starbux
25 Aug 2006, 19:10
I was just looking through AFL articles in The Australian newspaper and found an article written by Mick Malthouse talking about who would be in his All-Australian side, thought i'd share his comments on Buddy Franklin and why he'd have him in his unofficial AA side. :thumbsu:
"Some would argue Hawthorn youngster Buddy Franklin is a lucky inclusion. I suppose Hall or Russell Robertson could easily have been snuck in on the flank. But I already have four key forwards in the 22 - Lucas, Pavlich, Fevola and the more mobile Nick Riewoldt - and Franklin offers something slightly different. Buddy may be young, but he's in on merit."
"Some would argue Hawthorn youngster Buddy Franklin is a lucky inclusion. I suppose Hall or Russell Robertson could easily have been snuck in on the flank. But I already have four key forwards in the 22 - Lucas, Pavlich, Fevola and the more mobile Nick Riewoldt - and Franklin offers something slightly different. Buddy may be young, but he's in on merit."