What makes a marquee player worth the money?
After two years in the football wilderness with injury,Carlton’s key forward Charlie Curnow is a dominant force in the competition.
It was while he was dominating the competition in the first half of his career playing at Hawthorn that I first met “Buddy”. Like everyone,I’m a fan,and anyone who says they aren’t are kidding themselves.
The Giants are chasing a record eighth-straight win on Saturday night,but GWS coach Adam Kingsley is adamant the 26th Sydney derby is a toss-of-the-coin game.
Richmond’s stand-in coach Andrew McQualter says the Tigers want to see Damien Hardwick coaching again,Sam Mitchell heaps praise on Lance Franklin,Ken Hinkley backs his club doctor amid concussion probe and a key Demon stays sidelined.
Jeremy Cameron was headbutted in an attack in a Geelong hotel after last week’s game against Fremantle. Meanwhile,it was back to business as usual at North Melbourne on Wednesday with coach Alastair Clarkson overseeing training.
The Ashes,Buddy Franklin and Australia’s swimmers captured the headlines this week,but none could match the significance of a sublime Matildas performance.
Lance Franklin has retired with much adoration for his football talents and love for the way he has matured off the field,but those who know him best know he values privacy more than most.
Lance Franklin’s peers,and the greats before him – from Wayne Carey to Dermott Brereton – believe the superstar forward will be recognised as an AFL Legend as soon as he is eligible.
In his 2004 draft interview Lance Franklin was asked what he’d change about himself. His answer revealed everything about the kid who would revolutionise footy.
Alastair Clarkson said Buddy Franklin is “an icon of the game” who had set a current-day watermark that,he believes,will be unsurpassed.