Kennett: Buddy shouldn't be greedy

Former Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett is concerned about what may happen to Buddy Frankling after his football career ends. Picture: David Caird. Source: Herald Sun

FORMER Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says Lance Franklin's life after football should be more important to the champion footballer than getting paid more money else where.

Kennett said yesterday that Franklin, a free agent at the end of the season, had been given opportunities beyond his "wildest imagination" by the Hawks.

"My interest for Buddy is firstly giving thought to his career beyond football and he is now 26 and hopefully he may get another five or six years," Kennett said.

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"But my greatest concern for Buddy is what happens to him after he completes his football career in terms of his development and opportunities. And and my second concern is how he manages himself and the opportunities he has between now and the end of his football career.

"The way he behaves as a citizen will best determine what happens post football."

Kennett said Franklin's decision not to sign a new contract with Hawthorn would be disruptive to himself and the club.

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"But it is his decision and he has always said he's a one club man and certainly the Hawthorn Football Club has given him training and disciplines and opportunities beyond his wildest imagination so I trust at the end of the year he'll see fit to stay with us," he said.

"It's no always about money in life and it's actually about how you approach life, how you prepare for life and in Buddy's case it's how you start to prepare for life after football and that he has already started but he has got five years to go."

Kennett said Franklin had the opportunity in the next five years to secure a wonderful future but would risk it all if he made the wrong decision.

He said all players at Hawthorn were getting a good sense of community values and the club's culture was more than money.

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