Franklin, who kicked the Swans’ last five goals of the match, also picked up 23 disposals, seven inside 50s and six marks and sent the SCG crowd of over 41-thousand into raptures in a standout second half performance.
Franklin finished ahead of Port’s dynamic midfield pairing of Brad Ebert and Robbie Gray who combined for 75 touches and three goals as they pushed the Swans all the way to the final play of the match.
Kieren Jack , Rhyce Shaw, Jarrad McVeigh and Nick Smith picked up the ‘minor’ votes from the match, all adding to their season tallies.
After registering votes in the last nine games, Josh Kennedy failed to poll a vote against Port Adelaide but remains in second position to Gold Coast’s Gary Ablett on the overall leaderboard.
Sydney vs Port Adelaide
10 Franklin (Syd)
8 Ebert (PA)
6 R. Gray (PA)
2 Jack (Syd)
2 Shaw (Syd)
1 McVeigh (Syd)
1 Smith (Syd)
Round 13 Leaderboard
64 Gary Ablett (Gold Coast)
57 Josh Kennedy (Sydney)
56 Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide)
52 Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
46 Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle)
43 Travis Boak (Port Adelaide)
41 Nathan Jones (Melbourne)
41 Tom Liberatore (Western Bulldogs)
38 Joel Selwood (Geelong)
37 Bryce Gibbs (Carlton)
37 Matthew Priddis (West Coast)
Swans Leaderboard
57 Josh Kennedy (polled in 9 games)
33 Lance Franklin (6)
31 Dan Hannebery (4)
27 Kieren Jack (7)
22 Luke Parker (5)
14 Nick Malceski (3)
13 Jarrad McVeigh (4)
12 Ben McGlynn (4)
7 Rhyce Shaw (3)
7 Craig Bird (2)
6 Kurt Tippett (1)
5 Dane Rampe (2)
4 Nick Smith (2)
1 Harry Cunningham (1)
