Opinion

That ageing body is failing Sydney Swan Buddy Franklin

Howard Kotton
August 24 2020 - 4:30pm
Lance Franklin's career began to decline when heel and groin problems surfaced in 2018. Picture: Matt King/Getty Images
Lance Franklin's career began to decline when heel and groin problems surfaced in 2018. Picture: Matt King/Getty Images

Swans forward Lance Franklin will be sidelined for the remainder of the season

Lance Franklin's hopes of becoming only the sixth player in AFL/VFL history to kick 1000 career goals appear little more than a pipedream.

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Howard Kotton

Howard Kotton has been a journalist for 43 years, working in various parts of Australia and overseas on assignment. He has spent the past 13 years as a senior journalist with the AFL Record and has co-written two books on former AFL players David Rhys-Jones and Warwick Capper