Opinion: Why Indigenous leaders like Buddy and Latrell are too much for some Australians to accept | Malcolm Knox
There’s an easy bit and there’s a hard bit. The easy bit is to celebrate.
When he sprints into space and knocks over defenders to take a mark, he is marking his territory. Even when he minces back to position, hands on hips, he still threatens and magnetises opponents – to the point, Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard thought it necessary to wring the baby oil from Franklin’s arms. It resembled a ritual of worship, Maynard the religious seeker and Franklin the indifferent statue.
Wherever Franklin takes his massive frame, he brings two or three opponents, always a diversion, creating space for others. Tom Papley is an All-Australian small forward thanks to his big brother Franklin, whose presence automatically gives the Swans a numerical advantage.Getty
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