Lance Franklin

[rose jam]

sometimes those hyper extended knees can just cause ligament stretching and it's a 4-6 week injury. Otherwise Buddy is out for all of next year.

 

[AP Erebus]

I don't care which team, or which player, I hate seeing injuries like that.

Menzel and Franklin in one night... terrible toll :/

 

[THRILLHO]

Strong early reports. The injury only happened a minute ago.

Article on Hawks website says Buddy's rehab is going to plan.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

ACL/Broken Tibia- Both as bad as one another

 

[BombayPolice]

I knew C7 would never show a game live.

That was good.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Article on Hawks website says Buddy's rehab is going to plan.

No post-op infection. Should be the regular 12 month recovery period.

 

[Kong]

Would I be right in saying a lot of people just said, "nooooo, not buddy!"?
I know I did.

Yep.

Any player getting injured is bad, let alone the absolute superstars.

 

[Drummond]

What a horrible start to the finals series. Gosh.

 

[vast]

Hopefully its not as bad as it looked. Bloody injuries

 

[Zeke]

Looked terrible.

 

[Lach72]

Ah **** me this game is shit sometimes.

 

[THRILLHO]

Yep.

Any player getting injured is bad, let alone the absolute superstars.

Yep.

Like Carey doing his shoulder in R1 1997. In his absolute peak. Hate to see the very best get injured solely because we want to see how far they can raise the bar.

 

[CarloLion]

Such a shame for footy...

 

[amer]

What a horrible start to the finals series. Gosh.

Absolutely awful for footy fans everywhere.

 

[mcuzzy]

terrible it's upsetting to see players get injured, especially at such crucial times

 

[Forward Press]

Hawks website just updated - Buddy will resume in the VFL after a nine month lay-off.

 

[legend166]

I hope it's just a hyper extension and he's out for one week.

 

[Spluff]

Richo said it looked like what he did in 95, he was out all year and was never the same 'freakish athlete' he had been before

95 was the fence. He was talking about a different knee injury.

 

[Mosca]

It's a damn shame, especially that it's happened in the Finals. Its a cruel game unfortunately.

 

[Gets!]

Horrible stuff.

 

[Crhferrari]

Horrible injury, feel for him.
Actually I like Buddy's kicking quite much. It's gonna be a long time to see him back.
Good luck to Buddy and Menzel.

 

[Beandip]

Someone card GFC123 please, for great justice.

 

[Andrew Mc]

Hawks website just updated - Buddy will resume in the VFL after a nine month lay-off.

Read somewhere he got some preseason training in at Arizona.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

It looked bad, but you never know, will probably have to miss next week

 

[joeyavalanche]

apparently buddy's recovery isnt coming on as quick as expected and will be going back in for surgery again