It's a long way back from 10 weeks off with knee surgery.
Can't see him fulfilling the last year (or maybe 2) of his contract.
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Can't see him fulfilling the last year (or maybe 2) of his contract.
I'm surprised he's made it this far given he relies on athleticism as his star quality. Is the sole remaining player from his draft year (following retirements of Lids, Roughie, Lewis) and was never going to see out his ridiculous 10 year contract.
... and his 'lifestyle' is reputed to be far more interesting than that of Lids or Roughie.
So, good on him. He has obviously looked after his body extremely well to date.
Three seasons to go. Poor old Sydaknee will be bleeding to death with Buddy gimping around all this time. Perhaps with all their old geezers retiring out n a bunch of young snot noses not getting paid much just yet, they might just need Bud's mill a year to keep them legal on the cap minimum.
Interesting issue this one. So your definition of 'work' is something that needs to be a grind, that you have to force yourself to go to every day and not be too enjoyable? Hmm for some it may be but not for everyone. Certainly some may be thrilled to go to work every day early in their career and then it may become a chore after 20+ years but if someone finds it a grind right from the start then they may be in the wrong job! Heard the saying "Find your passion and you'll never have to work a day in your life". I did and if footballers can do that then great. After all they are entertainers earning a living showing their skills like professional musicians, comedians, etc. I'm sure they will tell you they are working pretty hard also. And how many jobs require you to put your personal safety at risk to be able to keep earning your living? Police, Army, etc. and AFL. I'm glad the culture at RFC allows them to enjoy coming to work and training hard to be the best they can be.
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Your dedication is admirable.I love working.........on my beer gut
Where are the rumours compared to what our poor Alex cops from scum oppo supporters?
Can also be at the wrong company/Club also. I did a sheetmetal apprenticeship which was basically 4 & a half yrs of sweeping floors & cleaning up after everyone else twice a day (which the other blokes would just trash the joint kowing they were never going to held to account over such lazyness) & spending the rest of the day cutting insulation which overall was about as boring as it gets, add to that the company had a very poor culture. i was there far too long & only getting minimum wage once qualified anyway so i left, i now have a job where no qualifications are req'd & earn a much higher wage (which wouldn't be hard).
Equate that to a player at a Club with a poor culture & no amount of $ will make them be able to enjoy going to work every day so i can understand where they are coming from.
Thats an unbelievable achievement to be not only still playing 15 years later but to be the only player left from his draft and then at the size of the bloke. Amazing
196cm 105kgs 300 games 944 goals
He will most likely play another 40-50 games and kick another 100 goals
On that basis it could be that young Gryan might be apprenticed to Clangerfield
And I think Sydney knew that. Has played 118 games now for Sydney. Huge cost but credit to Frankiln, he's played with stuffed shoulders for a lot of his time at Sydney. He's just an awesome talent. Anyone lesser couldn't have continued on their raw talent as Franklin has.
