Has Lance Franklin surpassed Wayne Carey as the greatest key forward of the modern era?

[Thats Wright]

Franklin lacks the on-field courage to be compared with Carey. No running back with the flight of the ball for Buddy.

Lacks leadership, Mental strength, Overhead marking ability, footballing loyalty.

 

[Farm Boy]

Lacks leadership, Mental strength, Overhead marking ability, footballing loyalty.

Or Carey was just a football God. Franklin is a great player. Carey was just something else. He was an dominant beast, and he owned football games. I have never seen anything close to Carey in his prime.

 

[Oliver09]

How often does Buddy need to do it? How often does that situation present itself in today's game?

Don't really see him stand in front of a pack either. He's a different type of player for a bloke his size, no doubt about it. I just think for a bloke his size he could play a bit stronger, especially when you consider the cheap shots he throws at opposition players.

 

[Yellow Feathers]

At least Franklin doesn't have Botox... Yet.

 

[Thats Wright]

At least Franklin doesn't have Botox... Yet.

Buddy's probably got him covered in personality too. Perhaps the media turns you into a cretin.

 

[Macpotata]

Wouldn't count him out just yet.

 

[woota]

I'm watching Sydney vs Geelong as I type this. Buddy has had a couple of set shots for goal from just outside 50, and failed to kick a goal from either one when his team desperately needed it. Anyone who watched Carey knows that in the same position he would've kicked the ball through the big sticks and made it look effortless.

 

[Thats Wright]

I'm watching Sydney vs Geelong as I type this. Buddy has had a couple of set shots for goal from just outside 50, and failed to kick a goal from either one when his team desperately needed it. Anyone who watched Carey knows that in the same position he would've kicked the ball through the big sticks and made it look effortless.

Does have that Stevie J feel about it tonight. Anyone else they'd be asking if they're finished.

 

[Adz]

Hasn't played well in an important final well ever.

 

[SSSSSS]

Hasn't played well in an important final well ever.

I shouldn't expect too much from you Adz but don't be silly.

 

[Adz]

I shouldn't expect too much from you Adz but don't be silly.

The odd elimination final but nothing beyond Week one. His MCG record is awful.

 

[theyellowsash]

Well that's settled

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Buddy's probably got him covered in personality too. Perhaps the media turns you into a cretin.

Carey is infinitely better than the others to listen to. At least Carey has the balls to call out the umpiring. The others just remain silent in fear of upsetting the AFL, or in Ling's case, he's too one sided to care and complains about umpiring the other way

 

[Thats Wright]

Carey is infinitely better than the others to listen to. At least Carey has the balls to call out the umpiring. The others just remain silent in fear of upsetting the umpiring, or in Ling's case, he's too one sided to care and complains about umpiring the other way

True. I mark him harshly but compared to the lemmings, he's good.

 

[two up]

I'm watching Sydney vs Geelong as I type this. Buddy has had a couple of set shots for goal from just outside 50, and failed to kick a goal from either one when his team desperately needed it. Anyone who watched Carey knows that in the same position he would've kicked the ball through the big sticks and made it look effortless.

I agree Carey is better, but he missed some dead set sitters when North needed it in the 98 GF

 

[TW Sherrin]

Buddys has time but to date his sydney deal has been a failure.

 

[zucchini]

Piss poor game from bud tonight, Newman may be right with his buddy goes missing when it matters theory.

 

[Thats Wright]

I agree Carey is better, but he missed some dead set sitters when North needed it in the 98 GF

Was windy af. Was there and it was a shithouse performance from the wind and umpires..

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

Buddy's is a downhill skier / schoolyard bully.
Fails against a decent opponent way to often.
Not a pimple on Carey's arse far less Brereton who continually found another gear in big games.

 

[JVseven]

Lol @ surpassed Carey.

 

[Mercy Seat]

Buddy's probably got him covered in personality too. Perhaps the media turns you into a cretin.

What does that mean? Buddy is an absolute lovely guy, little shy. Never shagged his mates wife, assaulted anyone, arrested...

 

[Thats Wright]

What does that mean? Buddy is an absolute lovely guy, little shy. Never shagged his mates wife, assaulted anyone, arrested...

You knob.

 

[Mercy Seat]

You knob.

Clever.

 

[Summer Nights]

Matthew Lloyd won more games off his own boot than Buddy, even if he was a traditional full forward.

Buddy's longevity is impressive but how many times has he really dragged his team across the line in key games post 2008? Not a whole lot.

Lance will be an all-time great but he simply doesn't have the influence on a game's outcome that Lloyd and Carey had.

Called it.

 

[Thats Wright]

Clever.

Not as clever as your understanding of 'Buddy's got him covered in personality'.