AFL Player Of The Week: Round 6
Lance Franklin of the Hawthorn Hawks.
The Bombers knew they had to stop Lance Franklin. With Williams out of the Hawthorn team, Sheedy was aware that Franklin was the only real chance the Hawks had for kicking a winning score and causing an upset. Early in the game, the Essendon players made sure that Franklin wasn't going anywhere when four of them tackled him to the ground. They probably should have kept this many defenders on him for the entire game.
The second quarter was the Lance Franklin quarter. Despite having Ryder and Fletcher available, as well as Mal Michael, the Bombers played the shorter McPhee on Franklin. 4 goals were kicked by big Lance against McPhee in that quarter, there was also one goal of Franklin's that he scored when temporarily being covered by Fletcher.
In the second half McPhee was free to roam up the field and Dustin Fletcher was assigned the task of containing Franklin. Usually Fletcher towers over his opponents, but in this game Franklin made Fletcher look small, as well as slow.
9 goals was enough to get Hawthorn the win and to make Lance Franklin the AFL Player Of The Week.
Lance Franklin's profile at the Hawthorn site
The AFL Player Of The Week for the previous round, Adam Simpson.
The Bombers knew they had to stop Lance Franklin. With Williams out of the Hawthorn team, Sheedy was aware that Franklin was the only real chance the Hawks had for kicking a winning score and causing an upset. Early in the game, the Essendon players made sure that Franklin wasn't going anywhere when four of them tackled him to the ground. They probably should have kept this many defenders on him for the entire game.
The second quarter was the Lance Franklin quarter. Despite having Ryder and Fletcher available, as well as Mal Michael, the Bombers played the shorter McPhee on Franklin. 4 goals were kicked by big Lance against McPhee in that quarter, there was also one goal of Franklin's that he scored when temporarily being covered by Fletcher.
In the second half McPhee was free to roam up the field and Dustin Fletcher was assigned the task of containing Franklin. Usually Fletcher towers over his opponents, but in this game Franklin made Fletcher look small, as well as slow.
9 goals was enough to get Hawthorn the win and to make Lance Franklin the AFL Player Of The Week.
Lance Franklin's profile at the Hawthorn site
The AFL Player Of The Week for the previous round, Adam Simpson.
