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Lance Franklin

Hawthorn and Sydney · “Buddy”

AFL career

354 games1,066 goals

Debut
R1 2005 v SYD27 Mar 2005
Most recent
R20 2023 v ESS29 July 2023

Stats

2023
SYD
13
6.5
2.9
9.4
4.1
1.4
2.1
2.2
1.5
1.0
51
57
2022
SYD
23
9.0
2.5
11.5
5.0
1.4
1.5
2.0
2.3
1.2
67
73
2021
SYD
18
8.7
3.1
11.8
4.5
1.3
1.9
2.6
2.8
1.3
70
84
2019
SYD
10
9.6
2.1
11.7
5.5
0.8
1.4
1.6
2.7
1.8
71
73
2018
SYD
19
12.7
2.5
15.2
6.7
1.4
1.6
2.0
3.0
2.3
88
96
2017
SYD
24
13.2
3.7
16.9
6.6
1.6
1.8
2.3
3.0
2.5
93
96
2016
SYD
26
12.3
5.2
17.6
6.0
1.3
1.5
2.6
3.1
2.1
93
95
2015
SYD
17
11.3
3.4
14.7
4.9
1.6
1.7
2.9
2.8
1.7
82
86
2014
SYD
22
12.1
4.5
16.7
6.3
1.4
2.0
3.0
3.6
2.3
96
101
2013
HAW
21
10.2
5.5
15.7
4.1
1.3
2.0
2.5
2.9
1.8
78
88
2012
HAW
19
13.3
5.3
18.6
5.8
1.9
2.5
3.7
3.6
3.4
103
117
2011
HAW
22
11.4
6.9
18.2
5.9
1.5
2.4
3.3
3.7
2.8
99
108
2010
HAW
18
11.4
6.4
17.8
5.6
1.8
2.0
3.8
3.6
2.3
99
105
2009
HAW
21
8.9
6.1
15.0
5.2
1.0
1.9
2.3
3.2
2.2
81
88
2008
HAW
25
12.3
3.0
15.3
6.3
1.1
3.0
2.0
4.5
3.5
93
103
2007
HAW
22
9.1
4.2
13.3
5.6
0.8
2.0
2.2
3.3
2.8
79
91
2006
HAW
14
7.0
4.1
11.1
3.8
0.6
1.8
1.8
2.2
0.6
57
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2005
HAW
20
7.0
3.7
10.7
3.8
0.8
1.3
2.0
1.1
0.7
51
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League
Season
ESS
MS
R20
2
1
3
2
0
2
0
0
0.0
8
9
0
0
FRE
OS
R19
6
5
11
6
1
2
0
3
3.1
72
93
0
0
WBD
SCG
R18
9
3
12
3
3
0
0
5
2.2
79
78
0
0
RCH
MCG
R17
10
5
15
7
3
3
0
3
2.1
80
90
0
0
STK
SCG
R13
5
2
7
2
1
3
0
1
2.0
33
30
0
0
CAR
SCG
R11
4
3
7
1
0
1
0
1
0.1
23
32
0
0
NTH
MS
R10
8
5
13
9
2
3
0
5
3.1
93
104
0
0
FRE
SCG
R9
3
1
4
3
0
3
0
3
0.0
23
25
0
0
COL
MCG
R8
8
5
13
6
0
0
0
2
0.1
61
62
0
0
GWS
SCG
R7
9
2
11
3
5
1
0
4
3.2
78
84
0
0
PAD
SCG
R4
4
4
8
1
2
4
0
0
0.1
14
12
0
0
MEL
MCG
R3
9
1
10
6
0
1
0
1
2.2
62
71
0
0
GCS
HBS
R1
7
1
8
4
1
4
0
1
2.1
41
52
0
0

Profile

Born
30 Jan 1987 (age 39y 264d)
Birthplace
Perth, WA
Height
198 cm
Weight
102 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 2008, 2013
  • Coleman Medal(4×) 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017
  • All-Australian(8×) 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Goal of the Year(2×) 2010, 2013
  • Hawthorn B&F2008
    2nd
    2010
    3rd
    2009
    Top 10
    2007, 2011, 2012
  • Brownlow Medal
    2nd
    2014
    Top 10
    2017
  • Sydney B&F
    2nd
    2017
    3rd
    2014, 2018
    Top 10
    2016, 2021

Bio

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Recruited from Perth with pick five in the 2004 National Draft, Lance Franklin arrived at Hawthorn possessing a unique athletic profile that would eventually redefine the parameters of a key forward. Standing 199cm, he combined the aerial strength of a traditional spearhead with the agility and endurance of a midfielder, famously utilising his running power to wheel onto his left boot from long range. His tenure at Hawthorn was highlighted by a dominant 2008 season where he booted 113 goals, becoming the most recent player to reach the century milestone in a single year, and played a central role in two premiership campaigns before departing the club.

At the end of 2013, Franklin exercised his rights as a restricted free agent, completing a shock move to the Sydney Swans on a landmark nine-year contract after widespread expectations he would join Greater Western Sydney. The transaction remains one of the most significant in the game's history, placing intense scrutiny on his output which he largely met with consistent excellence. While a premiership with the Swans proved elusive across three Grand Final appearances, Franklin continued to pile on majors, claiming four Coleman Medals across his career and leading Sydney's goalkicking in eight separate seasons.

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