Lance Franklin

[whythelongface]

Retiring effective immediately.

What a legend he has been. Will be missed.https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-champion-lance-franklin-calls-end-to-career-20230731-p5dsm9.html

[bornadog]

All time great



2xPremierships
8xAll-Aus
4th All-time leading goalkicker 1066 goals
4xColeman Medals
13xClub leading goalkicker
1xClub B&F
354 AFL games

[bulldogtragic]

Not a bad career I guess.

Now which big name forward do they throw the kitchen sink at? After Capper, Plugger, Hall & Buddy to name a few.

[Grantysghost]

Not a bad career I guess.

Now which big name forward do they throw the kitchen sink at? After Capper, Plugger, Hall & Buddy to name a few.

Yes they've probably got a fair bit of cap space left

[azabob]

What a superstar.

[lemmon]

Reckon he's been my favorite player to watch across my time watching footy. Pure excitement

[Sedat]

When he was absolutely tearing us a new one in the 2008 QF, I was still smiling. He just made footy good to watch.

[Mofra]

One of the all time greats, without doubt. Last player to kick 100 in a season and might be the last for quite some time

[angelopetraglia]

Loved watching him play and do his stuff except when he was kicking bags on us, still have nightmares from the eight he slotted in the 2008 Qualifying Final. Gee whiz he destroyed us that night. That was only his fourth season too.

[EasternWest]

Not a bad career I guess.

Now which big name forward do they throw the kitchen sink at? After Capper, Plugger, Hall & Buddy to name a few.

Naughton.

Franklin what a joy to watch. Even thinking of Cale Hooker slowly dying makes me smile.

[bulldogtragic]

Naughton.

Franklin what a joy to watch. Even thinking of Cale Hooker slowly dying makes me smile.

That warms my heart.

[EasternWest]

That warms my heart.

Which part? Hmmm.

[bulldogtragic]

Which part? Hmmm.

Poor Cale Hooker.

[bornadog]

Poor Cale Hooker.

Enjoy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j11n_9BWA50&t=37s

[bornadog]

someone found this on Twitter - check the date :D


Retweeted Cale Hooker @Hooksy26

If Buddy goes to Sydney surely they will stop showing that replay of me chasing him down the wing?!
@AFL360 #newjumper #newteam

8:24 PM ? Oct 1, 2013

[Eastdog]

A stellar career from Buddy. Kicking over 1000 goals in the modern game today is a great effort and may not be seen in a long time again.

[Grantysghost]

A stellar career from Buddy. Kicking over 1000 goals in the modern game today is a great effort and may not be seen in a long time again.
Absolutely. Superstar. Be a long time before we see the likes of Lance again.

[azabob]

Is this legit?

Things we saw Buddy achieve during his entire career:

354 games
4 Coleman Medals
8 All-Australian jackets
2 Premierships
2 GOTYs
1,066 goals.

Things we did not see during Buddy?s entire career:

Essendon winning a final.

[Grantysghost]

Is this legit?

Things we saw Buddy achieve during his entire career:

354 games
4 Coleman Medals
8 All-Australian jackets
2 Premierships
2 GOTYs
1,066 goals.

Things we did not see during Buddy?s entire career:

Essendon winning a final.

He was drafted in 2003 so first year 2004.

It checks out!

Edit no one year off! 2004 of course the Griff year. So it's even longer for the Dons.

[bulldogtragic]

Only slight blemish is the three losing GFs at Sydney. They were completely outgunned last year, but after winning it in 2012 to lose it with Bud two years later would be disappointing along with watching his ex teammates get the threepeat. Then the umpires stole 2016 from them, ****ing cheating pricks.

But that?s almost nit picking. Most players would love two flags, or even one.

[EasternWest]

Only slight blemish is the three losing GFs at Sydney. They were completely outgunned last year, but after winning it in 2012 to lose it with Bud two years later would be disappointing along with watching his ex teammates get the threepeat. Then the umpires stole 2016 from them, ****ing cheating pricks.

But that?s almost nit picking. Most players would love two flags, or even one.

#freekickbulldogs

[bulldogtragic]

#freekickbulldogs

Scoreboard… Scoreboard... Scoreboard…

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Hell of a career. Goes without saying.

Just an exciting player to watch, especially during his prime with Hawthorn. I was working the game where he kicked the 80m goal in the wet v Collingwood, we all watched his 2-peat craziness v Essendon and as Sedat mentioned, I have vivid memories of him destroying us in the QF. We legit threw everything at him that night and he torched two of the best key defenders of the modern era (Morris and Lake).

Having Buddy and Cyril in the one side was unfair. Loved em both.

Also, for a guy who was relatively poor at marking the ball, boy did he make up for it and kick a lot of goals! Also not the most accurate either, which further shows how dominant he was. Didn't he kick 2.12 against us one day or something nuts?

Been a pleasure to watch Bud.

[Go_Dogs]

When he was absolutely tearing us a new one in the 2008 QF, I was still smiling. He just made footy good to watch.

Was not smiling, but gee, he was incredible to watch. Unstoppable.

[whythelongface]

Often superlatives are tossed around lightly but not with Buddy. He was a once in a generation player. Don’t ever recall a player being so universally loved as much as Buddy. Goes to show how much of a class act he was.

[jeemak]

Only slight blemish is the three losing GFs at Sydney. They were completely outgunned last year, but after winning it in 2012 to lose it with Bud two years later would be disappointing along with watching his ex teammates get the threepeat. Then the umpires stole 2016 from them, ****ing cheating pricks.

But that?s almost nit picking. Most players would love two flags, or even one.

I can't believe how bad the umpires stole 2016. If I was a Sydney supporter I'd be livid. So bad.

[jeemak]

Hell of a career. Goes without saying.

Just an exciting player to watch, especially during his prime with Hawthorn. I was working the game where he kicked the 80m goal in the wet v Collingwood, we all watched his 2-peat craziness v Essendon and as Sedat mentioned, I have vivid memories of him destroying us in the QF. We legit threw everything at him that night and he torched two of the best key defenders of the modern era (Morris and Lake).

Having Buddy and Cyril in the one side was unfair. Loved em both.

Also, for a guy who was relatively poor at marking the ball, boy did he make up for it and kick a lot of goals! Also not the most accurate either, which further shows how dominant he was. Didn't he kick 2.12 against us one day or something nuts?

Been a pleasure to watch Bud.

Fantastic summation of him.

I'll never forget the 2008 QF. He was playing yo-yo tricks with the footy while we were sweating it up.

Haven't seen many better than Buddy in full flight.

[1eyedog]

Whenever I think of Franklin I think of the Dale Morris tackle which invariably lead to a drought breaking flag. Well play Buddy and good riddance.

[EasternWest]

Well play Buddy and good riddance.

Ha ha that's perfect