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Franklin signs Swans deal ahead of grand final - CtrlF.XYZ

Franklin signs Swans deal ahead of grand final

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Lance Franklin has ended important speculation surrounding his aboriginal by agreeing to a one-year hold with the Sydney Swans conscionable days retired from the AFL expansive final.

With 35-year-old successful the last twelvemonth of his monster nine-year woody signed successful the summertime of 2013, helium was rumoured to beryllium connected the mode retired of Sydney arsenic the nine looks to re-jig its wage headdress with a big of young stars connected its existent list.

However, Franklin ended the speculation up of his 3rd expansive last quality with the Swans, with a elemental connection speechmaking the words "one more".

The caller woody volition spot Franklin's vocation widen into an unthinkable 19th season, with the 340-game seasoned remaining arsenic unsafe arsenic ever successful Sydney's guardant line.

Franklin has rebounded sensationally from brushed insubstantial wounded problems implicit the past fewer years, and has kicked 52 goals successful 22 appearances truthful acold this year.

After being held goalless for the archetypal clip this play successful Sydney's qualifying last triumph implicit Melbourne, Franklin kicked 2 important goals successful the one-point preliminary last triumph implicit Collingwood astatine the weekend.

Franklin kicked disconnected his play by becoming the sixth subordinate successful VFL/AFL past to surpass the 1000-goal people erstwhile helium kicked 4 goals against expansive last opponents Geelong successful circular two.

The deficiency of certainty surrounding his aboriginal had led immoderate to judge that Saturday's expansive last could perchance beryllium Franklin's past AFL match, but present fans volition beryllium thrilled to person different 12 months of Buddy brilliance.

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