Buddy Franklin Appreciation Thread

[the_interloper]

What are you talking about then? Looks like no-one got your joke...

He allegedly rooted 100 birds that season as well, and I believe he hit that tally well before the end of the season.

 

[Superstar swan]

It really is the feel good story of the year

 

[Bloods]

It is a bit odd how people are only appreciating him now, tbh.
Has been a champion since 2008, and regularly won games off his own boot, yet I'd read bigfooty weekly and there'd always be some dimwit calling him 'duddy', saying he was inconsistent, didn't work hard enough and wasn't a great forward because he didn't take contested marks.

The strangest part about this year though is that he's hit a good patch of form, and the media are jumping up and down like he's doing something new.

That's people and the media for you. It's new. He's at another club and as he's such a star on a fairly well documented large contract, he was always going to draw more attention than ever before.

He copped more criticism than ever after a few quiet games and now he's getting more accolades than ever, despite delivering roughly the same output as the last 5 years.

 

[RUNVS]

I'm so glad, that famous blood culture has turned another club reject into a superstar

Nick Davis is a god. He can turn any spud kicker into a reliable set shot

 

[OK Computer]

been my favourite player long before he came to Sydney.

 

[BigAl3001]

He is starting to look right in the Swans guernsey. It took a few months before he stopped looking weird in Swans colours (at leas to me).

Probably helps that he had a shave.

 

[Bloods Rule!]

Probably helps that he had a shave.

Razors aren't cheap in Sydney. He must have been saving up.

 

[invinciBlues]

Sydney should offer him a contract extension. Nothing crazy, but an extra two years ought to be enough to lock him away

 

[BlackHat]

The same data that said ports only elite player was angus monfries ?

LOL Poort

 

[captain peanut]

He allegedly rooted 100 birds that season as well, and I believe he hit that tally well before the end of the season.

the challenge set by some of his hawk teammates was to root 100 different chicks in 100 days. if my information is correct, he completed the task on the 93rd day

surely surpasses anything he has produced on field!!

 

[Cynic]

Is the most dangerous AFL player going around and has been for most of his career since 2008.

Sydney wonder why Hawthorn supporters are bitter about losing him for nothing...

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

Thanks Hawks for giving Sydney Franklin and Kennedy....

J/K

 

[the_interloper]

the challenge set by some of his hawk teammates was to root 100 different chicks in 100 days. if my information is correct, he completed the task on the 93rd day

surely surpasses anything he has produced on field!!

100 in 100 days? Well that's better than I thought!

 

[Damon_3388]

Buddy Franklin has now kicked 50 goals for the eighth consecutive season. The only other players to ever do that in VFL/AFL history are Gordon Coventry (13, 1925-1937), Jason Dunstall (11, 1986-1996), Doug Wade (9, 1966-1974), Tony Lockett (8, 1989-1996) and Bill Mohr (8, 1931-1937), all members of the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

 

[Superstar swan]

the challenge set by some of his hawk teammates was to root 100 different chicks in 100 days. if my information is correct, he completed the task on the 93rd day

surely surpasses anything he has produced on field!!

The afl's version of wilt chamberlain

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Thanks Hawks for giving Sydney Franklin and Kennedy....

J/K

What else could we do? We don't need them so we've given them to the AFL's favourite charity ... Sydney.

 

[BC9_]

“Appreciation” is not a word I would use.

 

[Damon_3388]

Just doesn't perform in finals.

More like Duddy. Delist.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

To quote Bert Newton, "I like the roy".

 

[bigfarter]

Just doesn't perform in finals.

More like Duddy. Delist.

Nothing would be funnier than him winning a Norm Smith against Hawthorn after dudding it up in the last Sydney/Hawks GF. Oh man, Bigfooty would be a TREAT.

 

[MinerBoy]

Nothing would be funnier than him winning a Norm Smith against Hawthorn after dudding it up in the last Sydney/Hawks GF. Oh man, Bigfooty would be a TREAT.

Especially in a losing gf.

 

[kirbatron]

s**t bloke

 

[MinerBoy]

Nah gun kirbatron. Best player in the game. 3rd in AFLPA MVP..... Yeah nah. Don't let the players vote. Morons. Clear MVP.

 

[Superstar swan]

I'd take fyfe over franklin any day......


No I wouldn't

 

[MinerBoy]

And we got less for him them pies got for daisy. System working fine.