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[Kennedy Parker]

Lance Franklin
Lance Franklin is a giant of the game. The star Sydney Swans forward has played 300 AFL games, won two premierships with Hawthorn, is the seventh-greatest goal-kicker in VFL/AFL history, is one of just five men with eight All Australian blazers and is the most recent player to have kicked 100 goals in a season. The Western Australian is also one of just two players in the game’s history, along with former Swan and Saint Tony Lockett

Tony Lockett

Age

58

Ht

191cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.2

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.5

3star

G

4.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.4

5star

, to have booted 300 goals for two clubs. Franklin was added to a leadership group for the first time in his career ahead of season 2020, joining co-captains Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

31

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

and Dane Rampe

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Dane Rampe

Age

33

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

, as well as Callum Mills

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Callum Mills

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

. But the 33-year-old, who was named captain of the 2018 All Australian team, has long been considered an exceptional unofficial leader, so great is his impact on Will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

, Nick Blakey

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Nick Blakey

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.4

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

7.2

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.2

3star

, Ben Ronke

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Ben Ronke

Age

26

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.7

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.7

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.2

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

5.2

5star

G

2.4

5star

and the rest of Sydney’s young forwards.

Lance Franklin
DOB: 30 January 1987
DEBUT: 2005
DRAFT: #5, 2004 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Dowerin (WA)/Perth (WAFL)/Hawthorn

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[mtooler]

Like Goodes, should have done the farewell lap, will understandably tarnish their legacy.

 

[alex4445]

Like Goodes, should have done the farewell lap, will understandably tarnish their legacy.

Wow such a bad take IMO

 

[Tedeski]

Wow such a bad take IMO

An opinion.

 

[Olian]

Like Goodes, should have done the farewell lap, will understandably tarnish their legacy.

Can you recall who did the farewell lap in 2015?

 

[ashep]

I was at the MCG in May when 20, 30, 40 thousand Collingwood fans booed him. Why would he subject himself to them again?

I think it's ridiculous to suggest this is what would have happened.

 

[MR0808]

I think it's ridiculous to suggest this is what would have happened.

The pies supporters booed the WCE players yesterday, so why wouldn't it have happened?

 

[bedford]

The pies supporters booed the WCE players yesterday, so why wouldn't it have happened?

Yes they did

 

[alex4445]

An opinion.

Thanks for the input Ted.

 

[Wolfgang West]

He was , but has a great footy brain

Don't fall into this Dill. Comes here to talk dribble to be of some relevance. Empty Vessel.

 

[ashep]

The pies supporters booed the WCE players yesterday, so why wouldn't it have happened?

Well I stand corrected. ******* flogs

 

[mtooler]

Can you recall who did the farewell lap in 2015?

No, I can recall people that snubbed it though.

 

[mtooler]

Wow such a bad take IMO

Time will tell.

 

[Tedeski]

What does that mean ? Franklin was near past his best in the GF last year with ** all supply in the game by a midfield that were weak as piss. Like most on here who don't have the ***ing brains to say anything constructive and just revert to continual sniping. You really think Longmire could do anything with a side that s**t the bed like we did and that onslaught by Geelong ? Thought you knew footy a bit better than that tbh. And falling into mugs here who would know 2/5ths of * all about the game and only talk here because no other Rex Hunt would bother talking to them.

I think I’ll leave bigfooty to the genius posters on here.
My apologies for imposing on everyone with my opinions.

 

[bedford]

Been nice Ted while it lasted

 

[Olian]

No, I can recall people that snubbed it though.

Sounds good, so if he didn’t snub the event you wouldn’t recall him doing it.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Can you recall who did the farewell lap in 2015?

Good point

 

[mtooler]

Sounds good, so if he didn’t snub the event you wouldn’t recall him doing it.

Yes, which is the same as everyone else.

 

[Jewelsbon]

I have always thought the motorcade was more for the players to say goodbye to fans rather than the other way around.
As Olian said before, who remembers what players were in it? The only players I remember from last year was the two Kennedy's!

 

[mtooler]

I have always thought the motorcade was more for the players to say goodbye to fans rather than the other way around.
As Olian said before, who remembers what players were in it? The only players I remember from last year was the two Kennedy's!

Not an invalid point but we can name a few swans that didn't turn up though. That won't be forgotten.

 

[Bandit55]

Like Goodes, should have done the farewell lap, will understandably tarnish their legacy.

Only in the eyes of those who booed Adam Goodes. Do you seriously expect that he would have put himself through being booed at the MCG on Grand Final day after the pathetic way the AFL treated him?


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[mtooler]

Only in the eyes of those who booed Adam Goodes. Do you seriously expect that he would have put himself through being booed at the MCG on Grand Final day after the pathetic way the AFL treated him?


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Yes. Be the bigger person, never back down.

 

[J_Moore]

Yes. Be the bigger person, never back down.

lol

 

[Mister B]

Wow. Would we expect the partner of an abusive person to "be the bigger person and not back down", returning to the situation that caused them harm?

There's your answer as to why Goodes in no way had any obligation to turn up on GF Day.

 

[Superstar swan]

It was the correct decision for Adam to skip the motorcade. It would of been akin to parading through a lynch mob

 

[mtooler]

Wow. Would we expect the partner of an abusive person to "be the bigger person and not back down", returning to the situation that caused them harm?

There's your answer as to why Goodes in no way had any obligation to turn up on GF Day.

Silly analogy.