Past #23 Buddy Franklin - Thanks Buddy

[Kennedy Parker]

Lance Franklin
Lance Franklin is a giant of the game. The star Sydney Swans forward has played 300 AFL games, won two premierships with Hawthorn, is the seventh-greatest goal-kicker in VFL/AFL history, is one of just five men with eight All Australian blazers and is the most recent player to have kicked 100 goals in a season. The Western Australian is also one of just two players in the game’s history, along with former Swan and Saint Tony Lockett

Tony Lockett

Age

58

Ht

191cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.5

3star

G

4.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.4

5star

, to have booted 300 goals for two clubs. Franklin was added to a leadership group for the first time in his career ahead of season 2020, joining co-captains Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

31

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

and Dane Rampe

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Dane Rampe

Age

33

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

, as well as Callum Mills

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Callum Mills

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

. But the 33-year-old, who was named captain of the 2018 All Australian team, has long been considered an exceptional unofficial leader, so great is his impact on Will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

, Nick Blakey

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Nick Blakey

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.4

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

7.2

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.2

3star

, Ben Ronke

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Ben Ronke

Age

26

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.7

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.7

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.2

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

5.2

5star

G

2.4

5star

and the rest of Sydney’s young forwards.

Lance Franklin
DOB: 30 January 1987
DEBUT: 2005
DRAFT: #5, 2004 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Dowerin (WA)/Perth (WAFL)/Hawthorn

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[Millky95]

Would not have had Franklin and Parker as a high poll getting pair tbh

 

[caesar88]

Would not have had Franklin and Parker as a high poll getting pair tbh

Reckon a fair whack of those would've been from 2016 which was seen as both's best seasons at the Swans (I personally would say Parker's was 2014).

 

[SwansProudly]

Lance is running, but at least 4-5 weeks way.
Tom Harley on SEN

 

[The King!]

He’s done for 2020

 

[Wolfgang West]

He’s done for 2020

Which is actually ****ing laughable. We are a deadset rabble. Worst list for **** knows how long. And it aint going to get any better any time soon. Time for a review of everything come the end of 2020 and if Pridham and Co can't see that then we will continue to sink further into the mire. This so called rebuild has the foundations of a ****ing Thai made bamboo ****ing scaffold.

 

[Troystenvic]

Which is actually ****ing laughable. We are a deadset rabble. Worst list for **** knows how long. And it aint going to get any better any time soon. Time for a review of everything come the end of 2020 and if Pridham and Co can't see that then we will continue to sink further into the mire. This so called rebuild has the foundations of a ****ing Thai made bamboo ****ing scaffold.

Dumb move signing on Horse for another 39 seasons.

No point bringing back Bud for 3 or 4 games and risking injury if the season looks done

 

[Tedeski]

Lance is running, but at least 4-5 weeks way.
Tom Harley on SEN

He should be right for someone's farewell game in the last game of the season.
Money well spent!

 

[Tedeski]

Which is actually ****ing laughable. We are a deadset rabble. Worst list for **** knows how long. And it aint going to get any better any time soon. Time for a review of everything come the end of 2020 and if Pridham and Co can't see that then we will continue to sink further into the mire. This so called rebuild has the foundations of a ****ing Thai made bamboo ****ing scaffold.

They have inherited the Buddy deal which is the main culprit of our list issues.
It's on Ireland & Colless & Horse too.
Once we accept that then we can all move on.without being so harsh on Harley & Pridham.
They have their hands tied with the Buddy deal now.

 

[RUNVS]

Lance is running, but at least 4-5 weeks way.
Tom Harley on SEN

5 weeks away isn't too bad, certainly could be worse.

 

[Wolfgang West]

They have inherited the Buddy deal which is the main culprit of our list issues.
It's on Ireland & Colless & Horse too.
Once we accept that then we can all move on.without being so harsh on Harley & Pridham.
They have their hands tied with the Buddy deal now.

Ted you can keep deflecting to this as much as you like and to an extent you have a point but pull your head out of the sand and admit there are other reasons this list is as s**t as any we have had for a long time. If you are not sure tune in today forgetting your Buddy bashing and it will be laid bare for you.

 

[Jawdon Dorson]

Collingwood look s*** and they are premiership favorite

 

[Tedeski]

Ted you can keep deflecting to this as much as you like and to an extent you have a point but pull your head out of the sand and admit there are other reasons this list is as sh*t as any we have had for a long time. If you are not sure tune in today forgetting your Buddy bashing and it will be laid bare for you.

No probs Wolfy.
I understand your frustration & I do agree with much of it but as much as it was a fantastic deal to get Bud for 6 years, we have been hamstrung with list decisions because the first contract we've had to work around when looking to sign/keep/recruit wanted players, is the final years of Buddy's contract.
In my opinion only though.

Having said that, I was one of the first ones on here that questioned our selection of 3 ruckmen last week.
Bad, bad, bad team selection last week. What ever our game plan was meant to be last week, against a fleet footed small Bulldogs unit, plan A, B, C & D were rendered useless on selection alone so I hear you mate.

 

[Wolfgang West]

Buddy just shown on channel 7 doing some stationary skills at training. Only problem is the fact he is looking like Billy Bunter. No running for Buddy and he stacks it on.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Buddy just shown on channel 7 doing some stationary skills at training. Only problem is the fact he is looking like Billy Bunter. No running for Buddy and he stacks it on.

He will blow up post Footy extremely quick unless he maintains his fitness.

 

[The King!]

looks short of a gallop

 

[Tedeski]

At least we've got two years to get him fit.

 

[The King!]

might be done

 

[dosser]

might be done

How many more years are we paying him for?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

How many more years are we paying him for?

2

 

[The King!]

How many more years are we paying him for?

2 more isnt it

so last 2 basically been nothing and 2 to go

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

The first comment on that twitter "waste of money"

Hoping he isnt a Swans supporter.

 

[The King!]

bet theyd rush him back for a crowd

 

[Kapers]

WhAaAaT a SuPRiSe

 

[Kapers]

For real though, just get his body right, see if he can get back in the field. If he can just start using his body again and playing properly then he can do anything.

I'm not that worried, but I do think that the odds are against him now.

 

[melbournehammer]

bet theyd rush him back for a crowd

I was going back through this thread and found that you in the early years expressed the same views that tedeski does now - that nine years was too long and might come back to haunt us....interesting