2017 Coleman Medal Winner - Lance Franklin

[Grand Uncle Horace]

WAs greatest player

Polly who I watched in awe runs him close.

 

[RUNVS]

4 Colemans
6 soon to be 7 All-Australians
10 club leading goalkickers and counting
2 flags
B&F in a premiership year (a 3rd, 5th and 6th in runner-up years, 4th in a prelim year)
On track for 300 games and 1000 goals (269 games, 856 goals)
Not to mention that past accolades and stats, he's just an amazing footballer to watch. Some of the goals he kicks are unreal, late in games from 50 to bring his side back in it or runs down the wings - 2 goal of the year wins already.

Without a doubt will be inducted as a legend in a couple of decades.

At 856 goals I think he is on target for getting 1000 goals in the early rounds of the 2020 season.

 

[Deep]

Worthy winner but can't dispute he won off pure luck.

Well done anyway

 

[RUNVS]

Worthy winner but can't dispute he won off pure luck.

Well done anyway

How was it luck?

 

[nameless]

Huge year for Franklin.

Deserved winner yet again

 

[Olian]

Worthy winner but can't dispute he won off pure luck.

Well done anyway

Luck by kicking goals?

 

[Roobs321]

Even as someone who was clearly hoping for Kennedy to get another Coleman, when Franklin starts to get on a roll like he did yesterday, you can't help but cheer it on wholeheartedly. He is infectious. If any player was to kick a bag against your team, it might as well be him.

 

[NathanMX]

Worthy winner, well done Lance.

Kennedy may have got it had he played the other 5 games but he also could have gone goalless in each too.

Will be a heck of a season in 2018 with a fit Naitanui back giving the Eagles mids first use and if Kennedy and Franklin both stay healthy could be a hell of a shootout.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Amazing player.

Recently I've been watching without bias because he will go down as one of the All time Greats and just want to enjoy it, and it has been a pleasure.

 

[Schauermann]

Only 1 behind last year too. 3 goals away from having 6 of them.

Actually a few more:

2012:
Riewohlt 65
Pavlich/Hawkins 62
Franklin 59

He kicked 10 more in finals. And actually had the highest average...

 

[Deep]

How was it luck?

Luck by kicking goals?

Buddy won the Coleman because Kennedy was injured for 4-5 weeks. That is luck based.

 

[B4Bear]

Worthy winner but can't dispute he won off pure luck.

Well done anyway

Well done on a late charge for dumbest poty. Well done.

 

[Deep]

Well done on a late charge for dumbest poty. Well done.

^

 

[RUNVS]

Buddy won the Coleman because Kennedy was injured for 4-5 weeks. That is luck based.

Fitness is important. We could also say Dangerfield won the Brownlow due to luck as when Ablett got injured he was well ahead in the Brownlow count and in very good form as well.

 

[Deep]

Fitness is important. We could also say Dangerfield won the Brownlow due to luck as when Ablett got injured he was well ahead in the Brownlow count and in very good form as well.

But that is true and I ain't disputing it.

 

[Brain Power]

Good number to finish on.

Jesinta Franklin likes this.

So does Kurt Tippett's partner.

 

[Neese]

If you don't enjoy watching buddy play football then there's something wrong with you.

Sad that JK didn't win it, but if anyone was going to kick 10 and take it I'm glad it was Buddy.

Last night wasn't much fun for me
Congrats to Franklin, he's hard to stop when he is on

 

[STFU Donnie]

Disappointed JJK didn't get it obviously, but who could deny that Buddy is worthy?

Feel more accurate that he has 4 to Kennedys 2 than 3-3, but **** I wanted that threepeat.

Threepeats are nice.

 

[Jables]

As many as the great Peter Hudson now, Lockett too. Incidentally today I learned Dick Lee had 8, and Carey never won one.

 

[tigs2010]

How was it luck?

This bloke missed 20 games

 

[Rod Stroker]

If he's the best forward in it - and it's hard to argue he isn't - then I'm stoked that BBB was able to finish just a few goals behind him in a year where we only kicked 6 winning scores.

 

[tigs2010]

If he's the best forward in it - and it's hard to argue he isn't - then I'm stoked that BBB was able to finish just a few goals behind him in a year where we only kicked 6 winning scores.

Big Boner had a great year.

 

[ossie_21]

Liam Jones got a new contract a few weeks too early

 

[Spursfan]

Buddy won the Coleman because Kennedy was injured for 4-5 weeks. That is luck based.

he lost the 2012 coleman due to missing 6 games.

 

[ashep]

Threepeats are nice.

STFU Donnie.