Lance Franklin

[wce4premiership]

Fingers crossed, one of if not my favourite non eagles player to watch running around, poor poor timing for the hawks, can't see them winning the gf this year without buddy

 

[Billyc]

Croad, Gilham, Roughead, Franklin, Renouf, Campbell. Somebody must have smashed a mirror in our 2008 celebrations, every single tall has suffered serious injury since.

Really hopeful Buddy will be right for the start of 2012. This season is cooked (realistically ended when Roughead went down), worried about the future now.

 

[Mancey]

I've seen a few players suffer ACL injuries and were able to walk off the ground under their own power.

Anyone remember when woosha did his back in the 90s. he ran off the ground ha ha.

Man I hope it is just bruising for buddy. would be a fantastic outcome

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Just on SEN Via Liam Pickering.
Bruised and Jarred knee

No ACL damage.

 

[the distributer]

Great news.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Damn that is GREAT news!!

 

[wce4premiership]

Great news

I wonder how bad the bruising is ie: time out of the game?

 

[Brilliant]

Re: Buddy will be fine!

Thanks Doogie

No worries. I was drunk as well, imagine my diagnostic skills sober

 

[MadeinWA]

do you guys think seeing buddy go down late in the game when arguably the game had slipped away really goes to show that maybe when youve got the second chance in a finals series shutting up shop and avoiding injuries for the next week is actually a viable option? hindsight is a wonderful thing though. hope the bigfellas ok

 

[grizzlym]

Buddy's knee is fine - no structural damage. A press conference at 12 will officially confirm this.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Great news Buddy

 

[Cohzee]

Buddy's knee is fine - no structural damage. A press conference at 12 will officially confirm this.

Good shit! Would have been horrible if two players ended up with knee reco's in one game.

 

[db swannie]

really good news for Buddy, and for footy really...

 

[MrPresident]

Good news. He won't play again this year but worst case scenario had him missing out all of next year. Having players like him out for that long hurts all fans, not just Hawthorn's. I'm glad he'll be ok

 

[strategy]

Good shit! Would have been horrible if two players ended up with knee reco's in one game.

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I agree , alah Dempsey and Winderlich both in round 4

 

[SSSSSS]

Thank you footy gods.

 

[giggler99]

Good news. He won't play again this year but worst case scenario had him missing out all of next year. Having players like him out for that long hurts all fans, not just Hawthorn's. I'm glad he'll be ok

but on fox sports news buddy said his a 50/50 chance to play on Friday night?

 

[Billyc]

but on fox sports news buddy said his a 50/50 chance to play on Friday night?

He won't play. Gilham missed half a season with bone bruising couple years back. Usually 4 weeks minimum. Buddy generally recovers well but can't see him playing again this year, definitely not this week.