WHYYYY DID HE PLAY :.(

[Hawka]

Buddy will miss games against The Dogs and Collingwood and maybe essendon

Collingwood got alot tougher but with Bailey coming back hopefully in this period it will allow Hale and Roughead (probaly would be most teams best 2 key forwards ) and Cyril to kick those crucial goals along with Breust and Lewis..agh will we even miss Buddy?

but Buddy is a quick healer remeber his season ending knee injury against Geelong?? he may only miss one!

[SydneyRox]

Hindsight is wonderful, but really does seem like a silly thing.... why would you risk your number 1 player against a sure win?

[KoopKicka]

I wouldve prefered the donut last week than the next 3 ::)

The Hawks however have the firepower to cope youd imagine, Roughie,Rioli,Lewis etc.

[Ziplock]

yeah I would have been better off if he'd missed- had adams ass emergency, and meant I would have captained someone else lol.

I dunno why they risked him :S

[the flying hawk]

I say do not panic franklin is one player and yes he is a superstar but the hawks have more options they have hale roughead gunston rioli bruest and even jordan lewis will push forward yes he may miss the collingwood game last time they did it without roughead and hodge this time it will be without franklin and hodge franklin kicked 5 goals against the pies in round 1 but why can't roughead do the same they do not call them the twin towers for nothing and look at the hawks form they look unstoppable why worry :) come on the hawks

[Purple 77]

Franklin is a BIG loss, and I am amazed as to why he played against a sure win.

But I think the hawks can cope, they are a super side