L.Franklin or T. Cloke

[Lupton Warchild Pittman]

Just an unrelated ?, what is Buddy's output like when Roughead doesn't play?

 

[JohnD]

Roughead always plays.

 

[Lupton Warchild Pittman]

Roughead always plays.

So Buddy has never played in a side that hasn't contained his sides 2nd Biggest Forward?

 

[cs61]

of course he has played when Roughead hasn't

 

[bOmBeR_BoY1]

16 pages later and this subject is still being discussed... baha...

It's not rocket science.

 

[Bennycoff]

Franklin by a country mile and then some.

 

[the egg]

I'm gonna have to say that Buddy, depending on injuries will be the best player to ever play the game.

 

[Stenchiss]

Cloke is very good, Buddy's just in another galaxy.

 

[Beckers]

Please can we trade Buddy for Cloke at the end of the season? As a sweetener, we will even throw in Jnr Boy Rioli and possibly our first draft pick!

How about it then??

 

[JohnD]

So Buddy has never played in a side that hasn't contained his sides 2nd Biggest Forward?

You're tellin' the story, but you want me to find out for you ?

What's your point ?

 

[Choota]

Franklin's bad games = 4 goals
Cloke's best games = 4 goals.

Franklin's worst = Cloke's best

Roughhead too is superior to Cloke.

 

[MadDawg]

Roughhead too is superior to Cloke.

Cloke would best be described as a "poor mans Roughead".

 

[Lupton Warchild Pittman]

You're tellin' the story, but you want me to find out for you ?

What's your point ?

Just curious to see how Buddy stands up without the assistance of the pretty boy.

 

[grinspoon]

Franklin is shocking when is has to wrestle with his opponent. look how many times he gives the free away. Will come down abit when the hawks midfield arent in such great form. Damn i think even dawson would kick 5 goals a game if he replaced lance atm. Lance great skill. Cant kick to save himself though. Hawk supporters will lose patience as i said when there not winning so easily. Id take him in a heart beat. Cloke is a chf, lance FF. cant compare them at all.

 

[Beckers]

Cloke is a chf, lance FF. cant compare them at all.

Watch much footy then??? Roughy is the FF and generally stays deep.
Lance is a roaming CHF/HFF who drops deep occasionally and occasionally also heads up to the wing and HBF then links up play throught the middle!

 

[KERRPOW]

stupid thread.....Franklin is miles ahead of cloke.

 

[Davo23]

Franklin is shocking when is has to wrestle with his opponent. look how many times he gives the free away. Will come down abit when the hawks midfield arent in such great form. Damn i think even dawson would kick 5 goals a game if he replaced lance atm. Lance great skill. Cant kick to save himself though. Hawk supporters will lose patience as i said when there not winning so easily. Id take him in a heart beat. Cloke is a chf, lance FF. cant compare them at all.

Buddy Franklin has never been to school, but he could still write a better-punctuated, spelled and grammatical paragraph than this.

And Buddy doesn't write ...

 

[Eudes]

You can't be serious? One's a potential super star (if he's not one already) & the other is a spud who is gifted goals by some un-known super footy power. You can figure out which is which. Anyone with half a brain would know

P.S. little hint. There are no "super stars" that wear black & white stirps!

 

[JohnD]

Just curious to see how Buddy stands up without the assistance of the pretty boy.

Well, go on then.

Find out, frame an argument, and get back to us.

 

[xyakks]

One's a potential super star (if he's not one already)

What does it take to be a super-star there days?

 

[Lupton Warchild Pittman]

Find out, frame an argument, and get back to us.

No need to, we both know the answer, Buddy has never, that is on a consistent basis, fired without the focus being shared by a Roughead.

 

[Gouldy]

!?!?!

 

[PottSie2]

No need to, we both know the answer, Buddy has never, that is on a consistent basis, fired without the focus being shared by a Roughead.

Popquiz.

2 players are in the draft. You can only choose 1.

a). Lance "Buddy" Franklin
b) Travis Cloke.

Who do you pick ?

Now please end the thread.

 

[JohnD]

No need to, we both know the answer, Buddy has never, that is on a consistent basis, fired without the focus being shared by a Roughead.

I couldn't give a rat's tossbag whether Franklin plays with Roughead, Peter Hudson or the Queen of F'ing Sheeba. He's still panels better than Cloke and the gap is widening.

Furthermore, if you think something different, you should just say so. Then everyone will laugh at you as well, and perhaps this thread can sink to the murky depths once more.

 

[swiftdog]

Lance clearly the better player but here is a serious question:

How would they go if the role's were reversed. Buddy plays for Collingwood and Cloke plays for the Hawks?

First off, I am NOT suggesting the Buddy is only better because he plays for the Hawks, just curious. Buddy would not be getting 10 shots a game with our midfield supply, that's a given and he would probably be getting double teamed (a la Tarrant) every week. Would definentely still get 65+ goals for the year though. As for Cloke I'm guessing he would play further up the ground as that is his strong point. Most of the goalkicking would be going through Roughead with some cameo performances from Cloke.