for both Hawthorn and Swans. As a supporter of both sydney sides, I enjoyed his 9 goals vs St Kilda in 2014 , was hoping to catch the ball for his 1000th in round 1 last year, but not to be.

 

[Ballarat Bob]

Shame the way it's happened but he's gone far longer than most players. Up there with Goodes as the two best Swans I have seen.
Real shame we couldn't get another premiership for him.

 

[Dan87]

All the best in retirement Bud

GOAT

 

[Wheresbuddy]

The one thing that has struck me about Buddy is how humble he is. A private man, who just let his footy do the talking.

Thanks for the memories.

 

[Jeffers]

Absolute legend of the club. A sad day today indeed

 

[The King!]

Still chair him off at the SCG in round 24 please

 

[Superstar swan]

The one thing that has struck me about Buddy is how humble he is. A private man, who just let his footy do the talking.

Thanks for the memories.

Its quire bizarre. On the footy field he strutted around, played with supreme confidence, played up to the crowd yet off field he is probably one of the most private superstars we have ever seen

 

[Dangas]

Good to see him in his last game, albeit for a quarter.

Legend of aussie rules; his presence will be missed on and off the ground. Hopefully he'll still be involved with the game in the future in some capacity, but for now family time.

Buddy, all time great aussie rules footballer

 

[Nuggetz]

LEGEND

 

[MR0808]

What a player! Actually feeling so down now after hearing this. It's been such a pleasure watching him, at Hawthorn and for us. Gutted this is how it happened, but this is the way. Thanks Bud!

 

[Superstar swan]

Doesn't feel real. We knew it was coming but still...it's strange we are never gonna see him tear a game apart again in the red and white

 

[MR0808]

Cale Hooker

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Cale Hooker

Age

36

Ht

198cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.2

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

6.3

5star

T

1.8

4star

MG

213.6

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

0.8

1star

MG

107.0

2star

D

14.6

4star

K

3.2

2star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

can finally rest easy now!

 

[sataris]

 

[The King!]

Lance "Buddy" Franklin to retire. Congratulations to Lance Franklin on an outstanding career, so many brilliant achievements all done so whilst Essendon never won a final.
354 games
8 All Australian
4 Coleman Medals
2 AFL Premierships
2 Goal of the Year