Should the Swans sit Franklin out of 2020 if they're not in the finals mix?

Essendon great Matthew Lloyd believes it might be in Sydney’s best interest to keep Lance Franklin on the shelf for 2020, if they’re not in finals contention. The key forward suffered a hamstring injury last week, which could see him miss the first half of the season given it is reportedly worse than the hamstring that kept him out for nine weeks in 2019. Lloyd said there was no point risking Franklin unless the Swans were in the finals mix. “I don’t think he gets back until about Round 10 or 11,”...

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3 years ago, SEN, Sydney Swans

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