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[Connoisseur]

Lance 'Buddy' Franklin retirement: Sydney and Hawthorn great hangs up boots after 18 AFL seasons (msn.com)

Sydney superstar Lance "Buddy" Franklin has announced his retirement from the AFL, effective immediately.

The news comes after Franklin suffered a calf injury in the Swan's win over Essendon on Saturday.


Now 36 years old, the AFL great told his Sydney teammates that he'd be hanging up the boots on Monday.

Franklin finishes his career on 354 games, with an incredible tally of 1066 goals — the fourth most all-time.

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[Professor]

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[KLo30]

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[Matt]

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Interesting stats on him

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[Professor]

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[BarginHunter]

Reports of Ben Cunnington retiring

 

[Matt]

Reports of Ben Cunnington retiring

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[Professor]

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[Professor]

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[Professor]

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[Professor]

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[Connoisseur]

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[mike89]

To be expected, but jeez this sucks. The absolute story of last year.

Paddy McCartin forced to retire:
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1009000

 

[Ben's Beasts]

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[KLo30]

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[Lost In The Sky]

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Sad to see it end for the big fella... Was a gun in his prime, a genuine game changer.

Injuries got the better of him. Was hoping to see him pull the jumper on once again but sadly not to be.

 

[Professor]

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[Professor]

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[Professor]

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