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Kane Cornes accepts Lance Franklin's challenge - Part 1

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The debate took place on Monday night. On Footy Classified Kane Cornes and Sam McClure went head-to-head on Sydney’s Lance Franklin. The topic of conversation is if ‘Buddy’, in his current form, is in the top 200 players in the AFL. McClure said: “If you pick two teams in a competition to play against someone else, you pick 44 players, you’ll find a place for Franklin.” Cornes replied: “He’s not among the top 200 players in the game.” McClure: “Based on what? Looks like you have a certain status. ” Corns: “Everything. Based on the best and fairest results in the last two years. “Based on my view. I say this before the ball bounces. This is a hunch. ” McClure: “Did you just feel it?” Corns: “100 percent of it.” Imagine living in a world where someone thinks Lance Franklin is not among the 200 best players in the AFL. — Sam McClure (@sam_mcclure) 19 July 2022 Cornes explains the reason further SEN bre...

Ranking of all 17 teams based on their matches for Lance Franklin in 2023

Lance Franklin wouldn’t be leaving Sydney, to be honest. Speculating about where he might end up is a waste of time, but if you can’t have fun with Franklin’s sudden trading speculation, then what can you have fun with? Franklin has played 14 games this season and has scored 34 goals for the Swans, showing he still has the ability to get through a year and make an impact on the scoreboard. We’ve ranked the 17 clubs based on how suitable they are for Franklin in 2023 and beyond. The question we ask each team is quite simple – does this team need a 35-year-old key forward? Can they buy it? Are they close to competing? Are they going to splash money on him? This is what we get (in reverse order): 17. North Melbourne Roos doesn’t need a 35-year-old key attacker. 16. West Coast Neither does the eagle. They will have one of their own in a few weeks. 15. Geelong Cats already have their giant forward lock pair. 14. Carlton Like above. Also the salary l...