Is Buddy Franklin the second best player in the AFL?

[Stifler's mom]

In my opinion he has gone past Pendles, Selwood and everyone else previously rated above him.
Turns games like no other.

Clearly this is not based on the 1st half of the Giants game.
I think it's time that he receives the recognition that he deserves.

I'm sure many will say he needs to do it consistently over a few seasons at this level, but I'm calling it now!

Absolute freakshow!

 

[Rainfall]

First of all, LOL

Serious note Franklin wouldn't make top 20 because people only count mids as the best.

 

[QuietB]

Buddy's output is no different to his last few years at the hawks - 3 goals a game and 16 odd possessions. What has changed?

 

[The Swert]

Was he ever not?

 

[Pessimistic]

Seeing as ablett was innefective today whos first ?

 

[Indie_]

Seeing as ablett was innefective today whos first ?

Are you saying Ablett isn't the best because of one ineffective game?

Sounds about right for the main board.

 

[CrazyJoeDevola]

Absolute freak.. Love watching him turn it on. He's human wrecking ball.

Get wrecked.

 

[holy diver]

nat fyfe says hi

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

I thought 11 goals against GWS was meant to be par for a key forward?

It's hard to rank him exactly because it's hard to measure the value of forwards against mids. He is definitely the best forward in the game though and has been for years.

 

[Bardo State]

He's the best forward, fairly easily too.

What that makes him league wide, I don't know but his 2011 was clearly better than this year so far and his 2012 was just as good, if not marginally better. Wherever he is, he's been there for a while.

 

[Upgrayedd]

He hasn't been playing any better then he did at hawthorn.

 

[boncer34]

Buddy's output is no different to his last few years at the hawks - 3 goals a game and 16 odd possessions. What has changed?

Hawks fans have stopped rating him.

 

[boncer34]

I thought 11 goals against GWS was meant to be par for a key forward?

It's hard to rank him exactly because it's hard to measure the value of forwards against mids. He is definitely the best forward in the game though and has been for years.

Poor Jack. Everyone is so mean to him.

 

[QuietB]

Hawks fans have stopped rating him.

Still rate him. He is just doing what he has always done (except for the standout years where he did even more).

 

[Merdel]

No Fyfe is the best

 

[hutchy31]

Hawks fans have stopped rating him.

Nonsense. Any hawks fan I know remains gutted that he left, and know that he'll make Sydney a much better team.

As for the question from the OP - he's the best player in the league IMO. Ablett, Pendlebury and others are difficult to stop when they're on form, Buddy is nigh on impossible to stop and has won/will continue to win big games off his own boot.

 

[Hawkas1988]

Ablett best

Daylight

Buddy and Pendles 2nd/3rd for mine.

Fyfe needs to keep it up, Dangerfield and Selwood have been too inconsistent this year. Jack and Kennedy around the mark too.

Watson, Mitchell, Griffin all up there but injured years.

 

[Adam H]

Seeing as ablett was innefective today whos first ?

45 and two goals yeah rubbish.

 

[Superstar swan]

On his day, there is not a more damaging player in the league. If he gets out of bed on the right side ...his side wins. Makes everyone around him better

 

[cinderella man]

nat fyfe says hi

Tell him we all said Hi too.

 

[cinderella man]

He hasn't been playing any better then he did at hawthorn.

Not yet but give it time. He has nine years to hit those dizzy heights.

 

[Cynic]

Yep, definitely second behind Ablett. Absolute force when he's on song and still good for 3 or so on a quiet one.

 

[WWSD]

Still the best key forward going around. He's now averaging 3 goals per game this year.

 

[blitzer]

No, have people forgot his first few games of this season already where he basically did bugger all. I'd say Pendlebury would be comfortably above him and probably a few others too.

 

[Off The Couch]

Playing some really good football and rate him the number one forward but ablett and fyfe ahead of him overall