Buddy Franklin

Legendary Sydney forward Lance Franklin has ended speculation about his playing future, recommitting to the Swans for next season just days out from playing ...

Please click below to help InDaily continue to uncover the facts. Your contribution goes directly to helping our journalists uncover the facts. “He won some important contests, particularly in that first half he was able to win some 50-50 ball and I just thought some of the pressure stuff that he applied early on in the game was excellent as well.” Franklin’s signing is a massive boost for the Swans as they prepare to take on Geelong in the 2022 AFL decider at the MCG on Saturday. The Swans announced the deal via social media in a cryptic fashion, releasing a statement that Franklin had said “one more” in relation to his plans for 2023. Franklin, out of contract at the end of the season after completing a monster nine-year deal he signed to switch from Hawthorn in 2014, has inked a one-year extension to stay in Sydney.

Swans superstar Lance Franklin considered retiring after this Saturday's grand final against Geelong before agreeing to play on for another year.

Like it’s not a given that you’re going to just rock up and get into a grand final. “Geelong have won 16 games in a row [compared to the Swans’ nine]. And we’re fortunate enough to be going around at this weekend.” A four-time Coleman Medal winner for the most goals in a season, Franklin has played 340 AFL games, 182 for Hawthorn and 158 for the Swans. There was considerable criticism about the length of the deal from some commentators, which reached a crescendo a few years ago when Franklin began struggling with injury and the Swans missed the finals in 2019 and 2020. There’s a there’s a lot of hard work that goes into it. So we’re just gonna have to go down there and give it our all. “But I’ve still got a passion, I love the game, I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I wasn’t sure whether I was going to go on. “In our family, we came to the decision that we wanted to stay in Sydney. “Things have changed a lot since I first got here [in Sydney]. This is a huge game for us.

Lance Franklin's AFL grand final week statement that he will play for another season copies how Michael Jordan announced his NBA comeback.

Franklin will make a rare media appearance on Tuesday morning at training in the wake of the two-word confirmation that he will keep playing beyond Saturday's premiership decider. Franklin was made All-Australian captain in 2018 and was asked what he would tell the ceremonial team if it was about to play a game. Franklin wears the same 23 on his back that Jordan famously did for the Chicago Bulls and Sydney cheekily copied the format of Jordan's 1995 NBA comeback when they released a statement on Monday night, confirming the Swans star would play on in 2023.

Lance Franklin will remain a Sydney Swan in 2023. The legendary forward confirmed he was re-signing for another year, five days out from the 2022 Grand ...

The Swans had long been confident of re-signing him but concerns over his salary saw the process draw out to the point Franklin publicly announced talks were on hold. Franklin was coming out of contract after the Grand Final, which will be the final game of his famous nine-year, $10 million deal. In a tribute to Michael Jordan’s famous two-word fax that announced his return to the NBA, the Swans tweeted: “The following statement was released today by Lance Franklin, via the Sydney Swans Football Club located in Sydney, NSW, Australia, in response to questions about his future career plans: One more.”

AFL superstar Lance 'Buddy' Franklin has revealed he was a '50/50 chance' to hang up his boot this season - and never really entertained the possibility of ...

'But it hasn't gone at the moment.' 'I've been playing for 18 years, it's a long time in the game. Until that goes, that's when I'll finish up. I'd play for four or five years and that would be it. This Saturday Franklin has the chance to win a third flag - and his first with the Swans - when they tackle the Cats in the AFL Grand Final at the MCG. Buddy Franklin has revealed he was a '50/50 chance' of retiring at the end of the season - and never seriously entertained the possibility of playing for a third

The Sydney Swans have received an unexpected boost in the lead up to the Grand Final, with Buddy Franklin surprisingly announcing he will stay at the club ...

He will turn 36 less than two months before the start of the 2023 season and is on track to play his 350th AFL game next year. Having swapped the Hawks for the Swans at the end of 2013, Franklin led Sydney to the Grand Final in his first season at the club only to lose against Hawthorn. He looks so invested in this group and club. ("FAME") located in Washington, D.C., in response to questions about his future career plans: "I'm back." And still plays well. Franklin will play in his sixth Grand Final when the Swans take on Geelong on Saturday