analysis Buddy Franklin changed the AFL with his play, and the Sydney star's impact is still being felt updated 2 No one can deny that brilliance of Buddy Franklin. ( Print text only Lance Franklin looks out of the contest. Sitting third in line, behind two Essendon defenders, Franklin raises his hand boundary side. But it doesn't go there. Franklin with his hand raised. Instead, Justin McInerney kicks it to 35m out, right in the corridor. A probing kick, but one to disadvantage. Or so it seemed. Franklin reacts first, turning and moving quickly. The defenders don't. Franklin comes down with the ball, and seconds later, kicks the sealer.Loading