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Buddy has completely broken down. He’ll inevitably be fine for Jarrod Brander’s next game, Round 12 at the SCG, but Sydney are staring down the barrel of a very expensive contract for an off field marketing asset in the coming years.
This seems like wishful thinking to me (the broken down part, not that he'll play us in round 12). Franklin has only played 3 22 game seasons (regular season only) in his entire career. Usually 19 games is about his speed. Last year he played 18, and his DT/SC averages were in the ballpark of previous years so it's not like he's fallen off a cliff before this season.
Fair chance he gets over this hamstring and continues to play well.
Believe me I'd like nothing better than his contract to be the anchor that completely destroys Sydney, but I don't see how saying he's broken down is anything other than hopeful bias.
Players with less natural ability than Franklin have looked cooked before and come back strong.