Fabulous stuff. Buddy never ever gives less than 100%, a credit to him for his high standards and a justified reward. What a way to win it!
Fabulous stuff. Buddy never ever gives less than 100%, a credit to him for his high standards and a justified reward. What a way to win it!
All hail Buddy. Has any one player raised the profile of the Swans in Sydney more than this great man?
I love how the great forwards want to come to this club (Lockett, Hall, Bud ... even to a lesser extent Bradshaw who we got past his prime)
I just reminded my 5-year-old son today that at 0-6 I declared we could still make the finals (he said, 'no way'), and that we would definitely finish above the Bombers (which my in-laws all barrack for).
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It was so great watching Buddy kick ten yesterday. The sweet encore today is him winning another Coleman. Now he just needs another premiership medallion!
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Great stuff Buddy - finished with a super flourish.
He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
Well done Buddy.
I never fully appreciated he good he is until he came to Sydney and I got to see him every week. You realise the stuff he used to pull out against us wasn't just him playing well against us but how he played against everyone.
Having said that I think our culture of brutal honesty and our blue collar football style has really brought out the best of Buddy, the thing that has impressed me most about him is his workrate and I think he has lifted up here in that regard.
It really is a privilege to have him at out football club and yesterday was a clinic I will not forget in a hurry.
And also it seems he has found happiness and contentment in Sydney, I for one really respect the way he battled whatever demons were troubling him, the dignity he showed with the media attention that ensued and the way he seems to have come out the other side healthier and happier. We all like to think our heroes are bulletproof and I think that a lot of people suddenly went "well if Buddy Franklin can suffer mental illness and be open and honest about it, and not ashamed or embarrassed then I don't need to suffer in silence either".
So well done to a guy that I never thought would be a hero of mine but I am glad who is.
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