What is Lance Franklin?
{{BLP unsourced|date=June 2018}} '''Lance Franklin''' (or '''Buddy Franklin''') was born on 30 January [[1987]]. In his early life he had grown up to love AFL and view as many matches as he could, but his passion did not just stop there, he was a star on the AFL field as a young boy and eventually pursued his passion to the point he is at now, an international level. Franklin was born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], into a family of [[Indigenous Australian]]s (Noongar-Wajuk) and grew up in Dowerin supporting the [[Melbourne]] Football Club. When he was 15, he won a sports [[scholarship]] and was educated at Wesley College. He played one senior game for the [[Perth Football Club]] in 2004, kicking one goal, and represented [[Western Australia]] at the 2004 AFL Under 18 Championships. Franklin has won two premierships, four All-Australian team awards, two Coleman Medals and a Peter Crimmins Medal in his time at Hawthorn, he also kicked the [[AFL Goal of the Year]] twice (in 2010 and 2013). He also was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award in the 2005 season. After winning his second premiership at Hawthorn, Franklin moved to the [[Sydney Swans]] at the end of the 2013 season, before representing Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series. Franklin had an incredible impact at Sydney, where he won three All-Australian selections and two more Coleman Medals. {{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Lance}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]]