Lance Franklin will go down in history as one of the greatest footballers to ever lace up a pair of boots.
The 354 gamer has called time on his career, one full of accomplishments that most players can only dream of. A two-time premiership player with Hawthorn, eight-time All-Australian, including a captaincy role in 2018, four-time Coleman Medalist, and a leading goalscorer at both Hawthorn and Sydney a combined total of 13 times.
And at the age 35, 'Buddy' kicked his 1000th AFL career goal, an achievement only accomplished by five other players - Tony Lockett, Gordon Coventry, Jason Dunstall, Gary Ablett Sr and Doug Wade.
The man has one of the lengthiest and most impressive highlight reels ever. It's almost impossible to cut his moments down to a handful but here are five that seriously stand out.
2. "Thirteen! Thirteeeeeeeeeen!"
With arguably one of the most memorable pieces of commentary ever delivered by Anthony Hudson, Lance Franklin kicked 13 goals in one game. In a 115-point demolition job, Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne in Round 10, 2012. The Hawks kicked a whopping 15 goals, seven behinds in the second half alone, 'Buddy' kicking seven of them.
It's ironic that the commentary is more memorable than any of Franklin's goals that afternoon. Of course, it's common knowledge that he kicked 13 in a game but most of that comes from 'Huddo's' commentary rather than the effort himself.
In the final seconds of the game, Franklin dropped a mark, hurriedly picked the ball up again and just got it onto his boot. The ball sailed through for a goal...queue Hudson on commentary...and made history.
