Lance Franklin has been a wonderful servant for the Swans, surpassing all key performance indicators during his time in Sydney. He and his family have my sympathies in this time and I hope we have not seen the last of the mercurial talent that is Buddy. But his time at the Swans has been a failure. ...
Former Hawthorn fitness boss Andrew Russell urged Sydney star Lance Franklin to lose some weight to help prolong his career. Russell, who worked with Franklin for nine years at the Hawks, believes the veteran forward’s training program needs modifying after his latest hamstring setback. Speaking on...
AFL: Following yet another injury setback, Sydney Swans coach John Longmire insists that Lance Franklin was in the best shape he's seen him in years.
Sydney coach John Longmire says it was “a bit surprising” to hear Carlton fitness boss Andrew Russell provide public advice for Lance Franklin following the superstar forward’s hamstring setback.
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 man who was Hawthorn’s fitness boss during Lance Franklin’s entire nine-year stint at the club has urged the star forward to shed weight in order to prolong his career. Franklin suffered a serious hamstring injury at Sydney training last week, with the Swans confirming he faces multiple months on...
The Swans wrote to the AFL requesting players more vulnerable to injury to have access to medical and strength and conditioning staff but were denied.
The star Sydney forward could miss more than half the season after damaging his right hamstring at training.
Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson insists Lance Franklin’s AFL career is far from over despite the former Hawthorn superstar this week suffering another serious injury.
Sydney CEO Tom Harley says star forward Lance Franklin has been an “overwhelming success” since arriving from Hawthorn in 2013. Franklin, who joined the Swans in a blockbuster nine-year deal worth $10 million, has been injury-hit in recent years and is set to miss the majority of 2020 with a hamstring...
The Hawks made a bold prediction when they let Buddy go in 2013. The post Hawthorn expected Franklin would break down in 2020 appeared first on Zero Hanger.
Richmond great Matthew Richardson has been presented with 11 of the tough questions around AFL circles this week. However, he can only answer them with a simple yes or no. See Richardson’s thoughts on crowds, trades and all the big talking points from Sportsday below: Should Max Gawn refrain from having...
Hawthorn great Dermott Brereton says his former club expected Lance Franklin wouldn’t play out his entire contract, expecting him to only make it to 2020, when he left them for Sydney.
The Swans have not put a timeline on when the star forward will return, but believe the injury is worse than last year's, which sidelined him for nine weeks.
The injury is believed to be slightly worse than the left hamstring issues last year that sidelined him for nine weeks. The post Franklin set for MAJOR stint on sidelines appeared first on Zero Hanger.
Lance Franklin’s hamstring injury has been confirmed as a significant one. The star forward suffered the injury at training on Wednesday. He isn’t expected to be running for up to a month. The Swans have confirmed the hamstring injury is worse than the one he suffered in 2019, which saw him miss nine...
Jesinta Franklin says her husband, Swans star Lance, has been left "really upset" by a hamstring injury that his teammates fear is serious.
Jesinta Franklin has spoken of husband Buddy Franklin’s devastation at his most recent injury setback.
The injury is reportedly worse than first thought ?? The post Swans star Lance Franklin faces over SIX weeks on sidelines, report says appeared first on Zero Hanger.
Lance Franklin has suffered yet another hamstring injury with the Sydney Swans now sweating on when their superstar forward might be able to start his season.
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