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His highlights reel, especially from the first 10 or so years was freakish.

I enjoyed jeering him whenever he played us, mainly because I knew how good he was and it is a mark of respect in my mind when you feel the need to get stuck into the opposition!

Been a pleasure watching him play.

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Absolutely love the bloke - although hated him when he used to take us apart year on year for the Hawks.

What a career - always seemed to be his own man, as well. Would love to see him with a red n blue scarf on!

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1 minute ago, 3183 Dee said:

Absolutely love the bloke - although hated him when he used to take us apart year on year for the Hawks.

What a career - always seemed to be his own man, as well. Would love to see him with a red n blue scarf on!

I'd be interested to know how many former AFL players migrate their support back to the team they supported growing up. Anyone know of any examples? I'd imagine playing at that level for another club would indelibly change the perspective they might have towards a childhood team.

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If Collingwood are the bazball of AFL and the Dogs are the Ivan Lendl at Wimbledon of the finals then Buddy is the Viv Richards of footy.

You always  thought there must be a weakness  but unless you were Dennis Lillee you could never find it and off he would go...with a swagger 

Maysie stitched him up though, maybe related to Dennis's menace?

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14 minutes ago, 3183 Dee said:

Absolutely love the bloke - although hated him when he used to take us apart year on year for the Hawks.

 

I think you imagined this, his record against us was very modest.

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4 minutes ago, old55 said:

I think you imagined this, his record against us was very modest.

I must have! I’m scarred from the days of Mitchell, Hodge, Lewis et al, treating us with absolute disdain. It always seemed as though Buddy kicked plenty.

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2 minutes ago, 3183 Dee said:

I must have! I’m scarred from the days of Mitchell, Hodge, Lewis et al, treating us with absolute disdain. It always seemed as though Buddy kicked plenty.

Buddy was an absolute superstar but we were spared against us.

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Lance_Franklin.html#opp

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43 minutes ago, Deebauched said:

Who will replace him as the Sydney poster boy?

They always need a high profile drawcard to keep the mob happy.

Can expect a motorcade at the SCG before the R 24 game. 

Brody Grundy?

(kidding, I think)

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2 hours ago, John Crow Batty said:

I would say ‘self interest’ is more appropriate than ‘selfish’. Selfish is more like personally gaining something to the detriment and/or denial to others. Morally questionable.  Self interest is like expressing desire for preferred advantage and/or outcome. Like it’s not selfish to want a horse to win a race or conversely to want it to lose. Anyway Buddy is without doubt the greatest superstar so far of this century. 

Agree with self interest.

Disagree with Buddy being the greatest superstar so far this century.

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Sits firmly alongside GAJ as the best player ive seen in my lifetime and an undisputed GOAT of the game of aussie rules football. a legacy that will never be forgotten ever and records which will never be broke

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Watched one of his 2007 matches against us at the G from behind the goals at the Ponsford end.

Was like watching a Gazelle light footing it across the turf that day.  The wing span, the balance and the class was apparent even that early.

During 2007 there was a dad of one of the boys in my son's soccer team who never stopped ranting about landing Judd and that he was a monty in 2008 and that it would be the catalyst for their next flag.

I said to him "there's a young recruit with the Hawks called Buddy that may do that for them.... you might wanna check him out".  I doubt he even heard a word i said as he was so obsessed about Judd.  And he wasn't even a paid up member lol.

Amazing career from one of the all time greats.

Hopefully he isn't lost to the game from here a la Gary Ablett Snr.

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