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

60

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

33

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

M/F

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

35

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

29

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

287.0

4star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

MG

293.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

MG

284.4

5star

. 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

19

Will Hayward

Age

27

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

26

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

28

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

Lance Franklin | AFL

Follow Lance Franklin's progress through AFL

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Superstar swan]

Shouls have won the best and fairest...prob deserves to be a co captain aswell

 

[The King!]

Shouls have won the best and fairest...prob deserves to be a co captain aswell

Wonder if he would want to be captain? Is he in the leadership group?

 

[Superstar swan]

Wonder if he would want to be captain? Is he in the leadership group?

Dont think he is but he would make a bloody good captain

 

[The King!]

Dont think he is but he would make a bloody good captain

Seems that way

We always knew we were getting a superstar, but his effort, pressure and just hard work are almost second to none

 

[Superstar swan]

Seems that way

We always knew we were getting a superstar, but his effort, pressure and just hard work are almost second to none

The thing i love about budd is that he could alkost be forgiven for lacking intensity, just cashung in cheques etc..but the amount of times he has put this club on his back and carried us to a victory is astonishing...hes only played 4 years for us but he is quickly becoming the greatest ever swan

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Dont think he is but he would make a bloody good captain

Reckon he wouldn't like the extra media commitments that come with an official leadership position, never seems the kind of guy that enjoys public speaking.

His leadership in a young forward line gets spoken about often on match day.

 

[6yearsold]

he'll always be a hawthorn man

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

He doesn't want the responsibility of it someone asked him on Brownlow night and he said he is happy doing what he is doing now mentoring the young players etc.

 

[Borough Blood]

he'll always be a hawthorn man

Ahhhh

 

[Superstar swan]

he'll always be a hawthorn man

????

Hes on a better strike rate at the swans.

Half his colemans have been won here and less than half the time at hawthorn

 

[Punts]

????

on a better strike rate at the swans.

Half his colemans have been won here and less than half the time at hawthorn

His flags are not though

 

[6yearsold]

mcveigh is one of the greatest swans ever. the losers on here that give it to him for stupid things like pointing are the same ones that fawn over hodge for the same thing given a different spin.

buddy is great but he's no mcveigh in terms of what he's done for the club.

some of the so called supporters on this site (especially the vic ones, big surprise there) should start supporting hawthorn.

 

[ScrewInStuds]

some of the so called supporters on this site (especially the vic ones, big surprise there) should start supporting hawthorn.

No needs for that. 2 cities, 1 club.

 

[Punts]

Noticed in horses speech that he said people on the outside don't realise the injuries this guy plays through

I wonder how his body actually is going forward

 

[Cadsky]

Noticed in horses speech that he said people on the outside don't realise the injuries this guy plays through

I wonder how his body actually is going forward

Not surprising.

 

[SwansProudly]

Noticed in horses speech that he said people on the outside don't realise the injuries this guy plays through

I wonder how his body actually is going forward

The more remarkable that Lance is the 2017 Coleman medalist!!

 

[Superstar swan]

Plays with a lot more guts and commitment than what 99% others would if they had a set for life deal

 

[Superstar swan]

2020 to bring up the 1000?

 

[caesar88]

Why would we want Buddy to be captain? He's a super freakish athlete just let him do his thing doesn't need the added responsibility of being captain.

 

[Tuco]

the first two seasons of 2014 and 2015, when he receives about $700,000 a year, but it rises to around $1.2 million in the third season (2016) and remains at about $1.2 million in both years four (2017) and five (2018).
Franklin's remuneration then rises further in the sixth, seventh and eighth years, before dropping to roughly $1 million in the ninth and final year, by which stage Franklin will be 36.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...n-later-years-of-megadeal-20131009-2v8qk.html

Although in truth we have no idea as we may have olayed around and sped his payments a bit to make room for all the re-signings for all we know.

 

[RUNVS]

Why would we want Buddy to be captain? He's a super freakish athlete just let him do his thing doesn't need the added responsibility of being captain.

He was also never in the leadership group at the Hawks or Swans. I don't think he wants the added responsibility.

 

[Halcon]

He was also never in the leadership group at the Hawks or Swans. I don't think he wants the added responsibility.

Hope you don't mind me intruding, but he was elevated to the Hawthorn leadership in 2012 <http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/franklin-to-join-hawk-leaders-20120128-1qnbu.html>.

 

[caesar88]

2020 to bring up the 1000?

He'll be on the home stretch next year providing he has a relatively injury-free season. Seems like a real season-ending injury is the only thing that could stop him from reaching the 1000. What an occasion it would be

 

[RobbieK]

Although in truth we have no idea as we may have olayed around and sped his payments a bit to make room for all the re-signings for all we know.

Yes, you would hope that any amount that could have been brought forward due to not meeting the full TPP for any given year has been. The contract was made under the (correct) assumption that the salary cap would increase (it has and it may well again before his contract is up) and so increasing payments to Franklin do not put more pressure on the salary cap because his wage will continue to reflect a smaller and smaller percentage of TPP, but you still want to free up as much space as possible.

The contract is obviously not without its risks, but the way wage demands of the stars are going we are going to find that the amount he is getting paid in 2 or 3 seasons is no more than the other elite players in the game.

 

[Tedeski]

Noticed in horses speech that he said people on the outside don't realise the injuries this guy plays through

I wonder how his body actually is going forward

He has 2 years of reasonable footy left in him maximum.
His body won't last.