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

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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

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Ben Ronke

Age

26

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

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[Heeney2Franklin]

Get the feeling Bud like lockett will disappear from the game.

 

[bedford]

Get the feeling Bud like lockett will disappear from the game.

But can he come to the Borough like Plugger did

 

[MR0808]

Get the feeling Bud like lockett will disappear from the game.

We could get the GOF foundation

 

[Superstar swan]

Yea I'm nor convinced he will come back for the rd 24 game to say farewell

 

[Wolfgang West]

Yea I'm nor convinced he will come back for the rd 24 game to say farewell

Has it been stated that there will be a Rd 24 farewell ? Don’t think he wants one by all reports. If the club come out and say it he will be there. They sit pat and he will sail off into the sunset.

 

[SM]

Has it been stated that there will be a Rd 24 farewell ? Don’t think he wants one by all reports. If the club come out and say it he will be there. They sit pat and he will sail off into the sunset.

Harley said something along those lines on SEN.

 

[Ticky009]

Hawk fans spending half their words talking about how shit Sydney (city & team) are in their Buddy thread. For gods sake people, get a life.

 

[RedBloodBlackSwan]

I honestly am going to miss moments like this,

you knew every time he got the ball magic was about to happen.

What an assist by Sinclair. Visionary play to set Franklin up for a sitter.

 

[sataris]

Hawk fans spending half their words talking about how s**t Sydney (city & team) are in their Buddy thread. For gods sake people, get a life.

I don't even think about them anymore.

 

[sataris]

Lance "Duddy" Franklin

Just a reminder why you shouldn't trust or believe anything written on BigFooty.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Lance "Duddy" Franklin

Just a reminder why you shouldn't trust or believe anything written on BigFooty.

That's a very entertaining read

 

[Wolfgang West]

Harley said something along those lines on SEN.

Cheers. Hope if it is rd 24 they make an announcement that gives me time to get my shit together and get up the Hume.
Would not miss it.

 

[Millky95]

Get the feeling Bud like lockett will disappear from the game.

At a top level? Probably. Wouldn't surprise me if he became a scout for whichever state he lives in. Seems to enjoy footy a lot just not the spotlight. Doubt he would be a high level coach. Maybe the reserves at most?

I'm honestly interested to see what happens when his kids grow up in the Brisbane academy but also F/S/D picks to us and the Hawks. It'll be Blakey all over again

 

[MF]

Hawk fans spending half their words talking about how s**t Sydney (city & team) are in their Buddy thread. For gods sake people, get a life.

You'd think after winning a flag each you'd just move on the way the swans and west coast rivalry did. I guess losing Buddy and languishing on the bottom of the ladder for years has made the bitterness endure.

 

[Olian]

If Buddy had stayed at the Hawks he would have been pensioned off years ago. The Hawks may not have grabbed the three peat due to a tight salary cap etc. A sliding doors moment but Hawks fans should be grateful when they had him and what he did for their club.

 

[wilsonmatic]

Will he be hanging around to support the boys until our year is done? Hope so.

 

[Ticky009]

Will he be hanging around to support the boys until our year is done? Hope so.

I imagine he will be, seems like the type who would. After that he'll be moving with the family up to the Gold Coast - who are 100% going to be pelting him with offers.

 

[Jewelsbon]

I imagine he will be, seems like the type who would. After that he'll be moving with the family up to the Gold Coast - who are 100% going to be pelting him with offers.

I thought they were already on the GC. Think I read somewhere he flew there on Monday, before the official presser.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

I thought they were already on the GC. Think I read somewhere he flew there on Monday, before the official presser.

Yes, he flew there with Paddy after he told the playing group on Monday.

 

[bedford]

I thought they were already on the GC. Think I read somewhere he flew there on Monday, before the official presser.

YEP HE'S BROUGHT A HOME THERE

 

[Olian]

I thought they were already on the GC. Think I read somewhere he flew there on Monday, before the official presser.

Longmire mentioned it in an interview that he flew out Monday afternoon.

 

[Bloods86]

I'm honestly interested to see what happens when his kids grow up in the Brisbane academy but also F/S/D picks to us and the Hawks. It'll be Blakey all over again

It's probably a case of a) where are the parents living at the time (assuming they don't want to get away from them), or b) is one of the options a lot better placed for success at the time.

Academies might not exist then, GC might be folded, they might do something else instead of footy.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

It's probably a case of a) where are the parents living at the time (assuming they don't want to get away from them), or b) is one of the options a lot better placed for success at the time.

Academies might not exist then, GC might be folded, they might do something else instead of footy.

Aliens have been proved to be real so who knows what the next 18 years reveal

 

[SM]

Aliens have been proved to be real so who knows what the next 18 years reveal

 

[the hypnotoad]

franklin gives the impression he really does love being part of a footy club, being around a footy club
i can definitely see him involved in a club somewhere ... not straight away, and more than likely initially through his kids if they play junior footy
someone suggested a recruiting role, maybe watching football on the gold coast and beyond, scouting/recruiting for the swans