Perth
WAFL
Perth (2004)
AFL
Hawthorn (2005-2013)
Sydney Swans (2014-Present)
VFL
Box Hill (2006)
Lance Franklin a big guy (born 30 January 1987), also known as Buddy Franklin, is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2005 to 2013. Regarded as the greatest forward of his generation and among the greatest players of all time, Franklin is the seventh-highest goalkicker in VFL/AFL history with 940 career goals, the most of any current player, and has led his clubs' goalkicking on eleven occasions (six at Hawthorn and five at Sydney), all in the last twelve years. He has been selected in the All-Australian teamon eight occasions (three at full forward and five at centre half-forward), including as captain in the 2018 team, and has won four Coleman Medals throughout his career, with his biggest haul coming in 2008 with Hawthorn, when he kicked 113 goals for the year.
Franklin won two premierships, four All-Australian selections, two Coleman Medals and a Peter Crimmins Medal in his time at Hawthorn. He was Hawthorn's leading goalkicker for six consecutive seasons prior to his final season at the club in 2013, and also kicked the AFL Goal of the Year on two occasions (in 2010 and 2013). He also received a nomination for the 2005 AFL Rising Star award in round 4 of the 2005 season. After winning his second premiership at Hawthorn in 2013, Franklin moved to Sydney via free agency on a nine-year, $10 million deal at the end of the season, before representing Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series. Franklin had an immediate impact at Sydney, where he has won a further four All-Australian selections and two Coleman Medals, and has been the club's leading goalkicker in all five of his completed seasons there.
Early life[]
Franklin was born in Perth, Western Australia, into a family of Indigenous Australian heritage (Noongar-Wajuk) and grew up in Dowerin supporting the Melbourne Football Club. Franklin's father, Lance Sr., lived in Melbourne and played hockey for Victoria before moving to Western Australia at the age of 21, later representing the state in field hockey. His mother, Ursula (née Kickett), is Aboriginal (Nyoongar). His sister, Bianca Giteau, played in the ANZ Championship for the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Franklin is a cousin of Melbourne forward Jeff Garlett and former Fremantle defender Dale Kickett.
At the age of 15, he won a sports scholarship and boarded at Wesley College. He played one senior game for the Perth Football Club in 2004, kicking one goal, and represented Western Australia at the 2004 AFL Under 18 Championships.
AFL career[]
Hawthorn (2005–2013)[]
Honours and achievements[]
Team
- 2× AFL premiership player (Hawthorn): 2008, 2013
- 2× McClelland Trophy (Hawthorn): 2012, 2013
- 2× McClelland Trophy (Sydney): 2014, 2016
Individual
- 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
- 5× Sydney leading goalkicker: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- 2× Brett Kirk Medal: 2017 (game 2), 2018 (game 2)
- 2× AFL Goal of the Year: 2010, 2013
- Australian representative honours in international rules football: 2013
- Dream Team representative honours in AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match: 2008
- Indigenous All-Stars representative honours: 2013
- Marn Grook Award: 2007
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2005
References[]
https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Lance+Franklin/14717
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Lance_Franklin.html