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The Lance Franklin contract dilemma that is in the paper at least once a week has to come to an end; whether the decision is to stay or to go Hawthorn should be asking Buddy numerous questions about his future at the club.
The contract negations haven’t stopped Franklin from kicking goals, but he is giving certainly Hawthorn a hard time with deciding who they will target in the upcoming free agency period.
If Hawthorn let Buddy go:
If Buddy decides to leave the salary cap will be wide open for Hawthorn to go on a shopping spree, freeing them up to buy consistent players and young talent to bolster their already talented group.
The likes of Daisy Thomas putting on the brown and gold jumper could give their midfield and forward line even more strength and versatility.
One of the better alternatives could be trading Lance Franklin to GWS for the number one draft pick and maybe some other picks to go along with it.
Lance Franklin isn’t the only forward Hawthorn has, with Gunston, Bruest and Roughead (who is leading the Colman) all forward options. The Hawks also have midfielders they can rotate into the forward 50, so they shouldn’t have to worry too much about letting Buddy go.
If Hawthorn re-sign Buddy:
The likelihood of Lance Franklin staying or leaving seems about 50-50 at this stage and only he can decide if he wants to stay or go. If Buddy stays he will continue to provide the goal kicking that they desperately need.
Buddy and Roughead would have to be the best two elite forwards in the game at the moment combining, for 77 goals between them (Roughead 40, Buddy 37) so far this season. If Buddy decides to stay, the Hawks could be premiership favourites for the next two to three years with such a powerful forward line.
The offers:
GWS Giants have offered Lance Franklin a once in a lifetime opportunity of becoming the face of the club, but it would apparently come at an expense of a whopping nine million dollars for five years.
Fremantle could also be on the hunt for Franklin, and there was speculation at the start of the season the Buddy wanted to go home. If he moves there Fremantle could become a premiership favourite.
David Koch has also thrown it out that Port Adelaide could target Buddy.
Lance Franklin has a lot of options and could change whatever side he goes to instantly. But will he stay at Hawthorn to help create a dynasty and go down in AFL history as one of the greats to ever play the game?
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