Lance Franklin will notch another milestone in his remarkable career on Thursday night against St Kilda when he runs out for game No.350, becoming just the 22nd man in VFL/AFL history to reach the milestone.
Ahead of his upcoming milestone, we take a look at some of the incredible numbers from his career to date.
22
Lance Franklin will become the 22nd person to play 350 career games. When he debuted in 2005, there were nine players in the 350 game club.
He has played 182 games for Hawthorn and 167 for Sydney.
1057
The number of goals Franklin has kicked in his AFL career. He currently sits equal fourth with Doug Wade.
18
The number of teams Franklin has kicked five or more goals against in a game. He is the only player in history to kick five against every other team in the competition.
71
The most consecutive games in which Franklin has kicked at least one goal, a streak that ran from 2006 to 2009.
27
The most of consecutive games in which Franklin has kicked multiple goals, a streak that ran from 2010 to 2011.
258
The number of multiple-goal games in Franklin's career, the most in V/AFL history.
100
The most recent player to kick 100 goals in a season – 113 goals in 2008.
186
The number of Brownlow votes Franklin has earned in his career, the 13th most of all time. He is one of four players to have polled Brownlow votes vs 18 different teams - Gary Ablett jnr, Patrick Dangerfield & Adam Treloar
3
The number of times Franklin has previously played a milestone game against St Kilda. His 100th, 200th and 300th AFL games all came against the Saints.
168
The number of games Franklin has played at two different clubs. Only Bernie Quinlan has played more at two separate clubs (177 at both Footscray and Fitzroy).
21
The number of players before Franklin to play in 350 career VFL/AFL games.
3
The number of players to have kicked more goals in VFL/AFL history.
219
The number of wins Franklin has played in, the 15th most in VFL/AFL history.
1
The number of draws Franklin has played in during his career.
67
The highest guernsey number worn by Franklin. This came in round 10, 2017, to commemorate the year of the 1967 referendum that saw Indigenous Australians included in the census.
13
The most goals Franklin has kicked in a game.
13
The number of seasons in which Franklin has kicked more than 50 goals. Only Tony Lockett has done this more often, kicking 50 or more goals in 14 seasons.
169
The number of teammates Franklin has played with. He has played 100+ games with 22 of them. Luke Parker currently sits second on the list of most games with Franklin with 165 games, behind Sam Mitchell (169). Jake Lloyd sits in fourth with 159 games, Dane Rampe in eighth at 154 games while Josh Kennedy ranked ninth with 149 games.
5
The only person to have kicked 5 goals in a game vs 18 different sides. Franklin has kicked 5 goal hauls on multiple occasions vs 17 of them (only once v Hawthorn)
2
The number of states in which Franklin has kicked 300 or more goals. He is the only player to achieve this feat in AFL history. Franklin is also the only person to have kicked 500 goals inside Victoria and 500 goals outside of Victoria and the only person to have kicked at least 300 goals in two states (VIC & NSW) and only one to kick at least 100 in three (VIC, NSW & TAS)
2
Two time premiership player (2008 & 2013), has played in another 4 Grand Finals
4
Four time Coleman medallist (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017).
Witness history as Buddy plays his 350th game at the SCG this Thursday night. Don't miss out - purchase tickets below.
