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Buddy exceeds Swans’ ‘very low expectations’ in scintillating return – AFL
John Longmire was pleased with Lance Franklin’s return against Adelaide
LANCE Franklin was always going to be the star of the show, even when slotting back into a side that had just demolished a preliminary finalist in the season-opener.
But internally, the Swans werent as confident that the superstar forward would be able to live up to his usual top-billing in his first game in 581 days.
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“Our expectations were very low today, with Lance,” Sydney coach John Longmire said.
“We just wanted him to come back in and play a role…
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