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

24

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

14

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

22

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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[The King!]

Had a few hawks fans giving me s**t saying buddy’s fat, don’t see it myself

 

[Jewelsbon]

Had a few hawks fans giving me s**t saying buddy’s fat, don’t see it myself

Looks perfect to me

 

[sataris]

Still think he can get 60+ goals for the year.

 

[The King!]

His new shop is hoodies in time for spring

 

[caesar88]

Had a few hawks fans giving me s**t saying buddy’s fat, don’t see it myself

They are salty but he definitely has a keg situation going on. Nothing too bad, maybe he likes pale ale or sweet wine

 

[Hawkie_McHawkHawk]

They are salty but he definitely has a keg situation going on. Nothing too bad, maybe he likes pale ale or sweet wine

Buddy’s always looked like that. Partly because he has a lower lordosis of the spine so it makes it look like his stomach is bigger than it is. He does look all round bigger, have a look conpared to when he was a hawk, but I’d put it down to him just getting a little bit older. Hes still in great nick and has those LeBron James genes where he never breaks down (touch wood).

 

[Kirkswan]

Buddy’s always looked like that. Partly because he has a lower lordosis of the spine so it makes it look like his stomach is bigger than it is. He does look all round bigger, have a look conpared to when he was a hawk, but I’d put it down to him just getting a little bit older. Hes still in great nick and has those LeBron James genes where he never breaks down (touch wood).

I really want to like this but can't take the risk.... sorry!

Not that I'm superstitious or anything...

 

[SwansProudly]

Buddy’s always looked like that. Partly because he has a lower lordosis of the spine so it makes it look like his stomach is bigger than it is. He does look all round bigger, have a look conpared to when he was a hawk, but I’d put it down to him just getting a little bit older. Hes still in great nick and has those LeBron James genes where he never breaks down (touch wood).

and that he has rarely trained since round 1
PS. wasn't there a former Hawk team mate who commented (on Fox?) about Lance's increase in weight?

 

[caesar88]

Buddy’s always looked like that. Partly because he has a lower lordosis of the spine so it makes it look like his stomach is bigger than it is. He does look all round bigger, have a look conpared to when he was a hawk, but I’d put it down to him just getting a little bit older. Hes still in great nick and has those LeBron James genes where he never breaks down (touch wood).

You're right he never seems to break down. Remarkable that he's only had 2 seasons where he's played less than 18 games in his whole career (and one of them he still managed 17!)

 

[Hawkie_McHawkHawk]

and that he has rarely trained since round 1
PS. wasn't there a former Hawk team mate who commented (on Fox?) about Lance's increase in weight?

Not sure? I didn’t hear it. If you look at the photos from when he began his career to now he has looked progressively bigger as each season has gone on. Not fat, just filling his frame out.
Give it ten years and when he’s retired he’l start getting the ultra fat head that many past players get, ala Jason Dunstall

 

[sataris]

Not sure? I didn’t hear it. If you look at the photos from when he began his career to now he has looked progressively bigger as each season has gone on. Not fat, just filling his frame out.
Give it ten years and when he’s retired he’l start getting the ultra fat head that many past players get, ala Jason Dunstall

Dunstall looks like Thanos.

 

[The King!]

We do wear a tight guernsey at sydney

 

[kickthething]

I wish I looked that fat

 

[SwansProudly]

Swans posted this on twitter tonight

 

[ScrewInStuds]

Swans posted this on twitter tonight
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"I'd like to thank the academy"

 

[Kirkswan]

Swans posted this on twitter tonight
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That's bizzare... I've been watching games all day looking for this photo!

 

[SwansProudly]

That's bizzare... I've been watching games all day looking for this photo!

round 17 AFL match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Sydney Swans at Spotless Stadium on July 15, 2017

 

[Kirkswan]

round 17 AFL match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Sydney Swans at Spotless Stadium on July 15, 2017

Yep, found it 20 mins ago, but I could have just looked on the site!

 

[kelpie_X]

Swans posted this on twitter tonight
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"Get in my belly!!!"

 

[Punts]

Look to be struggling to kick 50 the last few weeks

Hitting them sweet tonight

Be interesting to see what the injury was and is after the season is finished

 

[sataris]

Still think he can get 60+ goals for the year.

The coleman is still within his grasp.

I would love for him bang 13 against the Hawks next week to clinch it,

 

[lollol]

Had a few hawks fans giving me s**t saying buddy’s fat, don’t see it myself

Just preparing himself to become a real FF, like his hero plugger. He will probably play until 2030 at this rate. It’s going to be amazing next year when his training load is raised from 20 minutes a year to 20 minutes a week.

 

[sataris]

Ben Brown kicked 0.1 against the crows.

Current coleman standings

J. Riewoldt 60
B. Brown 58
L. Franklin 57

(I don't think we have a chance at the flag, so I'm hoping for buddy to get some individual glory).

 

[The King!]

Has anyone ever charted the opinion of the media/experts on a graph

You know buddy overpaid all the way to Sydney too buddy reliant so we can see the trends

 

[Kirkswan]

Has anyone ever charted the opinion of the media/experts on a graph

You know buddy overpaid all the way to Sydney too buddy reliant so we can see the trends

I nominate you to do it!

So, be ready next week will it?