Ex-Swans CEO sheds light on the secret meetings during Franklin pursuit
Former Sydney CEO Andrew Ireland has detailed how the Swans went about recruiting star forward Lance Franklin. In one of the most high-profile deals in VFL/AFL history, Franklin left Hawthorn to join Sydney as a restricted free agent on a nine-year, $10-million deal at the end of 2013. Ireland shed light on the secret meetings that took place throughout the 2013 season that initiated the blockbuster deal which sent shockwaves through the AFL. “It would have been around that period post the trade...