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Wow, what a run into finals we're having.
5 weeks ago Fremantle were 7 & 7.
4 weeks ago Crows played Essendon for 7th v 8th. Now they're 12th & 13th. GWS Carlton, Geelong, Sydney & Richmond were all but written off for the year.
3 weeks ago Port were almost certain of top 2 & Melbourne may slip out of the top 4
2 weeks ago Geelong were looking like they might get a top 4 berth & St Kilda & Bulldogs were looking shaky to make the 8.
Going to be an interesting last 4 rounds

Lance Franklin has retired from AFL football, effective immediately.

354 games
Hawthorn 182 Sydney 172
( 222-1-131 )
1066 goals
2× AFL premiership player: 2008, 2013
8× All-Australian team: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 (c)
4× Coleman Medal: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
Peter Crimmins Medal: 2008
6× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
7× Sydney leading goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
2× AFL Goal of the Year: 2010, 2013

Booney wrote:354 games
Hawthorn 182 Sydney 172
( 222-1-131 )
1066 goals
2× AFL premiership player: 2008, 2013
8× All-Australian team: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 (c)
4× Coleman Medal: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
Peter Crimmins Medal: 2008
6× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
7× Sydney leading goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
2× AFL Goal of the Year: 2010, 2013

Not bad!

The last bloke to ever kick 100 goals in a season.

Booney wrote:354 games
Hawthorn 182 Sydney 172
( 222-1-131 )
1066 goals
2× AFL premiership player: 2008, 2013
8× All-Australian team: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 (c)
4× Coleman Medal: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
Peter Crimmins Medal: 2008
6× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
7× Sydney leading goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
2× AFL Goal of the Year: 2010, 2013

Can a player go straight to HOF Legend status? Well done Buddy.

He should.

Farewell Buddy, loved watching you in your prime

WESTERN Bulldogs veteran Josh Bruce will require a second knee reconstruction in the space of two years after rupturing his right anterior cruciate ligament in Saturday's loss to Greater Western Sydney at Mars Stadium.

Scans on Monday morning confirmed the club's worst fears as well as meniscus damage, after the 31-year-old landed awkwardly in the third quarter and was helped off the ground in Ballarat.

Bruce tore the ACL in his left knee against Essendon in round 21, 2021, at a time when he was coming second in the Coleman Medal

Booney wrote:354 games
Hawthorn 182 Sydney 172
( 222-1-131 )
1066 goals
2× AFL premiership player: 2008, 2013
8× All-Australian team: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 (c)
4× Coleman Medal: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
Peter Crimmins Medal: 2008
6× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
7× Sydney leading goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
2× AFL Goal of the Year: 2010, 2013

In typical Buddy fashion hes not having a farewell game.

Yes there has been the whole potential 3 strike thing etc but i reckon he has been a pretty good role model for people over the years alongside being one of the greats (in legitimate terms) of the game.

The game is poorer for his retirement.

whufc wrote:

Booney wrote:354 games
Hawthorn 182 Sydney 172
( 222-1-131 )
1066 goals
2× AFL premiership player: 2008, 2013
8× All-Australian team: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 (c)
4× Coleman Medal: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
Peter Crimmins Medal: 2008
6× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
7× Sydney leading goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
2× AFL Goal of the Year: 2010, 2013

In typical Buddy fashion hes not having a farewell game.

Yes there has been the whole potential 3 strike thing etc but i reckon he has been a pretty good role model for people over the years alongside being one of the greats (in legitimate terms) of the game.

He blew his calf out on the weekend mate.

I didn't like that we got him, cause I thought it was too much and also he played for the Hawks. How quickly did he change my opinion of him. Now i am sad that hes done. Worth every single cent the club paid him. Basically carried us to two grand finals and gave so much enjoyment to so many. I don't think there will be anyone like him again. Champion!

One of the greats.
How many flags would hawthorn have won had he stayed?
Did it, for the most part, with class on and off the field.
Ask any backman or coach, who is the most dangerous forward over his time and it would be him by a stretch. Kennedy would be second.
Enjoy retirement Bud.

Rarity score today for me is 358, got 7/9
Didn't get a Hawthorn AFL MVP and a Father Son AFL MVP.

Dutchy wrote:

Booney wrote:354 games
Hawthorn 182 Sydney 172
( 222-1-131 )
1066 goals
2× AFL premiership player: 2008, 2013
8× All-Australian team: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 (c)
4× Coleman Medal: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
Peter Crimmins Medal: 2008
6× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
7× Sydney leading goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
2× AFL Goal of the Year: 2010, 2013

Can a player go straight to HOF Legend status? Well done Buddy.

As soon as he's eligible he should be in, if that's not next year then they should make an exception to the rule as a tribute.

Five year wait from memory?

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.

John Howard was still Prime Minister when Buddy Franklin made his AFL debut ( R1, 2005).

There were seven different Prime Minister's during Franklin's AFL career (Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Rudd x2, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese).

Elijah Tsatas to make his debut on Saturday
Ignoring new clubs, this is the first time since Clinton King (SYD in 1996) that a player has made their V/@AFL debut with a club that has been winless in finals in their lifetime.

#bombers

Leave the trolling to the experts mate

You’re better than that….