Buddy Franklin Record???

[loafic]

Given the amount of shots buddy is getting on goal every game and given the fact he is kicking atrociously right now (only about 50% conversion currently), there will bound to be some occassions when he will kick 12-15 goals, he just commands the ball and is mecurial at ground level for a bloke 6'5"... these are the days when a player just gets in that 'zone'... hes still what, 21 yrs old i think?

what will he be like when he is in his prime in his mid-late 20's... SCARY for the other teams if he can lift his accuracy to approx 65-70%... but great for us Hawks supporters

he will win (or lose) a premiership off his own boot one day i have no doubt

my question to you all is and a very big question i know... does anyone think he is capable of beating Fred Fanning's long standing record of 17 goals in a game??? :-k

interesting topic for discussion

 

[dimmy449]

if he kicks straight he would be a chance
didnt he kick 8 goals 7 on friday night
Thanks,

 

[hobbibox]

I'd say as much as Buddy is a great player, the way the game is played these days I couldn't honestly see anyone kicking more than 12 goals in a single game.

 

[33WING]

The game is definately different today and it's alot harder for power forwards to kick big bags of 10 or more but Buddy would give this record a crack.

 

[Allstar cards inc]

I'd say as much as Buddy is a great player, the way the game is played these days I couldn't honestly see anyone kicking more than 12 goals in a single game.

Exactly...Buddy was left 1 on 1 a lot on Friday night....if he really lit up most teams would have double-teamed him earlier.

 

[nenjabin]

I think you'll find the record is actually 18 goals in a game by Fanning, 18.1 to be exact!

I think he has a good chance to beat it. Dunstall kicked 17.5 in a game once, 22 shots in a game, and I reckon Buddy will need to beat that too to get the 18 given his accuracy.

 

[cricket_cox]

they were discussing this on ABC Sports Talk yesterday (radio). They also said he will be the first West Aussie to score 100 goals in a VFL/AFL Season.

But I thought Simon Beasley did it?

 

[Allstar cards inc]

they were discussing this on ABC Sports Talk yesterday (radio). They also said he will be the first West Aussie to score 100 goals in a VFL/AFL Season.

But I thought Simon Beasley did it?

Also Brian Taylor.

 

[Ja$e]

The thing about Franklin though is he can crum exceptionally well and has pace which lets him sneak a couple of extras in games. Don't think he can get to 17-18, maybe 14 max.

 

[cricket_cox]

Taylor is a West Aussie?

 

[loafic]

yeh BT is from Mandurah

 

[wolvesjr34]

I'm just happy with 6 - 9 a game to be honest, he doesn't need the hype that kicking 10+ goals in a game would bring. Unless he does it in a Grand Final