News: Lance Franklin
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NEWS: Franklin left the ground in the final quarter of Round 13 against Carlton complaining of hamstring soreness. Scans have revealed no structural damage to his hamstring and is shaping as a good chance to play next weekend against Greater Western Sydney. Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson told ABC Grandstand on Saturday "We'll get it looked at over the course of the week in terms of his ability to stride out and move. If he's not feeling perfect he won't play but the indications are that he'll train over the course of the week." | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 4.2 from 7 grabs and 23 disposals on Jamison. Cut near the left eye in Q3 that spilled a lot of claret... slight tweak of left hammy in Q4. | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 5.1 from 17 possessions and 4 marks with 7 tackles... Maguire fell across his right leg in Q3 which twisted his ankle... three of those majors in Q4. Maguire on him. | ||||
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NEWS: Mark Fraser, the chairman of the AFL's Match Review Panel told The Verdict on AFL.com.au that tackles similar to Franklin's were "not looked on too kindly". "While the action was not great, we believe a free kick was a good decision. After speaking to the umpire who reported it, viewing all the angles and receiving the medical report from Port Adelaide, it was the panel's view that the force was not excessive in that tackle." | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 4.4 from 15 possessions and 6 grabs on Carlile... also 3 tackles. A sling tackle on Paul Stewart in Q4 will be scrutinised. | ||||
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NEWS: Franklin kicked 13 goals in Round 10 against North Melbourne, but Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson suggested it was more of a team game saying that "Bud got on the end of the ball today which was terrific ... [but] it's not about Lance, it's about our team. We were able to break the Kangaroos open because we had work-rate right across the ground ... we were able to beat them in every quarter and we kept the pressure on them all day." North Melbourne coach, Brad Scott was on the other end of the spectrum saying it was one of the best games he has seen by an individual. | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 13.4 from 11 grabs and 23 possessions on Luke Delaney then Thompson including three in a row in Q2 and five for the quarter... also 6 tackles | ||||
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NEWS: 1.3 from 18 possessions and 6 marks with 6 tackles on Rance... also 2 FA | ||||
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NEWS: 1.2 from 21 possessions on McPharlin | Franklin also had 6 grabs. | |||
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NEWS: Frankling currently has a 38 per cent accuracy in front of goal this season and many have suggested he needs to stop blazing away from the boundary line until he gets his accuracy back on track. But ex-goalkicking coach Ben Dixon has warned people that Franklin's accuracy improvement is just around the corner. | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 3.7 from 23 possessions on Frawley... also 3 FA.. had a massive Q2 to follow a poor start | Franklin added 6 marks and 4 tackles. | |||
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NEWS: Kicked 5.6 from 18 possessions and 7 grabs on Dempster... also 3 FA | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 0.3 from 4 grabs and 14 touches on Richards... also 6 tackles and 1 FA | ||||
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NEWS: 1.6 from 19 possessions and 4 marks on Mackenzie... also 7 FA | Franklin also had 5 tackles. | |||
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NEWS: First goal... 3.2 from 24 possessions and 8 grabs on Talia | Franklin added 5 tackles and 3 frees against. | |||